Happy day after Turkey Day! How’d you do? Did you eat reasonably? Did you enjoy family and friends? Did you get to participate in your favorite holiday traditions? I hope you did! And if it wasn’t such a great day…well…at least it’s over now. Today is Black Friday, aka “the day Nik stays the hell out of most physical retail locations.” The older …

Every year, like clockwork, I see an uptick in my email inbox. The holidays are coming. Which means lots and lots and lots and LOTS of unhealthy food will be paraded in front of us. Food that we not only crave, but to which we probably have emotional attachments! Here’s what we fail to recognize about “the holidays.” (And I …

I had cancer. But you probably already knew that. But if you didn’t, here’s the only place where I’m going to tell this entire story. Some parts of it may squick you out. I’m warning you up front. Read beyond this point at your own risk! While I will probably reference my cancer in casual ways throughout the blog (especially …