Cheating as the newest sport. Long ago before most of us had our memory chip removed from our...
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Saved by Graffiti
How street artists rescued Wynwood Florida Here’s a switch — a neighborhood whose...
We Should Choose Our Heroes…and Choose Carefully
Re-thinking out priorities. First they take everything from you…but that’s only the first...
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White Fragility
Understanding racism from the white perspective. Racism in some form or another is unavoidable...
Security or Freedom?
What do Americans really want? American voters often go to the polls claiming that they are unhappy...
Fatal Distractions
Using misinformation to steer us away from our problems. President Trump is running scared. That...
Sports in a Pandemic
The good and the bad of the re-opening Across the leagues, sports are trying to activate. This is...
Fake News
Controlling the narrative to hold onto power Fake news is nothing new. It was used as early as the...
Political Power
The most effective means of guaranteeing your rights. The murder of George Floyd in Minnesota...
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Reducing Blood Pressure Naturally
Lifestyle changes can make a difference High blood pressure, like stress, is one of those silent killers. In fact, it’s the leading associated cause of death and is the number one reason why...
Pompeii Before the Big Blow
The eruption was just the last straw in a series of calamities. The ruins of Pompeii is one of the more fascinating sites in Southern Italy. But we’re not going to discuss the eruption and its...
Birthing A New Dictionary
Or the N E D for the 21 Century That cat is bad(d) That’s cold I’m down How you be (question) Smooth (answer) That’s slapping You dripping Later If you think what you have just read is slang...
When is Good Enough Not Really Good Enough?
In search of the perfect brewski. Last year in the United States we consumed 28.2 gallons of beer for every individual over the age of 21. That boils down to about 10 ounces per day and that equals...
Does Your Job Prepare You For Retirement?
Psst — some jobs are better than others. The type of job you hold determines how you feel about working. Some jobs just offer more and better benefits. The tasks associated with prestigious and...
The Growth of Genetic Genealogy
DNA testing might give you more than just a genealogy analysis. “60 Minutes” has touched nerves for more than fifty years in America. It did again one night in October. The issue was...
Mountain Climbing
The latest pursuit of the wealthy Who hasn’t wondered about the great Himalayan peaks, and how climbers manage to scale them. Lederhosen, Tyrollean yodeling, heavy boots, were once the provisions of...
The Keys To Retirement Success
Stay vigilant and keep motivated I’ve mentioned it in other articles, but it bears repeating — successful retirement is about re-building your life from the ground up, replacing the structure and...
The Book of Charlatans:13th Century Middle Eastern Con Games
The Spanish Prisoner, Pig in a Poke, The Long Con, the Short Con and Everything In Between… Grifters, card sharks, hustlers, and ‘yeggs’, mechanics, and hand-guys, the list could go on for ever. If...
Hearing Aids: Do’s and Certainly Don’ts
The more you know… Before we begin this next installment of our ‘Things You Should Know’, we just wanted to follow up on our last edition, ‘Glasses’. Some folks liked the piece and others, not...