Learning about a car all over again. I was thinking how wrong I hoped the adage about teaching an...
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Reverse Mortgages
Are they too good to be true? The ads for reverse mortgages, aka Home Equity Conversion Mortgages...
Homeless & Hungry
What we can do to make their lives a little more bearable. I am an adjunct professor at a community...
“Absolute Perfection”
A peek into an original TV script Most of us have seen an episode of episodic (or series) TV. Many...
Does Marriage Counseling Work?
Not all experts think it’s effective, but is that the fault of the therapists? Fixing chronic...
The Deadliest Train Wrecks
Our need to look upon disasters is psychologically healthy. Our eyes are drawn to a disaster, be it...
Podcasts
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...
Valentine’s Day
A good excuse to eat chocolate. Podcasters Bill Wood and Peter Goldsmith discuss how this day of...
Super Bowl Sunday and Bill’s Bogus Cup
The uniquely American cultural event The Superbowl is supposed to be about a game, but not really...
The Right Place in the Sun
Finding your perfect little corner of the world. As we progress through our lives, we often hit...
Introducing Peter Goldsmith and Bill Wood
Get to know our podcasters. Peter Goldsmith and Bill Wood, our podcast hosts, delve into a variety...
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Sardinia — Part 3
Canyons, seascapes, murals, and more medieval villages. The third itinerary covers the eastern coast of Sardinia. On this tour you’ll find a very different mix. We start with a town known for...
Money Worries
Sometimes real, but sometimes irrational When we reach a certain age, we have to ask ourselves: “Can I afford to retire?” That should be easy to figure out — far from it. Just how much...
Talking about Estate Planning…
Needs to happen sooner rather than later There are subjects in life that need to be discussed, but many of us tend to avoid them. Issues like mortality and money top the list. As parents and children...
If You’ve got the “Cahones”
Get yourself a Pagani Zonda C12 — but you’ll also need a little cash. After all these years of being straight laced, you know, no womanizing, no drunken bar room brawls, no cheating on...
Reducing Stress: Massage Therapy
A massage feels great, but it’s also good for you. In Death by Stress, we discussed how chronic stress harms the body and mind. Now we’re talking about what you can do to lower your...
Busking as an Art Form
Street musicians are an under-appreciated diversion. When walking through any major city in any country you’re bombarded by sound. Most we ignore. They’re just background noises: people...
Sardinia — Part 2
Medieval mountaintop towns and old fishing villages In this second itinerary we travel through the northwestern portion of Sardinia. This will be a very different experience from the first tour...
Married, Living Together, or Staying Single
Is one best for your health and well-being? How to structure intimate relationships is an issue of our times. Going back fifty years or so, it was easy — get married. But today we have...
Lightnin’ Hopkins
The Texas Troubadour Like many things, a craft is often learned at the foot of a master. So it was for Samuel John Hopkins, aka Lightnin’, a young boy growing up in Centerville, Texas in the...
To Be Or Not To Be…A Vegetarian
Some think there’s a best way of eating, but in the end it’s all about balance. McFadden’s Resort in Florida in the 1920’s offered a vegetarian diet. People thought they were crazy. The list of...
