RE-ELECT NOBODY! Worthy of your time and attention & regardless of your Party Affiliation 545 PEOPLE By Charlie Reese Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever...

After 50 years I finally understand how CBS came up with the name of the Art Linkletter Show, Kids Say the Darndest Things! For women in menopause, the new version of that show is: Kids Ask the Darndest Questions. In Church this past Sunday,...

“Spitting‘s a nasty habit.” Violet Beauregard, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I have a dilemma: My next-door neighbor has an abundance of phlegm. Around seven every morning I am awakened by the sound of retching. Throughout the day, the...

Many people are facing tough times right now. Either it directly affects their immediate family or they know someone close like a brother, sister or friend who has lost a job, filed for bankruptcy or lost their home to foreclosure. People who are...

IrongeezerSays: “Who Are Your Workout Partners?”Surround yourself with supportive people. Decide what kind of support you need. The Mayo Clinic suggests that you think about the following: Do you want them to remind you to exercise? Ask about your...

Believe it or not, designing a custom home can be more resonable than you think. And when you are making one of the biggest investments of your life......it needs to be exactly what YOU want, not what someone is trying to sell to you. We spend as much...

There are many concerns my patients have when they come into my lab. Concerns about sleeping here, concerns about treatment of sleep disorders, and concerns about their health. Some of these concerns just make me giggle once in a while so I thought I...

This happened today: There is a cold stormy wind blowing as I walk to the old people’s home to visit my mother, a group of geese fly above me, making that gobling noise, trying to find food somewhere. I decide to follow them a bit, I have to run...

Liking Growing Bolder ? No one could have told her Just how free she could feel Just like driving a kid’s big wheel First time on the site I was taken back Fun, Blogs and Attitude it did not lack So each day the site I would...

I serve as a Media Advisor for the American Pharmacists Association, andfrequently get called upon to answer questions from the media and free-lance reporters in the healthcare field. I did this interview many months ago, and it's been reprinted in...

You gathered new information. You have questions about a many different issues. Now you want answers. Where do you find the answers to your questions? What resources do you have to get the answers about your health in particular? Your doctor...

Sal and I attend an Italian meet-up group to practice speaking Italian. Of course, wine is involved, so the conversazione becomes more lively as the evening progresses. And, my Italian slips and slides around until I find myself speaking in...

I found a featured blog on Salon.com today called Ask a Wingnut.Puportedly written by a "real live conservative and former Bush official who chooses to remain anonymous" the aim of the blog is to try and explain right wing thought to liberals like myself....

Each year thousands of people flee the cold of the Northeast for the warmth and sunshine of Florida. Whatever your reason for having that second, warmer-climate home, remember that proper medical planning can be one of the most important preparations you...

I was reading some articles on my RoadRunner homepage and came across one about Rush Limbaugh and recent comments he's been making. Although I normally don't respond to such things I was compelled to do so this time. Please let me know how you feel...

Party on the Spirit of Washington! The Scarlet Threads of Largo took a luncheon cruise on...

The day the dean at my son’s high school called at the end of Don’s senior year, I was my usual calm self. I said, “Hello, Dean XXX, what can I do for you?” He said, “This morning, at Senior Frolics, your son and the other guys were wearing...

Can the theory of evolution hold water? Is there any empirical evidence for such a theory? The science says NO. The so-called geologic column, the missing links, and transitional fossils don't exist. Carbon dating doesn't work. The evolution theory is...

OK take one 18 year old and ask yourself how much damage could he do in one evening. Let me count them......... 1 Tear up the rear end in my van 2 Break the screen door on our front door. 3 Rip off the whole water spigot from our back...

Growing up in a very small town of about 800 people, your religion was part of your profile. Mine happened to be Catholic – and still is. However, a few years ago, I began to ask a lot of questions. Being a catechist since the age of sixteen, a...

Well, here I am doing something I never dreamed I'd do. I'm joining a social network site on the internet. I'm still having a hard time understanding just what the internet is. In my day, if you couldn't feel it, touch it, or build it, it didn't exist!...

'The Science Project' Update Recently I posted about how my son wanted to do a project about quantum physics and intention at school. He was quickly reminded that school follows a curriculum and has a pattern of its own. There is not a lot of...

It starts with small things when we’re young...”Mother, may I eat my Easter egg before you hide it in the yard for Easter? I don’t like dirty eggs.” Here’s the difference in answers between, say, a Mrs. Cleaver Mother and our Ancient...

I succeeded in persuading Ellen Kanner, a popular syndicated columnist who writes on the topic of...

As the year ends we know that some very notable people have hade health issues the last couple...

Many never believed this week could come .... that on one day, we could celebrate the life of a man who dreamed BIG, delivering one of the most enduring speeches of all time:and on the next day, inaugurate our first African-American president of the...

For those who have sleep apnea a CPAP is your introduction to the first good night sleep you have had in a long time. The problem is that you have to get used to it. So what is it and how does it work. To put it simply a CPAP is a very fancy air...

I realize I'm not a genius, wouldn't be accepted into MENSA, and definitely not an expert on finance. However, it doesn't take Albert Einstein to figure out what's wrong with our world today: absolute greed. Can someone please explain a few things...

When all the Coaching In the World Doesn't Help I originally got 'started' on this journey when I was in a deep depression. A psychologist, a psychiatrist, my GP, and support groups couldn't help. I was on my own. The feelings of desperation were...

RADICAL RIGHTSIZING FOR TOYS Now here’s a novel idea: don’t give potentially dangerous toys for Christmas. "Why I'd NEVER do that!" you say? Since some 80-90% of all toys come from China—this isn't going to be as easy as you think....

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner....

Anxiety-Proof your Decisions By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Life changes fast and successful people have to learn to make rapid decisions. There are two extremes of how people make decisions, both are...

The other night my wife and I along with some friends went on a little cruise on the Indian River Lagoon. It was the annual WFIT Indian River Queen Paddleboat Cruise where two hundred sixty Jazz aficionados/WFIT supporters gather on the ninety-nine foot...

How important are experience and longevity? Ask the 150 passengers who walked away from Flight 1549 after an apparent double bird strike took out both engines, forcing the pilot to ditch in the Hudson River. It was obvious in the immediate aftermath that...

Many years ago, while in the restaurant business, we had a very faithful customer by the name of George. George would come in to eat every day. Sometimes two or three times in one day. He called my old boss, Jack, over to him one day. He told Jack he was...

Every time someone has a 100th birthday or a 105th or a 110th, we all ask, “What’s the secret to your longevity?” A drink of whiskey every day. A cheerful heart. A loving spouse. Lots of vegetables. We’ve heard them all -- until now.When Clara...

This statement is one I hear often. Discussions in groups about self-development to networking...I hear this same phrase over and over again. There are more opportunities here in our own backyards, then most of us ever realize. We get so hung up on...