Traveling well while saving the planet. I love the name “eco-tourism”. What it actually means is that you have to fly and/or drive, burning a few thousand dollars of fossil fuel, sleep in the most...
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Chinese Luey — Part 1
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...
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...
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...
The Podcast Explosion
Wonder what ever happened to AM radio? It’s hiding in a podcast near you. By Bill Wood A podcast is a digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device...
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...
Wineries…Italian Style
It’s about the wine, for sure, but this is Italy, so it’s also about food and talk. A visit to an American winery can be enjoyable, but it usually doesn’t last very long. You stand...
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
For the Crusaders to get to the Holy Land,Venice first had to be 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...
