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The daily news brings stories of people whose world, as they know it, has been turned upside down, by floods, fires, and loss of loved ones.  Our hearts go out to them.   We may linger for a [...]

Is it wrong to change your mind?  Of course not!  Yet too many of us feel reluctant, guilty or foolish when we change our minds, especially when we have been public about earlier decisions! [...]

Ramin Djawadi is the composer of the amazing score from Game of Thrones – the wildly popular dystopian drama that has enthralled millions. The music is so incredible that concert tours are [...]

When asked the best time to plant a tree, the old sage replied, “Twenty years ago, and today”. So many things in life apply to this. The best time to: Write a book Learn a new language Ask [...]

Back in the 80’s when my father was 69, he wrote a book that sold over a million copies and continues to sell today.  He went on to write equally popular subsequent titles.  His book, The Yeast [...]

It was a dreary Saturday night, my husband didn’t feel well and had gone to bed early. Tuning into that 70’s classic with a young, slim John Travolta as Tony and the iconic BeeGees’ soundtrack [...]

J.D. Vance, unlikely graduate of Yale Law School, has written a best-seller, Hillbilly Elegy.  It’s unlikely that J.D. would have graduated from the likes of Yale Law School because he grew up in [...]

At year-end merchants count up their inventory, the stock of their goods.  Taking stock helps them determine where they stand – what they want to order more of and what they want to discontinue. [...]

We have entered the holiday season.  Thanksgiving leftovers may still be in your fridge, your belt may feel tighter than it did a week ago, and you may not be able to believe Christmas is less [...]

Thanksgiving is around the corner and many of us grew up singing Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go.   The song conjures up images of a cozy house sitting in a [...]