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...
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The Religious Society of Friends: The Quakers
A movement for our times Some sixty-odd silent people sit calmly on plain grey wooden benches arranged in a large square, the benches cascade higher, on black wooden platforms leaving an open center...
“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...
The Big Five
Personality is some of the baggage we bring to relationships. By Dr. Lou Primavera When we think about the person we’re intimate with, we focus on what they’re like — they’re...
Moving to Paradise
Finding your place to retire. When you retire, things get turned upside down. What was once important can’t matter any more. You can no longer derive your identity by what you did for a living...
Racy Ladies of 1920’s Blues
The sexiest sultriest songstresses and their very blue tunes When a beautiful woman sings about her ‘sugar bowl’ and asks you to ‘put a hot dog between her roll’… well, to quote Mick Jagger, “what...
