It’s been said you can’t trust somebody who doesn’t like dogs. Regardless of your stance on this quote, there’s a lot we can learn from the relationships we have with our canine friends. Since I’m having a ‘field trip’ with my girlfriends dogs today, I picked up a few things I thought worth sharing. Dogs […]
I’ve been an avid gym rat since the age of 16. I’ll never forget my first ‘real’ experience in the gym. It was the day after Thanksgiving and I was introduced to the world of chest and bicep exercises. For over four days after my life, I could barely move. It hurt to put on […]
While getting ready this morning, it dawned on me that part of parenthood is the belief that you’ve ‘done something right’ in the life of your children. At least, it seems like that would be one of the goals behind having children; making the world a better place, improving upon wrongdoings, and giving life to […]
“Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.” Monday’s have always been an interesting day for me. On one […]
“The arrow can’t be shot forward if it isn’t first pulled back” I saw this quote on Facebook and it made me think about a few things in my life that have been undergoing major change/progress/growth. When I lived in Ohio, there was a spirit behind what I did that pushed me to put my […]
It’s been nearly (if not more) three weeks since my server was hit by a very malicious attack that took down my entire site list. However, that mess is nearly complete and AaronPlaat.com is finally back and live. No loss of files. Funny how typing “featured image from…” feels a bit like a familiar place. […]
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who […]
“Sleep in peace when the day is done. That’s what I mean” It was around this time, last year, that I was in China for the second time. There was a certain level of excitement for this second trip, as I knew exactly what to expect and prepare for. Salt and pepper. Sriracha. Wet wipes. […]
Acceptance isn’t something that comes naturally to human beings. Even as children, we’re resisting the delicious chocolate pudding our parents are desperately trying to feed us in a small rubber-coated plastic spoon. Lips tightly pursed together, we tend to resist this goodness until our mother/father – who, at this time, appears to be enemy #1 […]
One of my usual routines involves checking the news on my iPhone. Yahoo news digest makes it incredibly easy to see the top stories around the world. I’ve realized that there’s a sense of false urgency/importance behind each story. Reading of the escaped Nigerian captives, NFL concussion lawsuit, or the incessant Palestine/Israel conflict; where I […]