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Reducing Stress: Daoist Meditation
The health benefits of inner peace I’m not certain if it is the most overused word in the English...
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...
Sports: The Science of Gear
Technology to make you a better athlete. Sports has become the science of buying better gear. Every...
Communicating with your Partner
More helpful ways of dealing with relationship conflicts. In previous articles, we talked about how...
Looking for Your Soul Mate?
The irrational side of love. Romantic love is a wonderful thing. In fact, it’s so wonderful...
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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More Personal Baggage
Behavioral styles that can disrupt relationships. In The Big Five, we talked about how personality traits are a form of baggage each partner brings to their relationships. The characteristics that...
Driving My Tesla
Learning about a car all over again. I was thinking how wrong I hoped the adage about teaching an old dog new tricks would be when I took delivery of my new Tesla last month. Thirteen months to the...
Reverse Mortgages
Are they too good to be true? The ads for reverse mortgages, aka Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM), tout them as a way for older people to take the equity out of their homes so they have money...
Photography as Art?
It used to be, but the medium has evolved away from its roots. Photography, as we knew it as young people, has come to a serious fork in the road and needs to stand up again, make choices and...
Homeless & Hungry
What we can do to make their lives a little more bearable. I am an adjunct professor at a community college. Last week I attended the semi-annual student play. As with most things of that nature, I...
“Absolute Perfection”
A peek into an original TV script Most of us have seen an episode of episodic (or series) TV. Many of us now binge watch on Netflix, or Hulu or the like. But how many of us have actually seen a...
Does Marriage Counseling Work?
Not all experts think it’s effective, but is that the fault of the therapists? Fixing chronic marital problems, the ones that pop up over and over, can be tough. As I talked about...
The Deadliest Train Wrecks
Our need to look upon disasters is psychologically healthy. Our eyes are drawn to a disaster, be it natural, such as a hurricane, volcanic eruption, or tornado, or man-made, such as a car crash or...
Financial Planning for Seniors
Some basic thoughts to consider By Andrew Patrick Financial planning for seniors doesn’t have to be complicated, and it’s one of the wisest financial choices a person can do in his or her...
Racing Unplugged: Formula E Gen2
The next generation of electric race cars are hitting the track. By Bill Wood Old school racers found it hard to hide their cynicism of electric car racing when the idea was introduced in 2011. When...
