I was saddened to hear the reports of the pancreatic cancer diagnosis for Patrick Swayze. It is also disheartening to hear differing versions from the media, ranging from "5weeks to live" to a very "early stage case showing excellent results from his...

Not long ago I received that letter from the government most of us dread. It was from the Clerk of the Courts advising me it was time to report to the courthouse for jury duty.This is the fifth time I’ve been called. The routine was pretty much the...

Cell Phones. How did we ever live without them? Isn’t it amazing how quickly they’ve become part of our lives?  It just doesn’t feel right to leave the house without one. Like a wristwatch, we instinctively reach for it as part...

“Own your own business, son. That’s the only way to control your own future. Own it, work hard at it, set high goals for yourself and never give up, no matter what obstacles come your way.” Simon DeVos repeatedly reinforced that message to his...

I want to share with you a little something that may be of interest to anyone who is into weather, such as storm chasing and the like. On my most recent trip back home to Illinois (my home state), I stopped in Belvidere, which is about 65...

So, when I lived with my last sweetheart a few years ago, we moved into a lovely home in a quaint, quiet neighborhood...or that’s the way we perceived it would be.  We thought it a skosh odd that our next-door neighbor’s house...

We’re coming up on the ONE-YEAR anniversary of our little faux pas at a hotel here in the A-Town that must remain nameless.  We vowed not to go back until a year had passed.  As a matter of fact, I offered to buy drinks for everyone on...

News organizations all over the world are reporting on the passing of Olive Riley, hailed as “the world’s oldest blogger.”  Olive was born in 1899 and passed away Saturday at the age of 108.  She certainly deserves recognition...

In this corner … we have the men and women in the 55+ age category, representing the Villages Aquatic Swim Team. Wearing dark swim suits and yellow swim caps, the swimmers weigh in between 100 and 300 pounds, and come ready to rock. They cheer: "this...

Throughout 99% of human history, the average life expectancy was less than 18 years. That’s changing. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are now 80,000 centenarians in the United States, and that number is projected to increase seven-fold, to...

No one's happier about America's weight problem than the $50-billion-a-year diet industry. That's why I've decided to write a diet book. I've done a little research and it should be pretty easy. After all, it doesn't have to work. 95% of all diets...