From the monthly archives:

July 2010

Stop Worrying About How Good You Are!

July 30, 2010

Last night we met some very interesting people.  People who were open and friendly and chatty!  People who do interesting things, people who love the things they do.  There was food, conversation, wine, beer and a presentation from the artist Richard Lang, who shared with us his circuitous route in his career as an artist, [...]

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Workout Wednesday – Who Needs A Gym!

July 28, 2010

The other day the fabulous Miss Shirl and I were out walking when we came across three fellows working their gluteus maximi off. All they had was one piece of equipment in the park — basically a glorified pull-up bar — and some rubber bands, but man were they getting a great workout. It reminded [...]

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Attitude is Elusive! A Positive Attitude Can Change Everything!

July 27, 2010

I have a friend, whom I have never met.  He is a young man in (where are you from Henrik?)  Oh, yes, Henrik lives in Sweden.
He is 30 years old going on “Wise” man  and he has spent (how many Henrik?) oh, yes, 5 years training himself in the power of Positive Thinking. Here  is [...]

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In Case of Stress – Watch

July 25, 2010

There are some days it’s hard to get out of bed. Then there are other days you manage to get out only to wish you hadn’t. When that happens it can be difficult to find a quiet spot where you can stop, catch your breath and gather your thoughts. That’s when it would be lovely [...]

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Good News for Baby Boomers!

July 23, 2010

I think it is truly amazing how Baby Boomers always seem to make the rules!  Recently, the Nielson Rating company (that’s the company that sets the rates for all the TV stations and Network advertising) filed a report titled, “Why Marketers Can’t Afford to Ignore Baby Boomers”  It turns out that Boomers are changing everything [...]

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Hold On Doc, Do I Really Need That Test – and other news

July 20, 2010

A few weeks ago my mate Tim wasn’t feeling well so he went to the doctor. Reluctantly. Not because he doesn’t love the doctor but because he didn’t have health insurance and so everything was going to have to come out of his pocket. He went in and explained his situation to the people in [...]

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What Happens If You Sleep Through A Wake Up Call!

July 19, 2010

I am not great about getting out of bed. Once I’m up it’s fine but the actual getting out of bed after the alarm has gone off isn’t easy. However, when it comes to other wake up calls I don’t waste any time. If I start to put on weight, I change what I’m eating [...]

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Turning Food Into A Fetish And A Sport

July 15, 2010

What does it tell you about a society when people would prefer to take a drug to help fix a problem that they themselves created rather than change the habits that caused the problem in the first place,  particularly when that drug comes with some dangerous, even potentially deadly side effects.
That’s pretty much the situation [...]

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