New Ways To Go

This Saturday I’ll be sipping a mint julep and watching the Kentucky Derby on TV.  The event coverage (NBC) gets underway at 5 p.m., but actual post time is closer to 6:15. 
The start-up line keeps shifting.  In the last couple of days, Eskendereya, the forerunner, has had to pull out due to a leg injury.  Still [...]

Earlier this month I went to the Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular in Bridgeport, CT, featuring the band Chicago.  The tickets were an early Christmas present from a friend.  I kept looking to the left to watch the skaters, while my boyfriend’s attention was focused in the opposite direction watching the band.  I kept jabbing him every [...]

This weekend while in Northampton, MA, I happened to catch the Cycle Smart International Cyclocross Race.
 
Briefly for those who don’t know, a cyclocross race consists of numerous laps over a course of 1 1/2-2 miles.  There are separate races for women and men.  The course is varied and curvy.  It consists of pavement, grass, wooded [...]

Are you in a mastermind group?  Napoleon Hill came up with the term to describe two or more individuals who form a ”cooperative alliance” with the purpose of helping each other to achieve a goal.  The group helps to inspire, counsel, encourage, support and to hold one another accountable in achieving their goal(s).  Mastermind groups will definitely [...]

My brother called me from half way around the world to tell me that one of my high school classmates and a friend had passed away from colon cancer.  My friend was the perfect picture of fitness, and the news came as a shock.  As I later found out from talking with her husband, she [...]

If you’re an older job seeker, you may be struggling these days.  It may be taking longer for you to find work.  You may face greater competition, and you may see a bigger decrease in your earnings compared with younger job hunters.  You may also be up against employers who fear paying higher health costs [...]

There’s something about magic that captures our attention.  Though I’ve never had the opportunity to see a spectacular magic act such as a performance by Siegfried & Roy, the Las Vegas entertainer and storytellers, I do get to see a magic show every year.  The star of the show is Houdanny, an elderly man who performs [...]