Category Health and Fitness

After the chaos and good food of Thanksgiving, it can be difficult to maintain the same level of motivation and productivity. Especially when Christmas is around the corner. But, there are ways to keep up the momentum and start December…

Last week, I went to Massachusetts to visit my 94-year-old grandmother in the hospital. I will tell you about this amazing woman. Our granddaughter Barbara, Auntie B or Gramma, was born in 1930 to the first generation of Newfoundland. (No…

I tripped ,a reddit thread, that really got my attention. Someone asked, “What has finally been the ‘one thing’ that works for you in losing weight?” And this question had 5,400 answers (and counting). Some of the answers were environmental…

It’s been a while since I felt that uncomfortable. Last week I had an empty afternoon and saw it Do not speak evil (,trailer here,), a horror/suspense film about a family visiting another couple they met on vacation. And surprisinglythings…

Have you ever heard of “Blue Zones”? These pockets of the world are known for having citizens who live very long and healthy lives. Some of these locations may be familiar: Okinawa, Japan (home of Mr. Miyagi from The Karate…

I remember going up the escalator at Macy’s in the Cape Cod Mall. My mother, calmly walking up the escalator like a normal human being, would say that I was going to hurt myself (probably) or that I was making…

I am currently reading it ,Tainted Cup,fantasy detective novel. Think “Sherlock Holmes set in Westeros.” This escalation allows the main character to absorb every detail of each interaction, the scene of the crime, and then recite those exact details. I…

In 1933, a distraught and frustrated woman named Frau sent a letter to the psychologist Carl Jung, asking “how to live.” (He didn’t have any Instagram influencers to shout motivational words at him, I guess) Jung replied: “Your questions are…

Last December, I shamelessly admitted that there was a big hole in my Nerd belief. I grew up drawing cartoons, took AP art in high school and was always fascinated by hand drawn animation… But I had ,never seen a…

I’m a big fan of Stephen King. I have read the entire Dark Tower series, It, The Shining, Doctor Sleep, and my favorite movie is based on his novel, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. So, at the behest of several…