Rich Mulholland

Living Long And Prospering: How To Do It
A few years ago I heard the news that one of my childhood heroes, Leonard Nimoy, better know as Star Trek’s Mr Spock, had died of old age. It’s quite a sobering thought, and certainly makes you wonder about living and your mortality. I’m 40. I’m not a kid anymore.

Play Time: Let’s Break Out The Board Games
I remember a few years ago, I was sitting with a friend of mine named Sylvia. She said something to me that day about marriage – and relationships in general – that was so profound I’ve never forgotten it: “Richard, I realized that my husband and I spent far too

Health Planning For The Family: Are You Doing It?
As a husband and a dad, I take the health of my family very seriously. We have a top medical aid, and the names and numbers of doctors and various specialists in our contact lists. And as my wife, like most of y’all, is bloody neurotic, we have a medicine

Improvement: Why There’s Always Room For More
Have you ever heard of Sir Francis Galton? Thought not. Galton was a 19th Century philosopher who had some very particular views on talent and improvement. Specifically, he believed that we could train at something and improve, but eventually our natural talent would run out and we would hit a

Chubby Hubby: A Wife’s Master Plan For Loyalty
I don’t think my wife trusts me. 🙁 For pretty much all of my adult life, I have struggled with keeping in shape. I enjoy training – it’s not that. It’s just that I enjoy eating more – and the description ‘chubby’ is beginning to apply to me. Generally, though,

Finding Your Happy Place: Yes, It Really Does Exist
A little while ago I found myself on the hunt for my happy place. That place where everything is great, there’s not a stress in the world. There’s just kittens, puppies, candy floss, and gratuitous nudity. My hunt took me to Google, where I actually managed to find a real

Baby Talk: How Do You Define A “Good” Baby?
The other day I was on my regular commute to Cape Town, and I found myself chatting to the nice couple next to me (let’s call them Dwayne and Nicole – which is only fair, given it’s their actual names and, to the best of my knowledge, they aren’t convicts

Listen To Your Gut To Live Your Best Life
I’m a married man. For those of you keeping score, this is marriage number two. Had you asked me after the first time, Id have told you that number two would never work. Not because the first time was terrible; it really wasn’t. It just didn’t work out. Could it

Finding Your Happy Place
Yes, a happy place exists. That place where everything is great, there’s not a stress in the world. There’s just kittens, puppies, candy floss, and gratuitous nudity. My hunt took me to Google, where I actually managed to find a real happy place. Happy, Texas (34°44.6′N 101°51.4′W). Their motto is

Get Gutsy! It’s Time To Start Listening To Your Gut
Get your gut into shape! It is time we begin to listen to what our gut is telling us. I’m a married man. For those of you keeping score, this is marriage number two. Had you asked me after the first time, I’d have told you that number two would never