Category Practical Tips for Daily Life

Most of us look forward to retiring so we can live the life we dream of. Yet when people retire, they often find that living the dream isn’t exactly what they dreamed. When it comes to living your dream, do…

Nero Wolfe, the famous fictional detective created by author Rex Stout, would spend hours every morning and afternoon on the 4th floor of his NYC brownstone tending his orchids.  What makes the Nero Wolfe stories so re-readable for me isn’t…

Black Friday and Small Business Saturday are over. Today is Cyber Monday, and this year’s gift purchasing season is going strong. In the U.S. it is anticipated that Christmas retail sales will be up 8.5% from last year, to $843.5…

When Sex and the City first aired on TV I immediately felt a kinship with Carrie Bradshaw because I totally shared her passion for shoes. I sometimes think of the various stages of my life in shoes. From the saddle…

One TV show I never miss is CBS Sunday Morning. I enjoy the segments done by Steve Hartman. Steve is a master at finding and presenting stories about people who do extraordinary acts of kindness, selflessness, and generosity. Watching those…

When asked what our favorite season is, most people say it’s Fall. We are hugely influenced about what our favorite season is by where we live and how old we are. But overall, Fall ranks as the favorite. Is Fall…

In 1973 the governor of West Virginia proclaimed a national annual Grandparents Day. It became an official holiday in 1978 when President Jimmy Carter signed the legislation and the first Grandparents Day was celebrated in 1979. It’s the first Sunday…

My dad became a widower at the age of 88. It forced him, for the first time in his long life, to make his own meals. One of the first calls for help I got from him was the question…