Lou LaMedica

Lou LaMedica

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How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Appreciate Your Life

Sep 4, 2026

If you’re going to compare your life to someone else’s, you have to be willing to trade your entire life for theirs—not just the part you envy.

Beans to Serve With Steak: 10-Minute BBQ Beans

Sep 3, 2026

Turn cooked beans into quick BBQ beans in about 10 minutes with ketchup, maple syrup, vinegar, mustard, soy sauce, paprika, black pepper, and butter.

Easy Mushroom Sauce for Steak with Cream and Onion Jam

Sep 3, 2026

Easy mushroom sauce for steak made with browned mushrooms, Worcestershire, garlic, heavy cream, and onion jam. Rich, savory, and ready in minutes.

How to Stop Reacting When Someone Provokes You

Sep 2, 2026

Learning to leave an argument alone is hard at any age. A father and daughter practice not taking the bait, starting with one question: Will responding help?

Why Are So Many People Running Red Lights?

Sep 1, 2026

Running red lights has become so normal that drivers now expect others to do it. Meanwhile, people staring at their phones don’t move when the light turns green. We’ve expanded both ends of the red light.

Business Complacency: The Entropy of “We’re Good”

Aug 28, 2026

Business complacency quietly weakened my company over four years. Here’s what entropy taught me about leadership, attention, and staying hungry.

How to Set an Intention and Make It Real

Aug 24, 2026

After putting another $10,000 into my struggling business, I set a clear intention: we would create $8,000 in sales that week. By Friday, we had done it.

Living in Loudoun County: The Honest Version

Aug 23, 2026

Loudoun County offers wealth, convenience, parks, and excellent public services—but also data centers, traffic, anonymity, and endless consumption. Here is one longtime Sterling resident’s honest perspective.

Why Are MLB Batting Averages So Low?

Aug 23, 2026

Why are MLB batting averages so low? Baseball stopped valuing hits, normalized strikeouts, and may have optimized itself into a more boring game.

Creative Ways to Reuse Your Apple Spice Lunch Boxes

Aug 21, 2026

Discover creative ways to reuse Apple Spice lunch boxes for Christmas ornaments, antique dishes, children’s art supplies, photos, and more.

What Makes a Great Corporate Caterer in Washington DC?

Aug 16, 2026

Looking for corporate catering in Washington, DC and the DMV? See how Apple Spice delivers quality food, on-time service, setup and attention to detail.

How Phones Affect Kids’ Social Skills: Increase Human Connection

Aug 15, 2026

Phones make it easy for kids to avoid human interaction. Here’s why real conversations, awkward moments, and social reps matter more than ever.