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Making Time to Work Out

Making Time to Work Out

I am pretty much always on the go. Even when I am home, I’m usually working on something. That was always my excuse for not working out regularly. I didn’t have time for the gym or a work out video. I had lost some weight by watching my food intake, but that will only [Read More]

Welcome Back Dexter

Welcome Back Dexter

It is finally October. Yes, my favorite month is here. Fall is in full swing. It is the one month a year my bat purse doesn’t make me odd, dark make up is okay, and I get to watch all the cheesy horror movies until I want to gouge my eyes out with a dull [Read More]

Flying the Not So Friendly Skies

Flying the Not So Friendly Skies

I travel somewhat regularly. While I have watched the changes (especially those in air travel) make the experience less user friendly. However, my last trip gave me a much clearer insight. I flew with a friend who had not been on a plane in over a decade. It is one thing to [Read More]

Away on Vacation: Fact or Myth

Away on Vacation: Fact or Myth

I remember going on vacation when I was young and even in high school. You didn’t call your friends on the road. You might write them a letter or send a postcard, but that was it. When we went to France, I didn’t call home once. I went for 21 days without talking to [Read More]

Instant Viewpoint Goodies from the Social Web

Instant Viewpoint Goodies from the Social Web

Facebook and Twitter have made my life easier in many ways. Yes, I reap the benefits of social media. I keep in touch with friends and family. I keep up on things I don’t have the time to actually sit through. I share pictures and stories. There is one thing that I [Read More]

Let the Fall Season Begin

Let the Fall Season Begin

As summer comes to a close, we bid farewell to our favorite summer shows. They kept us company over the past few months. There are even a few that I wish would get the full 22 week season treatment (who doesn’t need more True Blood?). Soon our regular season shows will be [Read More]

RIP Reading Rainbow

RIP Reading Rainbow

“Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high” ok now many of know those words. We grew up hearing them everyday after Sesame Street and Mister Rogers, it is the opening words to Reading Rainbow’s theme song. That song has now been silenced. The last episode of the [Read More]

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America’s Real Treasure

America’s Real Treasure

Here is a commencement speech that every American (and every culture vulture, for that matter) should read. In this [Read More]

Loneliness of Learning

Loneliness of Learning

I’m at a seaside resort somewhere in the Aegean. I’ve just visited the Temple of Apollo today. Built 2,700 [Read More]

The Poetic Voice of Generation Me

The Poetic Voice of Generation Me

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Movie Review — Shutter Island (2010), a Psychological Thriller Masterpiece

Movie Review — Shutter Island (2010), a Psychological Thriller Masterpiece

A masterpiece by Martin Scorsese on the level of Taxi Driver and Goodfellas. The year is 1954. U.S. Marshal Edward [Read More]

Boundaries and Identity in the Age of Globalization

Boundaries and Identity in the Age of Globalization

Boundaries are a must to preserve identity. Individuals need a boundary. And so do nations, football fans, and lovers. [Read More]

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