Republican Linda Upmeyer, a nurse practitioner, introduced her fellow legislators and their staff to new fitness habits through a program called “Lighten Up.” She asked each Iowa official to weigh in publicly which met, as you can imagine, with...

Thanks to my publisher, Sentient Publications, I took part in another radio interview in late December. Issues Today, with Bob Gourley, is a 30-minute weekly radio show that addresses the needs of all Americans, and is syndicated to over 160 stations...

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,...

This is my first blog. It chronicles the first day of my retirement. The information is copied and pasted from a book that I wrote on baby boomer retirement. If the blogging police deem this a crime, I am guilty as charged. The next day I awoke at the...

What was I thinking? I took today off of work to offer my services out at my hubby and son's remote control flying club for a special fly-in show. I have a very secret recipe for buffalo wings and am usualy asked to make them . Today was...

O.K. – So here’s the deal. My husband and I took our 11 year old son out for a quick bite to eat tonight at a favorite local restaurant. Our son is tall and thin and looks much older that his 11 years. The hostess at the restaurant greeted us and...

In the third grade I wanted to be "somebody" and thought I could sing and dance my way to stardom. When asked for voice lessons, my Dad asked me to "try out" for him and my Mother at 7pm that night. I worked all day on my rendition of "Sunny", dressed up...

A TRIP TO THE STORE Yesterday I was at my local discount store buying a large bag of...

This Friday should be very interesting. I have been asked by many of my networking friends to 'coach' them on social networking for their business on Facebook. It seems as if they are understanding the importance of 'exposure' more than they did recently....

With the warm weather coming quickly, I'd just like to share a reminder of why we should all make sure our children and grandchildren take swimming lessons! It was my second season teaching Sarina swimming lessons. Now 26 months old, she was...

Inflation has hit the tooth fairy. My friend was complaining his grandchild got $10 from the tooth fairy. He was comparing that to the quarter his kids found under the pillow when they lost a tooth. That reminded me of the time my son asked why the...

I had never given much thought to the range of possible verbal and physical actions a person...

The Desire of Ages,Chapter84." Why are ye troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts?" (Luke24:38,NKJV).After Jesus revealed His identity to the travelers to Emmaus, they hurried back to Jerusalem, although the hour was late. They knew the eleven...

Last Christmas would be the first without my mother. We did the tree, the candles, and I...

Thanks to the article about my book that ran in the “Lowell Sun,” Lowell, Massachusetts in...

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

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...

Terschelling, Netherlands, June 1964 She was skipping the rope that, on the other end, was tight up on the stoop bench, while she stood across the street and my friend was jumping. She had been jumping for such a long time, she started to pant....

I have never seen angels but my husband did. He passed away five years ago. He was a Navajo Indian and I'm an anglo..belagonna in their language. I have lived on and around the Navajo reservation for years. My husband told me of his experience as...

'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...

How did a sexy woman, mad cow disease and my two dogs turn me into a vegetarian? Until 1996, I was the typical meat eating American. However, thanks to an unlikely combination of situations that happened within just one week, I have not had meat since....

Two weeks ago my husband, our youngest son and I went to Amsterdam for a short visit. We took...

Deedra Hunter, M.S., LMHCI sat in the closet clutching 3 scared small children as we listened to the winds of hurricane Andrew greedily chewing up every material possession in our soon to be completely destroyed house. I had no idea, at that moment, the...

The Sack Lunches> > I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a good book to read, perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought.> > Just before take-off, a line of...

As I got up to leave, she said: “I wish we had known each other when we were younger. I think we would have been the best of friends.“ Her name is Hazel Brooks and she is 80 years old. We sat next to each other on my recent flight from Grand...

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...

When my 2 eldest sons were children, they loved to play 'oorlogje', oorlog meaning war, the -je used to soften the meaning of the word. Of course I had to think about accepting that, but as they were not aggressive by nature, I let them have their weird...

A little over two years ago, I suffered from depression. I gave up the career I thought I had always wanted to be full-time stay-at-home mom. I suddenly found myself no longer the same person. I was no longer contributing an income and our financial...

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner. After 11 years as a management consultant, she embarked on a new life of adventure by rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. Her unlikely transformation...

It wasn’t on the fire ground or an accident, or even on the dangerous interstate highway—there were no warning signs—just a physical that the fire station requires. The chief is always asking if everyone went for their physical; and the answer is...

Calling All Teachers - Pay Attention Or You could Be in Detention! I have had the wonderful pleasure to be able to work with students in classrooms, after school programs, and on playgrounds for a number of years. I have had more great days than...

It has been a while since I posted a blog, so thought I'd let you in on what I've been up to lately. In August I attended the opening of the Brenda Lee exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. This photo was taken at the reception where...

To my wonderful fans at Bill Sheaffer's blog and the 3rd grade students at Bald Ain't Beautiful's blog, thank you for sending your class here. I rewrote it to make it much easier for you to read. Look at that! Over 2,300 views! Again, thank you, and I am...

Hello, I'm Greg Horine, Co-Chairman for Publicity for the Lake Sumter Computer Society. If your a senior citizen and want more knowledge about computers, you'll want to join the Lake Sumter Computer Society. The LSCS meets weekly throughout the...

Hi everyone. I decided that I had to let all of you know something that happened recently, so that you could be fully aware and forewarned of a scam that someone tried to perpetrate on me. I also have sent this to Snopes.com so that when you...

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...

I know my title is depressing. Yeah, yeah….it REALLY makes you want to read on, doesn’t it? It gives you that warm, fuzzy feeling. Right? But haven’t you asked that question at some point in your life?...

I thank my ex-brother-in-law for this one: A trucker came into a truck stop cafe and placed his order. He said, "I want three flat tires, a pair of headlights and pair of running boards. The brand new blonde waitress, not wanting to appear stupid,...

George Burns once said, "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family...in another city." This past weekend, my wife and I traveled to that city to see some of my family. We headed west towards Tampa to the town of Palm Harbor, Florida....