It’s one of those words we use frequently and means different things to different people. In education, it’s about the stored-intelligence required to learn information, to have the capacity to retain and recall that information [Read More…]
In 1961, Joseph Heller’s novel Catch-22, a paradoxical situation is the focus, and in our culture, the phrase has become synonymous with no-win situations. It’s my intention to write encouraging — not discouraging Health columns as long [Read More…]
A lot of sports are all about the fourth quarter. That’s when the deciding factors become more pronounced. Everything prior was preparatory; now it all has to be put to use. Well, I’m suggesting some [Read More…]
A few years ago I learned a great new word. I even had it as my license plate for a while. PRAXIS. Praxis is the practical application of knowledge. That’s obviously relevant in many areas [Read More…]
There are about 100 horses on a few hundred acres at our barn, bordered by a few thousand acres of city/public owned land. The horses are owned by individuals; stalls and/or pasture space are leased [Read More…]
Our lean muscle tissue naturally decreases starting by age 30, so our strength drops. We don’t move as much as we used to so our joints don’t move freely, as joints stiffen. Our flexibility is [Read More…]
OK, I admit. I have no idea how these questions pop into my brain, but think it has something to do with an inherent curiosity about…well…stuff like this: kissing. (Hey, it’s Valentine’s month!) I remember [Read More…]
Well, here we are again. I can’t believe another year has flown by (more about that later). I know the column I’m writing is under the listing of “To Your Health” but I’m changing it [Read More…]
Back in January, when I reviewed my previous year’s columns, I thought I’d focused on aging a bit too often. So, I decided to not mention it in 2025. Well, here we are in December [Read More…]
Without our health, we become focused just on ourselves and on getting back to normal. So how can anything be more important than our health? I admit this doesn’t apply to all, but most parents [Read More…]
I read the following quote decades ago and it has stuck in the back of my mind: “If your life is boring, risk it.” While a bit extreme for most of us, that surely would [Read More…]
More than 30 years ago, when I started making my lifelong hobby an actual business, my first brochure (this was before our ubiquitous home computers with online websites, so we still had brochures and the [Read More…]
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