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There are good days and there are bad days and sometimes you just have to take it
I had a conversation with my daughter yesterday that I didn’t enjoy. In that conversation, she relayed to me the trauma I had caused her...

Marc Lalonde
Feb 6, 20232 min read


You are what you consistently do
I wanted to talk about a word today that matters in life – sometimes more than we can know or understand. That word is consistency. The...

Marc Lalonde
Feb 5, 20232 min read


These are the cold days that try our souls
Some days are amazing; some days you get up and everything goes well. It can be a full day with lots going on but when it goes well, it’s...

Marc Lalonde
Feb 3, 20233 min read


So, I got a tattoo
It’s super cool! I’ve been afraid my whole life of a lot of things – and getting a tattoo on my skin was high among them. Many times my...

Marc Lalonde
Feb 1, 20232 min read


For emotional eating, some days are harder than others
I had one of those hard days the other day. I mean, I woke up with my stomach doing flip-flops and I dressed up nice and proper in my...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 31, 20232 min read


For older adults, strength training becoming more important
A great January 20, 2023 Washington Post piece by Ian McMahan illustrates why pumping iron is not only for bodybuilders but also for...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 30, 20233 min read


One of the greatest joys of my life is watching football with my son
The National Football League (NFL) will hold its best two games of its season today – the NFC and AFC championship games, where the...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 29, 20232 min read


A week of turmoil, considered
Someone who I think very highly of once told me that going through a healing process like the one I’m undergoing now is kind of like a...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 28, 20233 min read


A momentous life decision
By the time you read this, I’ve come to a humongous life decision. Might be the biggest one of my life. Could be second. Maybe third. And...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 27, 20233 min read


How to turn your snow shovelling experience into a workout with one small hack
It’s hard to believe that the fluffy white stuff that falls from the sky can be the cause of so many injuries, but there it is. As a...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 26, 20233 min read


All my nerve endings are on fire
I’m coming to grips with a lot of emotions this week. Soooo many. My daughter – one of the loves of my life – will turn 18 at the end of...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 25, 20234 min read


Coming to grips with who I am and how I got this way
Food, man. It’s always been there for me. Consistency, which I craved out of my life and my days as a kid, was and remains the hallmark...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 24, 20232 min read


The season of healing
There are a lot of things in life we don’t have the courage to handle – even into our adult years. Heck, I’m 46 years old and there are...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 23, 20234 min read


Cougars climb championship mountain
The Lakeshore Cougars took home three league titles this weekend, with their expansion Midget, Peewee and Mosquito teams all completing...

Marc Lalonde
Nov 8, 20213 min read


Lakeshore sending four teams to upcoming finals
For the second time in their organization’s history, the Lakeshore Cougars football organization will see four of its five teams playing...

Marc Lalonde
Nov 2, 20212 min read


Game day preview
Lakeshore Football will host five league semifinals, with the chance for all five of those teams to move onto their league championship...

Marc Lalonde
Oct 30, 20213 min read


NFL Thursday night picks
This is a new idea that Cole had, and that I thought was a good idea also, making it a family project that doubles as a great excuse to...

Marc Lalonde
Oct 28, 20212 min read


Lakeshore football to host HUGE day of football Saturday
****EDITOR'S NOTE**** ALL GAME TIMES ARE TENTATIVE AND TO BE CONFIRMED After another successful regular season, the Lakeshore Cougars...

Marc Lalonde
Oct 25, 20213 min read


The darkest of times AND a blessing in disguise?
Please excuse my language in advance, but it’s my blog; I really do have my head up my own ass sometimes. Since Christmas came and went...

Marc Lalonde
Mar 15, 20213 min read


My wish for my daughter on her 16th birthday
There’s a song I love to listen to while I walk or run with my dogs at night – even after 8 p.m. – by U.S. country group Rascal Flatts. I...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 28, 20216 min read
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