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  Can a social conversation have a positive impact on how fulfilling your life is?  I contend that it can, and I’m convinced the magnitude of the impact is in large part driven by whether or not you and your conversation partner are asking the “second question.” Over the past six weeks, I’ve had more than my usual opportunity to engage in conversation.  My wife and I … [Read more...] about The Second Question

Most of us have had situations in our lives that bothered us for years and suddenly we just don’t care about the end results. This new attitude is such a freeing place to be! What was important to us for a long time is now not important at all. This might involve those you considered friends, or even worse, members of your family. Ah, the freedom of not caring … [Read more...] about Reaching The ‘It Doesn’t Matter’ Point

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