When I first arrived here at the Second Chance Resource Center I was fed, nurtured and vaccinated. Although this is the typical protocol at most shelters, I find that out here in the fresh mountain air people seem more laid back than in other places I have...
David Streitfeld, a New York Times Technology Reporter, offers up some initial impressions on Amazon's new Fire phone, announced yesterday by Amazon CEO, Jeffrey Bezos. Here are several excerpts: Amazon on Wednesday announced a device that tries to fulfill the retailer’s dream of being integrated into...
Corporate wellness programs. They are the new black dress of healthcare. Everywhere. All the rage. [caption id="attachment_42234" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Life Dojo team, Patrica Bedard, Chris Cutter, Varun Vummidi[/caption] The term refers to any program designed to improve and promote health and fitness behavior and to improve health...
In this excerpt from a post on MindBodyGreen, Stephen Guise, author of the best-selling book "Mini Habits," explores the 7 Qualities Of A Great Friend: Great friendships are one of the most important things in life. Here are the top seven qualities found in the greatest...
Here's an excerpt from a fascinating post by Matt Simon that recently appeared in Wired, The 120-Foot-Long Jellyfish That’s Loving Global Warming: The lion’s mane jellyfish only looks like a lion’s mane if you squint really hard and pretend that lions have tentacles and live in the...
Here's some healthy Do It Yourself (DIY) food snacks from Foodlets.com*: Having kids means having snacks on hand. Try these can’t-miss recipes for homemade versions of supermarket favorites like granola bars, graham crackers, cereal bars and cheddar cheese crackers. They’re fresher, tastier and easier to make...
In a recent Huffington Post article, Robbie Couch explores how pets bring people together and a whole host of other fun facts about how your pet may be affecting your dating life. If you're single and ready to mingle, run to your local animal shelter. Now. A...
“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years," Mark Twain As day follows...
I am a pretty finicky runner—I will only run on mountain trails or the occasional dirt road. Never pavement. My husband says that this makes me “high maintenance.” He’s probably right, but I don’t care what he thinks. I don’t care about much of...
To honor the memory of his father on Father’s Day, David Feela choose to continue a tradition scholars say might have emerged from Babylonian ruins, where upon a 4,000 years ago, a boy named Elmesu carved a message of good health and long life to his...
