Staring at the mirror last night (which is something I do all the time), I realized that I have to do something about my weight. I’ve always blamed my slim frame on high metabolism and while that may very well be the case I have to admit I don’t help myself much with all the junk food. I live on ...

I woke up in the shade of a rock at Peanut Farm, which was about twenty minutes off Arugam Bay, and I looked at all the people who were seated around me. Some of them were laughing, others were fighting sleep and some were busy rolling a joint. It was crazy ...

There is a sound you seldom hear but when you do hear it, it gives you the kind of hope that makes you take life less seriously. You hear it in the sigh of the girl who downs her vodka. You hear it in the laugh of the man listening to his iPod. You can even hear it in the ...

Distractions come in all shapes and sizes. At times it’s a job that takes more out of you than you care to handle. At times it’s a friend who lives life in ways you never would. At times it’s a problem that is beyond your ability to solve. At times it’s an encounter that puts the lost smile back on ...