A tribute from the original article and interview published in ALIVE, March 2007, by Antonia Venezia. Who would ever think of swimming the length of the Golden Gate Bridge underwater handcuffed and shackled while towing a 1,000 pound boat? Who would swim the treacherous Golden Gate Channel, towing a 2,500-pound cabin cruiser while fighting the …

Antonia Venezia: Hello! It’s lovely meeting you. You’re fantastic. Congratulations on your phenomenal achievements and all of your feats. Jack LaLanne: You know what my phenomenal achievement is? It’s waking up in the morning. AV: I’d like to start off by asking you about your “Jack La Lanne Power Juicer”. JL: I started juicing when …

You would think that a guy with a Google Contact Management file that includes the mobile numbers of Billy Bob Thornton, Sugar Ray Leonard, Kevin Pollack, Adrian Grenier, writer Buzz Bissinger and producer Brian Grazer, to name just a few, would certainly feel like a Hollywood insider. If truth-be-told, after three plus years in the …

People ask me all the time (once) how I became a writer. After almost 80 magazine and newspaper articles, a book of children’s bedtime stories and a screenplay, I suppose I do technically qualify to call myself a writer, writer; however it’s difficult for me to consider myself a “real” writer. When I think of …

An uneasy flutter in the chest, shallow breathing, churning in the stomach, forehead tension, a tight jaw, and a strong urge to flee… You may think these symptoms describe an anxious person who is about to speak to hundreds of people sitting in a packed auditorium. Since public speaking is a widespread fear, the symptoms …

One of the greatest pleasures of travel is the memories it engenders. Our house is littered with a number of items both large and small that remind us of people, places, and adventures that we met, visited, or experienced recently – or maybe even decades ago. Last week while changing things around Barb and I …

I have been involved in the automotive industry for the past 30 years and in that time have experienced firsthand the roller coaster of desirable and not-so-desirable design trends. With the help of a close uncle who introduced me to car shows, historic car events, and hot rod outings, educated me as we perused the …

The Rotator Cuff muscles (four muscles in total) are the primary support structures for the shoulder. Therefore, even minor dysfunction associated with these muscles can create pain and decreased performance of everyday tasks. A Rotator Cuff injury can be caused by many everyday activities. These activities include traumatic events (e.g. fall on an outstretched arm, …

Thanks for Asking Q. I have a Japanese Maple who’s roots has grown through the drainage hole in a terracotta pot and rooted into the ground. I’m not quite sure what to do next to fix things. A. This is not as much of a problem as it might seem. Your Japanese Maple is root …

You probably won’t find The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry in Redbox or Blockbuster Express. You will find it on Netflix and in the video store. It is undeniably Christian in content—a faith based movie that has a definite message. The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry is unabashedly slow moving. This is for a reason. This movie …