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Recently I was on a radio show hosted by a 78-year-old woman. I was excited about talking to someone my age still rockin' and rollin' with a challenging  activity. However, as we talked it was clear she was "handicapped" because she didn't know how to use a computer – not even email. … [Read more...] about No Computer Skills? No Social Security Payments?

As Christmas approaches, giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- merchandise produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at Christmas, nothing can be found … [Read more...] about Christmas 2011 — Birth of a New Tradition?

How Cannabis Causes 'Cognitive Chaos' in the Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111025172633.htm

Cannabis use is associated with disturbances in concentration and memory. New research by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol, published in the Journal of … [Read more...] about New Research for December

I am among the unique; I had a wonderful childhood! I wouldn’t change anything. Well, maybe my dad could have been a little less strict but I survived it. At the same time, now I realize that I never would have gotten married so young if I’d had the freedom to date after high school graduation.

An early divorce at 19 stamped ‘FAILURE’ in my thoughts and this mindset … [Read more...] about Young Years Were the Worst; Now I’m Enjoying the Best!

Planning is an interesting challenge for most of us. We either plan too much or plan too little. (And we tend to make fun of those at the opposite end of the spectrum no matter which we are guilty of.) Is one right and the other wrong? And if so, is it planning too little or too much what warrants the boot?

The truth is in the middle, of course. How … [Read more...] about How Much Planning Is Enough?

Are you traveling through life or are you on a journey? Are you looking forward or at the past? Your answers reveal a lot about the direction you’re going in and what kind of experiences you’ll have.

Maybe you can relate… It was a major life change for me to move from New York City to my hometown in the deep South, for reasons you might imagine and others you might … [Read more...] about Are You in Drive or Reverse?

I found an important article that claims the public is generally unaware that when it comes to medical treatments, "facts" are not always true.

The article is "How Ideas That Are Not True Become Facts" by Malcom Kendrick, M.D.

You … [Read more...] about Are Facts Always True?

A couple of weekends ago, I headed out to Arizona to meet with a colleague to learn more about stem cell therapy. I'm always eager to learn new therapies and treatments, particularly when they include using your own elements to heal your body. It's a humbling reminder just how powerful our bodies are.

The therapy is called Adipose Stem Cell (ASC) Therapy. A small … [Read more...] about Adipose Stem Cell Therapy

Several years ago, a well-known financial author asked me to write a chapter for her book, presenting what I thought was my best and most innovative use of life insurance.

When the book was reviewed, the reviewer's sole comment was that my idea was the most creative use of life insurance he'd ever seen--if one could get past the emotional hurdle of profiting from the … [Read more...] about A Unique Alternative Holiday Gift