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Humans have the capacity to be both givers and takers. On a scale of 1  to 10, with takers at one end and givers at the other end, most of us are in the middle at about five. I don't understand the psychology of why we are what we are but I think it's interesting to recognize types of givers and what makes them tick. I think there are three general types of givers: #1: The … [Read more...] about The Magic of No-Strings Giving

Just Two items of interest: Many people, particularly young kids, seem to think they can have sex with whomever and not be concerned about the possible consequences for their health and the health of others. Today, everything has become appropriate for public discussion on talk … [Read more...] about Short Shorts June 2016

A quick glance at the title, Red Thong Strong: Girlfriends' Little Secrets to Smoothing Life's Panty Lines might lead you to fantasize you are about to read something sexy, steamy, or scandalous. Actually, what you will find is a … [Read more...] about Red Thong Strong: Scandalously Wonderful

Reviewed by Barbara Morris Recently on C-SPAN I watched Paul H. Irving talk about "The Upside of Aging" and what I heard had the electrons in my brain doing a happy dance. My feet were happy, too. I was on my treadmill and they wanted to do a happy dance as well.  I was … [Read more...] about The Upside of Aging: Disappointing

There are some who don’t know about ‘hummingbirds’, those small, colorful birds that are so beautiful! These special birds sip nectar rather than eating birdseed. I have four feeders on my front porch, with the nectar I make in the kitchen. I use one cup of sugar and three cups of water, mixed well. I don’t use red food coloring because I read that it is harmful to the … [Read more...] about Hummingbird Therapy

Far more quickly than I could have possibly imagined it’s the four-thousand one-hundred and sixtieth week of my life. My goodness. How time does fly. According to the calendar, I’m old, people my age are referred to in newspapers as elderly. But that’s not even close to correct, and I’ll bet I could find a million women and men my age (and older) who would … [Read more...] about Falling In Love Again

I am not a foodie. I loathe and detest cooking shows.  I believe they contribute to the obesity epidemic. When I see a TV chef blithely throw together a cup of sugar, a stick of butter and a cup of worthless white flour in a recipe, I mentally gag. I equally loathe and detest most "food" commercials on TV. Yes, the Pillsbury doughboy is cute but what he is selling is junk. No … [Read more...] about Delay Brain Aging by 11 Years???

My dictionary offers a definition of content as having or showing no desire for something more or different. Hmm…Is that an accurate enough definition? I say no. How content do you feel right now? How contented would you say most of the people you know are right now? How many truly contented people do you know? Maybe it takes more than one hand for you to count them … [Read more...] about Contentment: The Secret Sauce of Life

Reviewed by Barbara Morris   Last month I gave a preview of a book I started to read, 10 Reasons You Feel Old and Get Fat by Frank Lipman, M.D. and I encouraged you to get a copy. That recommendation still stands. If you have … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons You Feel Old and Get Fat

One would think that everyone fortunate enough  to live in the United States of America would celebrate and respect the First Amendment that guarantees everyone the right to voice their opinion, however disagreeable it may be. That said, the atmosphere that exists in many quarters would lead to the impression that expression of free speech is something to be … [Read more...] about The Tyranny of Intolerance