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SMOKING MAKES YOU LOOK SO SEXY, GIRL!!

The above headline and photo are part of a “quit smoking” marketing piece utilized in the past.  The text of the piece discussed the percentage of female smokers who use smoking as a way to control their weight (almost 40% (from... Read More

Mindful Meditation—The “Seinfeld” Show of Meditation

When the Seinfeld show was written about, the term “the show about nothing” was often used.  In Season Four one of the storylines had Jerry and George “pitching” an idea to NBC for a TV show.  They chose to pitch... Read More

ODE TO MY TYPEWRITER…

My handwriting was terrible when I was young.  As soon as I learned to write, I knew I had an issue.  One of the teachers and my mother both worked with me to make my handwriting presentable.  I wrote countless... Read More

THE MOST ROMANTIC MOVIE OF ALL TIME IS…

There are others that get honorable mention. A short list: The Notebook, West Side Story, Love Story, The Big Sick, Terms of Endearment, Titanic, Ghost (and you can add your favorite to the list). But none of them have had... Read More

‘HIGH FLIGHT’ AND ME

I was an excellent athlete—up until tenth grade.  I injured my back and wasn’t properly diagnosed for 18 months.  I had severe pain in my left leg and was walking with a limp.  My godmother convinced my parents to take... Read More