Happiness is…Throwing This Out
Are you happy? Seems more American are stressed than happy. Yet the very thing we do most to be happy and relieve stress is causing us to live on the frustration hamster wheel of life. Is more always better – or less?
390,000 Die from Embarrassment?
Ever been embarrassed? Most of us have at one time or another. It’s uncomfortable, but it passes. For some however, the experience comes with deadly consequences.
How Long Will You Live?
If you got the news that the world will end in just 8 days, what would you do? Good things or bad? See how long you really have left! Inspired by Netflix and The Umbrella Academy.
Why Older Men Should Date Young Women Now
It’s The Perfect Storm Right now, the stars have aligned to make this the perfect time for men age 45-65 to date and pursue long-term relationships with younger women. Much younger women. Why is this so you ask? Several factors have contributed to this recent phenomenon. Men are living longer so having a healthy mate …
10 Things To Make Life Better After 50
Often times, it’s the simple things that add the most value to our lives. It’s not the things we buy. Or the work we do. Here’s 10 free things you can do to make your life better instantly. Infographic.
Rebuilding: Divorcee Rise From The Dead
“I hate you!” (cue door slamming hard as “the ex” storms out the house) Elder’s twisted mind is always drawing strange analogies. Today, while I’m shopping for Easter dinner fixin’s, he throws this at me: “Christ rose from the dead. I bet divorced people feel like they must do that too.” Brilliant Elder, but a …
Rebuilding Notre Dame and the Elder
Notre Dame Burns… “Bones destroyed. Expensive to repair. Some parts unavailable to replace.” “Sounds like me,” Elder said, We were listening to the news of the Notre Dame fire while having breakfast. “We’ll do all we can to restore her, keep her alive,” French President Macron says. (OK, I’m paraphrasing, you got me! But that’s …
How To Write And Profit From Your Very Own Book
Picture it now…You, a published author! I printed my very first book at home in 2005. While talking to my class about how my wife and I planned our entire wedding in just 8 days (out of necessity, not choice*) the class suggested I write a book about that to help other couples see what …
Cash In On Tiger’s Lucky Win
You may have heard… Mark the day. April 14, 2019. Tiger Woods won the Master’s Tournament at Augusta National. “Who?” you say. Tiger Woods. Remember him? Sure you do. The kid that started playing golf when he was 3. Coached by his dad to become one of the biggest names in golf – for as …
Shutterbug Shaman’s 10 Commandments for Better Living
Many times in life, the greatest insights arrive when you’re least expecting them. I jump in the shower, invariably some great idea pops into my head. (I should post a white board in there!) Driving in the car prompts ideas too. Always when I can’t write them down. I was on my way to the …
Vital Life Lessons From The Almost Arsonist
Do you ever start a project, then wish you hadn’t? Do you quit? Or push on? Here’s an infographic that can help you decide what to do.
Deadly Hospital Gowns
Medical professionals have long known about the psychological component of healing. Why then do they let this atrocity of apparel continue to degrade patients and the nations healthcare system?
Extra Income Fun
Want to learn a fun, creative, income-producing skill you can do until you’re 100? A skill that’s needed more than ever these days?
Is Your Scary Open Brain App Running?
It was 89 degrees and humid as all get-out when her brothers asked me, “Would you like to play some basketball?” The whirling electric fan was just a few feet from my face. It was the only place I felt comfortable since my arrival in the Philippines. They say you get used to the heat, …
Which Failures Matter?
The armed Taliban soldier boarded the bus in October of 2012 and angrily shouted, “Tell me who is Malala!”. When 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai bravely raised her hand, hepromptly shot her in the head, nearly killing her. Who would have known that day would be the foundation of success rather than failure? Afterward, Malala knew she …
Why This Dirty Old Man Must Die
“I saw the part of you that only when you’re older you will see too.” Opening lyrics from the song, “You’re Somebody Else” by Flora Cash When will the “dirty old man” get his day in court? The awful “N” word is dared not spoken. “Black people” is deemed inappropriate for use in polite society. …
Elder’s Exercise Rant
Elder and I clashed again this morning. We switch sides often on this issue of exercise. Today it was cold and raining steadily outside. This usually indicates I’ll be at low energy for the day. I’m rather like a solar panel, when the sun is shining outside I get fully charged; I’m bright and happy. …
The Unsung Oral Pleasure
I was 7 so there wasn’t much I could do except rebel further by dragging it out and letting the carrots grow even colder. As usual, my defiance only made it worse for me. “You’ll sit at the table until you finish your carrots!” mother admonished. Lest you think, “You selfish brat! Carrots aren’t so …
Killer WI’s
“We might all get stung to death!” News agencies in the 1970’s terrified Americans with reports of “Killer Bees”. The attack was imminent they said, only a matter of when they would reach you, not if. Radio, TV, and newspapers accounts assured us that this super-aggressive African hybrid bee would soon invade from our Southern …
Overwhelming Problems
Problems suck! “Damn toaster,” I cursed this morning. “It never makes the toast right!” “Who keeps turning down the setting?” “Why is there never any room on the counter?” “Why is it so cold outside still? It’s Springtime!” “Where’s the peanut butter? Who keeps moving it!” I woke up cranky today. Started ranting.(to myself as …