Pondering. That’s what I’m doing tonight. What is it about a single date on the calendar that has the power to make people ruminate to the point of distraction? It’s New Year’s Eve. Of course, this is the first year I’m doing it sober so maybe I’m just more conscious of the actual thoughts that are consuming […]
How does one begin overcoming the psychological and financial barriers that keep us from embarking on a new career?
Steps To Make Plan B Happen — The New Career/Job
1. Let go of plan A. It didn’t work out. It’s dead. If you have any interest in reviving it, you won’t be able to give your […]
Last June my former co-worker and good friend, Victor, died very suddenly and unexpectedly. He was the picture of health and happiness, with a completely dedicated wife and four kids. It was hotter than hot outside and he was working on heavy equipment. The real cause of his death is still unkown. Heart attack, heat […]
Back to school safety tips no longer include JUST don’t talk to strangers and don’t take candy from anyone you don’t know. There are many more dangers for children and teens than ever before. Below are tips for online safety:
1. Recognize technology boom. If you’re still struggling with the VCR (does anyone still have one?), […]
Many colleges and universities give sports scholarships — for obscure sports.
* Do your homework and find out what the college you’re interested in needs in terms of athletes.
* Women’s golf, for instance, is a big competitive sport at some colleges, and the number of women competing for these scholarships is way, way, way […]
We all make resolutions for ourselves — lose weight, spend more time with family, grow our hair longer, wear it shorter. However, few make resolutions for our biggest asset — our home. Here are 12 great ideas — one per month — for what homeowners can do this coming year to maintain your home, […]
There seems to be a growing number of reality TV shows that try to help needy people, such as “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”, and now, “Three Wishes,” and “NASCAR Angels”. Why are such shows gaining in popularity?
Reality TV is the result of too many cable channels and not enough product. That’s it. People would […]
Americans have a tendency to live for work, while Europeans work to live. This living for work can make work your life, and create tremendous stress on anything that is not work that you try to incorporate into your life — like a husband, a wife, children or a golf game. At the very least. […]
I’m rubbing my obsessive compulsive hands together in gleeful anticipation. It’s getting close! It’s almost here! I can’t wait!!!!
To most OCDers, the end of the year–after Christmas is over and just as New Year’s Day dawns–would have to be like first warmth in Siberia. The Christmas stuff comes down and, blessedly, doesn’t have to be cleaned around […]
Some of the scams that new parents fall into are:
Photo scams — starting IN the hospital. Many hospitals have photographers who take first photos of new babies and then offer to sell them to the parents. Parents find it hard to turn down baby’s first photo. Photographers know it and capitalize on that.
Nanny scams […]