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Truth, because of its rawness can sometimes be as savage as a "perfect storm." In the movie "A Few Good Men" Colonel Nathan Jessep (Jack Nicholson) reminded Lt. Daniel Caffee (Tom Cruise) of this. Jessep said, "You can't handle the … Continued
Just recently, I got another wake-up call on the impact of eating bacon, sausage, processed meat, hot dogs, salami, etc. Why did God make things that are scrumptuous, so deadly… OK, grateful for the study done by Univ of Zurich. … Continued
Mary Poppins was actually quoting Aristotle when she said, "Well begun is half-done." One of my addictions is "Not getting started." I need a support group regarding this curse of mine. Heard a great reference to the matter of one's … Continued
Replacements, Ltd. near Burlington, NC is like the Disneyworld of Royal Dinner table pieces (i.e. china, crystal, and silverware.) They have an Amazon-like inventory of lost tableware patterns salvaged from estate sales. I was shocked when I couldn't tell the … Continued
The Dowager Countess Violet Grantham asked this compelling question in her meanderings around the Downton Abbey (PBS TV show) realm. On the other hand, the O'Jay's (70's R&B group)sang "Living for the Weekend." We all have our perspective. Some perspectives … Continued
Oh for the elixir of "fessing up", "coming clean" "showing your hand"… This practice/trait doesn't come overnite, and takes a lot of crow and humble pie dieting, but in the end its a game changer! Yes, its usually a little … Continued
Spreadsheets are far easier to manage than a dance card. Dance cards were a little bit before mosh pits and were the "Downton Abbey" way of keeping decorum at the waltz's. But in spite of the "order" folks still had … Continued
Life is really stringing those healthy choices together, but then no matter how thick our string; knots, slubs, snags, and splices intrude. Its OK, these intruders can actually serve to make our choice skills even stronger. Being "choice warriors" are … Continued
In Dr. Ramani Durvasula's book You Are Why You Eat , she cleverly changes the syntax from food being the subject to food becoming the direct object. In other words, food doesn't makes us WHAT we are (i.e you are … Continued
Henri Nouwen may have described himself as both the "prodigal son" and the "older brother" in Jesus' famous parable of the Lost Son. But after becoming awestruck by Rembrandt's painting of the "Return of the Prodigal" he began to realize … Continued