This ancient technique is effective — and surprisingly pleasant. The thought of having...
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Bowling
Taking it to another level Bowling? How is that the high life? Isn’t that the sport where beer...
Frivolous Lawsuits
A useful prop for bad legal reform From time to time, we hear about a frivolous lawsuit, one that...
Mandatory Arbitration
Signing away your protection. Many of the contracts we sign nowadays have a mandatory arbitration...
Money Saving Tips For Seniors
Getting the biggest bang from your buck by Catharine Allado Times are hard. With this economic...
Tatoos
An ancient tribal art is today’s form of self-expression When we Boomers were kids, if you...
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Personal Security
Do you feel safe? As we get on in years, we might not feel as safe as when we were younger. Part...
Treating PTSD
A ground-breaking approach We often think of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as an affliction...
A Return to Community
Overriding the individual America seems to have lost it’s way. Today we define ourselves as...
Celebrating Memorial Day
Honoring those who protect us by keeping them safe. The historical record makes it clear that war...
Producer David Silver
Social and Cultural Commentator David Silver is an author and producer of some of the most...
Barbara Biziou
A conversation with a spiritual life coach Barbara Biziou is a former television and fashion...
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To Pot or Not to Pot
That’s a burning legal question. Let me begin by saying I am for the legalization of Marijuana. I am for both the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana. I find it simply...
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
The ancient Zen question. Of course, as with many questions there are often more than one answer. All of these multiple answers give way to the science of Philosophy. To avoid boring myself...
Marital Power Politics
No one’s happy in unequal relationships Power and control are issues in all relationships. Sometimes it comes about through strength of personality and sometimes through assets. One person...
I Hate Flying…But Really I Don’t
It’s just a matter of attitude It’s not that I hate the flying, it’s everything else that goes into it. Why must I take off my hat and vest, and not my shoes. Why must I sweat out the...
Napa Valley
In “Wineries Italian Style”, I argued that the experience of wine tasting in Italy is so much better than in the U.S. I’ve been to Napa and to many of the wineries throughout New...
Reducing Stress: Daoist Meditation
The health benefits of inner peace I’m not certain if it is the most overused word in the English language, but if it isn’t it soon will be. I see it on TV, hear it on the radio, on podcasts in...
Birds of a Feather or Opposites Attract?
Which pairings work best? We’re all familiar with the tale of a man and a woman from two different worlds falling in love — one’s usually a Pollyanna or a goody two shoes and the...
Sports: The Science of Gear
Technology to make you a better athlete. Sports has become the science of buying better gear. Every sport has so much gear, and every few months they celebrate this by bringing out new gear. Gone are...
Communicating with your Partner
More helpful ways of dealing with relationship conflicts. In previous articles, we talked about how ineffective communication styles can feed into relationship problems. Here’s a few more thoughts to...
Looking for Your Soul Mate?
The irrational side of love. Romantic love is a wonderful thing. In fact, it’s so wonderful that we hold onto it as an ideal. In our imaginations, the object of our affections is head over...
