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Movember

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Every day guys are getting diagnosed with Cancer.

Cancer is an ugly, terrible, horrible disease and I’m sure that everyone reading this agrees that the world would be a better place without it.

To do my little part to help with this, I’ve decided to join a global movement that is bringing much needed attention to cancers that affect men. I’m doing this by growing a Mustache this Movember, the month formerly known as November. My commitment is to grow a mustache all November and I am hoping that you will support my efforts by making a donation. The funds raised go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LIVESTRONG).

Now, I can’t grow facial hair that well. The last time I tried was NOT a fun little experiment so I have no idea how this is going to go. Especially with a couple of conferences this month that I have to attend and speak at. But, it’ll make for a great conversation piece!

When I read that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime and testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 18-35, I couldn’t fear the ‘Mo and had to sign up.

What I’m asking of you is to help spread the word by telling people about Movember and encouraging them to come to my donation page at http://www.helpingthecause.com and make a donation. My personal goal is to have Team Mofries raise over $10,000 but I am going to need you, your friends and your places of employments help to make this a reality.

All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

The Prostate Cancer Foundation will use the money raised by Movember to fund research to find better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation will use the money raised by Movember to fund:

The LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance program which has the goal of improving survival rates and quality of life for young adults with cancer between the ages of 15 and 40.
Research initiatives to further understand the biology of adolescent and young adult cancers.

Thanks in advance for helping with this and for helping a great cause.

Tags: Cancer, Health, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Moustache, Movember, Prostate cancer, Prostate Cancer Foundation
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Making Water Less Boring

Friday, May 15th, 2009

I’ve never been much of a fitness freak, but lately I’ve been trying to be smarter about what I’m eating, drinking and doing for exercise. After all I want to be around for a long time to play with my kids and my wife! *grin*

Since I sit at a desk every day, working in a home office most of the time, there is not a lot of getting up and moving around. I bought a water cooler for my office in the hopes that I’d start drinking more water throughout the day. I know this is good for me on multiple angles, but it gets really boring after a while.

I’ve tried a variety of different drinks, juices and “enhanced waters” that I could find and honestly none of them worked for me that much. I still buy them when I’m out and about instead of a soda, but what to do when I’m at home? Feels like a waste of money to stock my fridge up on these when at the end of the day regular water is better for you then any of them are.

When my company first got approached about working with Pure Inventions I was extremely skeptical. There are a million different things out there that you can add to water. The problem is that most of them have more sugar or other things you might not want to put in your body. Pure promised something that was healthy, no calories, no sugar and all around good for you. (read more here)

Before we took them on as a client (and yes they are now a client), I wanted to sample the product and shortly there after a big box arrived filled with a variety of flavors. Fast forward several months to today and my favorites are their Peach Green Tea Extract and the Cranberry with Elderberry Fruit Extract. I thought the chocolate varieties would hold a lot of promise, but for me personally I’ll stick to the bad for me Hershey’s syrup when it comes to that. *laugh* The kids seem to like it in milk though for a little variety.

I now keep a 32 oz Nalgene bottle on my desk and try to fill it 3-4 times a day and while they are a client of mine, I honestly try to make sure at least one of those full bottles also has some Pure Inventions in it because otherwise I get bored and stop drinking the water. It seems to be working so far. I’m hoping someday they’ll start packing it in plastic bottles (instead of glass) so that I can bring it on the road with me.

Oh and yes, the kids like it too. Dylan likes a few of them, but Emily seems to be really going nuts on them. As a parent ,this is a very good thing because they see it as an alternative to Kool-Aid or soda and I like that since I know this doesn’t have any sugar or caffeine in it.

If you are interested in trying some, use promo code P22FREESHIP on www.PureInventions.com and get free shipping on your order until May 31, 2009.

Have you found any other products that help cut the boredom of water without adding calories? If so, please let me know.