The Greatest Gift of All
posted 2 days ago | 2 comments
The Greatest Gift of All
I am one of the underclass of the holiday season — those who wait to the last minute to buy gifts — so I find myself on Christmas Eve in yet another line. The customer at the front; an elderly, bearded, overweight gentlem...
I am one of the underclass of the holiday season — those who wait to the last minute to buy gifts — so I find myself on Christmas Eve in yet another line. The customer at the front; an elderly, bearded, overweight gentlem...
Totally Gross: The Gross Food Movement
posted 9 days ago | 1 comment
When it comes to food prep, no one would mistake me for a gourmet chef. I mean I can find my way around a kitchen, even prepare a nice meal or two if needed; but if my life hung in the balance, I still couldn’t tell you the difference between broc...
Health Care Debate & Personal Choices
posted 22 days ago | 1 comment
Said a rather dark-sided friend of mine, “Why do you spend so much time writing about health? We all end up the same way in the end. Why fight the inevitable, might as well just enjoy the time we have.”
Said I, adjusting rose-colored glasses, “I ...
Said I, adjusting rose-colored glasses, “I ...
A look at Thanksgiving traditions
posted 26 days ago | 0 comments
The most common Thanksgiving holiday traditions are:
- Giving Thanks
- Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Football
- Breaking the wishbone
- Turkey and Trimmings
I am unclear how the genealogy section of About.com determined this; yet intuitively it appe...
- Giving Thanks
- Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Football
- Breaking the wishbone
- Turkey and Trimmings
I am unclear how the genealogy section of About.com determined this; yet intuitively it appe...
Locus of control
posted about 1 month ago | 0 comments
At the very first session I had with my therapist oh so many years ago, the opening question out of my mouth was, “How long will this take?”
Being ever the smart aleck, he replied, “About 50 minutes.”
“No,” I responded. “How long will it take un...
Being ever the smart aleck, he replied, “About 50 minutes.”
“No,” I responded. “How long will it take un...
More than being positive
posted about 1 month ago | 0 comments
A column in a recent issue of Newsweek magazine has prompted me to think — always a dangerous practice.
The piece, penned by Julia Baird, was entitled “Positively Downbeat,” and the basic thesis was that positive thinking was actually making us a...
The piece, penned by Julia Baird, was entitled “Positively Downbeat,” and the basic thesis was that positive thinking was actually making us a...
A cookie won’t help
posted about 1 month ago | 0 comments
While drinking my morning coffee and reading the newspaper at the local bakery, I watched as the young parents entered the establishment, a small blond girl with huge, round blue eyes, bundled snuggly against the cold wind, was in tow. While her p...
Not as it seems
posted 2 months ago | 0 comments
To say a continental breakfast is simple, is tantamount to saying fire is hot. No duh. Depending on where you spend the night, this mainstay of hotels and motels might present you with coffee, tea, assorted juices, rolls, yogurt, bagels, pastries,...
I am outraged
posted 2 months ago | 2 comments
Let me jump to the point: I am concerned that we, as a people, are drowning in an epidemic of outrage. Maybe it's not as apparently dangerous as the swine flu, but it is far more virulent and certainly more contagious. It seems that virtually ever...
Rules for Being Human
posted 2 months ago | 0 comments
I just celebrated 15 years at my correct weight! I hit goal weight after losing 70 pounds on 9/27/1994! However, my column this week focuses on the rules for being human. Hope you enjoy.
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