by John M. Jennings | Oct 11, 2024 | The IFOD
You’re probably familiar with the nursery rhyme “London Bridge is Falling Down.” The song refers to a bridge over the River Thames, originally built during medieval times. That bridge was demolished and replaced by the “New London Bridge” in 1831, which...
by John M. Jennings | Oct 4, 2024 | The IFOD
Recent news of Three Mile Island reopening to provide electricity for Microsoft’s data centers and AI servers takes me back to 1979 when I was nine years old. I don’t remember a lot from that year, but two seemingly unrelated yet deeply connected events occurred that...
by John M. Jennings | Sep 16, 2024 | The IFOD
I’m not a doctor. And I haven’t stayed at a Holiday Inn Express lately. So, with that as context, allow me to suggest you consider the prescription drug Trazodone if you have sleeping issues. For most of my life, I’ve slept like the dead, with no...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 30, 2024 | The IFOD
In 2007, I trained for and ran my first marathon. I began the training at about 170 pounds, and months later, I remember getting on the scale the morning before traveling to NYC for the marathon, weighing 169 pounds, and thinking, “WTF?” Over the ensuing...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 20, 2024 | The IFOD
McKayla Maroney getting her Silver Medal for the Vault at the 2012 Olympic Games The Joy of Bronze, The Agony of Silver Imagine two Olympic athletes standing on the podium on either side of the gold medal winner. On one side, there’s Sarah, beaming with pride,...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 16, 2024 | The IFOD
As the day progresses, you might notice that tasks that felt easy in the morning start to seem insurmountable by evening. The temptation to indulge in unhealthy snacks grows stronger, and decisions you could have made with confidence just hours earlier now feel...
