Is College a Ripoff?

August 28th, 2009

Ask this question to almost any student and you will get some surprising answers! While those students that are in specialty areas like medicine, architecture, law, engineering, etc. will tell you that for the most part college is a must for them to be at the top of their fields. Ask some of the students [...]

Find Your Creative Juices

August 25th, 2009

I love it when I hear someone say they are not creative because I know it’s not true. What they could have said is I’m not creative the way that most people are and that I could buy. You see creativity covers a lot of ground. Someone can be a good writer but not necessarily [...]

My Fascination with Weather

August 21st, 2009

My wife makes fun of my fascination with the weather so I started wondering where I developed the overwhelming desire to know what the weather is doing and when it will hit where I am located. I could tell you that it’s my mother’s fault since she is as obsessed with knowing everything about the [...]

Breaking the China Cabinet

August 17th, 2009

Let’s begin with hamsters. That’s where it all started. My stepbrothers had these little furry white rodents that I just needed to have in my hands. The boys new that I needed it too and they took full advantage. I would do anything. If you get me this, they would say, then you can hold [...]

Smiles

August 14th, 2009

Does anyone else wish people would smile more? Dogs seem to be smiling all the time and doesn’t it just make you happy? I like feeling happy if even for a few seconds walking down the street and looking at that slobbery, smiley face. When we humans walk down the street, are we all thinking [...]

Over the last few years it seems that the lifespan of those who eat less is longer than those who eat the correct amount of calories and definitely longer than those who eat more calories! That does not mean that you can just eat less; you have to eat the right kinds of foods in [...]

The Underworld Movies

August 7th, 2009

I just watched this series, The Underworld, of movies and really liked them. Being that I had never heard of them prior to the other night at dinner with friends, I might have missed them altogether. The first two movies star Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman and are about a war between vampires and werewolves. [...]