Im full of admiration for people who run marathons. I couldnt do it. I love running and have done a few half-marathons, but I always found a full marathon to be too much. Marathon runners are special. I dont think I have the stamina to do it. Not pro...
Management is a funny thing. Most of the people I know who are in management are not actually managers. I mean, they dont have any qualifications to say they are managers. I think most managers are like that. They spend a year or two in a job and the...
Listening is the easiest English skill for me. I can understand about half of what people say to me. This means I can guess the things I dont understand. Listening to the English of my American friends is not so difficult. I have problems when I try...
Learning is one of the most important things we do in life. It starts pretty much when were born. In fact, many scientists say learning begins earlier. We listen to the outside sounds. This is when we first start learning a language. Our ears get use...
I dont really like hospitals. I have many bad memories of them. Ive stayed in hospital seven times in my life. I guess I must be unlucky. My friends all say Im accident prone. My longest stay in hospital was for three months. That was boring. I had l...
I dont understand hip-hop. I think its an age thing. Hip-hop came along just as I stopped buying music and going to clubs. I really dont understand it. Most of my friends arent into it either. My sons are. They love it. Theyre into the fashion and th...
Some people love hiking and some people hate it. Personally, I dont really like it. I dont see the point of walking for miles and miles up and down mountains. You get all sweaty and out of breath. The worst thing is that the next day all your muscles...
I dont really have a hero. There are many people I respect, but they are not really my hero. Some people choose very strange heroes. My friends have rock stars and football players as heroes. Of course, these people are very good at what they do, but...
I wonder if heaven exists. I guess if heaven is real, then hell must be real too. I think heaven must be a great place if its better than Earth. Its difficult to believe that heaven is a place that looks like paradise. Pretty much every religion in t...
Heart attacks kill millions of people each year. I think its one of the worlds biggest killers. A lot of people have a heart attack because of their lifestyle. Im sure if people ate healthy food and exercised, the number of heart attacks would drop....
