by richfranklin | Mar 8, 2021 | Opinion/Lifestyle |
More people are feeling lonely, restless and agitated, all the while plagued by sleepless nights. Stress levels are through the roof now, no thanks to the economic fallout and disruptions from the pandemic, lockdowns and social distancing. According to studies, this...
by richfranklin | Feb 21, 2021 | Opinion/Lifestyle |
18th century philosopher Anthony Collins wrote, “If we have a right to know any Truth whatsoever, we have a right to think freely … because there is no other way to discover the Truth.” For the past year, America and the world at large has grappled with a loss of...
by richfranklin | Feb 14, 2021 | Opinion/Lifestyle |
In an alternate universe, I am Jim Carrey. Give or take 50lbs. Seriously, it felt like life had played one big cruel joke on me. To have a famous comedian and celebrity Jim Carrey be my doppelganger. As a lanky teenager, I grew up on a steady diet of 1980s blockbuster...
by richfranklin | Jan 26, 2021 | Opinion/Lifestyle |
The total market value of cryptocurrency has crossed $1 trillion and is now the world’s fifth most circulated currency! If that’s not a shocker, think about this: Just last June, the value of all digital currencies sat only north of $260 billion. In a year where...
by richfranklin | Dec 22, 2020 | Opinion/Lifestyle |
2020 has been a whirlwind year. With all that has transpired, I am grateful and proud to have opened a new chapter in my life. Born out of my desire to teach and educate others, Quite Franklin has been several months in the making. The current pandemic has given me an...
by richfranklin | Dec 7, 2020 | Opinion/Lifestyle |
Before Rich Franklin became an MMA World Champion, he was just a math teacher. In many ways, I still am today. Instead of the classroom, I now teach at gyms and martial arts dojos all over the world. The trigonometry and calculus equations of yesteryear have been...