Just Because Your Name is Chinese Luey Don’t Mean You Ain’t Norwegian. Chinese Luey lived over by the train yards in the middle of the area they used to call skid row. Now it was...
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Mentoring
Help yourself while helping others. There’s a lot of talent out there wasting away. Those of us who have left the workforce take with us many years of experience in our fields. And we have...
Driving the Rockies
A mix of national parks, the wild west, and artsy towns. Sometimes it’s nice to get out in nature. Not all the time, mind you — I don’t have quite the appreciation for natural...
Challenges in Portrait Painting
Robin Wellner – Experimenting with colors and brushstrokes Robin Wellner was born in Morristown, NJ in 1952. She studied Fine Arts at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, and continued her...
Our Irrational Beliefs and Conflicts
What Psychologist Albert Ellis says about the underlying causes of marital problems. There are countless ways couples run into conflicts. Some problems linger on and we can’t figure out a...
Wanna look like a Million Bucks?
Well, you’ll actually need a little more…$1,089,679 to be precise. But you can be proud, because there’s only 3 like it in the world! Gentlemen’s suits as we know them today...
Aging with Parkinson’s Disease
Using dance to help those afflicted to reconnect with others. by Leslie Eckford If you or someone you know has Parkinson’s Disease (PD), you know the negative impact it has on the physical, cognitive...
Podcast: Buddhism and Global Warming
A different perspective on the ecological health of our planet. There is a sizable percentage of people who reject the idea of global warming. This is in spite of the fact that 97% of the research...
Wineries…Italian Style
Its about wine, for sure, but it’s Italy, so its also about food and talk. A visit to an American winery can be enjoyable, but it usually doesn’t last very long. You stand at a...
Volunteer to Yourself
Take time out for you…to improve the quality of your life. Most times, when we think of being in service or volunteering, we associate that with helping someone else…of giving of ourselves to a...
Historical Tidbit — The Fourth Crusade
However the Crusaders got there,Venice had to get paid. We all know a little something about the crusades, the fight for the Holy Land that ran on and off for over 200 years. The debate rages on...
The World Cruise Ship
Forget the conventional lines… you can own a piece of a private yacht. Moving around the world on a cruise ship is pretty cool. I’m not talking about a short hop to the Caribbean —...
X Dressing…
The Adventures of an African Explorer The first man I ever saw dressed as a woman was Uncle Milty (Milton Berle) on his TV show back in the late 1950’s. It was funny, but still a bit strange. The...
Podcast: How to Remember Memorial Day
Supporting our veterans at home is the best way celebrate their contributions. Serving in the armed forces during war time is the greatest sacrifice you can make for your country. The price paid by...
A Soldier’s Perspective
A poem from an Iraq war veteran. Christopher Pascale is a marine veteran who served in the Iraq War. Chris lives on Long Island, NY and is the the author of War Poems: A Marine’s Tour 2003-2008...
Do You Trust Your Partner?
It’s the cornerstone of a relationship, and a source of problems if there is none. by Louis H. Primavera, Ph.D. As it’s most basic features, trust provides stability and security —...
Promises Made, Promises Kept?
Arranging to leave a trust for your heirs with your bank? Consider the following story… by Leslie Eckford Many decades ago, a doctor and his wife, after having a successful practice and a...
Male Care-Givers
Why Don’t We Hear Much About Them? By Samantha Stein When we talk about family caregivers and read about them online, we often picture women—daughters or wives—caring for their loved ones. In fact...
The Hired Caregiver Dilemma
Working your way toward finding a solution. by Amanda Lambert and Leslie Eckford As two geriatric professionals and caretakers of our own aging parents, we are staunch advocates of the concept and...
Surrogacy as a Tax Deduction
IRS should not allow such deductions under the law, but they have made exceptions. Is there a reason? This piece is about a tax court case that was decided in September 2017, regarding surrogacy...
