August 28th, 2023
Ralph Velasco
Navigating International Airports with Ease for Gen X and Baby Boomer Travelers Traveling internationally can be exciting, but navigating unfamiliar airports can sometimes be a daunting task, especially for Gen X and Baby Boomer travelers. These days airports seem bigger than ever and it takes more time to get from one place to another, and […]
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August 14th, 2023
Mark O'Brien
My name is Daniel. That won’t matter to you because you won’t see me. You’ll pass me by. But you won’t see me. So, my name won’t matter to you any more than I do. But I’m Daniel, nevertheless. Image By Leroy Skalstad From Pixabay.com I can’t decide If it’s odd that you don’t see […]
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July 3rd, 2023
Mark O'Brien
Your friend and mine, Dennis Pitocco, sent me this photo of a watering hole near where he and his wife, Ali, live in Tampa, Florida: People who think Irish pubs and grills are a dime a dozen are most likely correct. But they probably don’t know why there are so many or why they’re called […]
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June 27th, 2023
Eileen Bild
Today’s leaders have a responsibility to inspire the leaders of tomorrow. –Lieutenant Colonel Oak McCulloch Some people are born natural leaders, others develop into them. Oakland McCulloch is a combination of both. He has 40+ years of leadership in the U.S. Army and subsequent civilian positions, Oakland highlights principles that will benefit today’s leaders and […]
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June 21st, 2023
Eileen Bild
Women get the short end of the stick when it comes to middle age and beyond. So many suffer from changes they cannot control, unwanted added weight, mental shifts, and many more life-altering symptoms. Meet Diana Thornton, fitness trainer/coach/mentor for women over age 40. She has used her will and determination to buck the system […]
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June 19th, 2023
Mark O'Brien
Why don’t people just call me? I’ll never understand. I wonder that quite often when something that would have been evident to a blindman wearing a blindfold is presented as something revelatory or epiphanic. The latest case in point is a piece from LinkedIn news called, “When office brainstorms go bust”. Here’s the gist: It […]
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June 15th, 2023
Mark O'Brien
A popular expression says, “Everybody’s got a story.” I’m luckier than most, I have many. This is a collection of them. It’s necessarily incomplete because I’m still on the planet. As long as that remains true, I’ll always have more stories. I hope you enjoy these. CLICK HERE TO GRAB YOUR PERSONAL COPY Originally Published […]
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June 12th, 2023
Mark O'Brien
In the Friendship Bench conversation that took place on Thursday, June 1st, JoAnna Baanana and Kamla Dasrath facilitated an engaging discussion of astrology. During the session, Roger Martin asked how it was that the placement of the sun, the moon, and other celestial bodies at the moments of our births could influence the human beings […]
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June 5th, 2023
Mark O'Brien
Author’s Note: In digging through my archives recently, as I recounted here, I came across another piece I’d written many moons ago. My sons were born in 1983 and 1986, respectively. The elder was going to basketball camp every summer, starting at age nine. The younger started playing soccer before the age of nine and […]
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May 29th, 2023
Marc Joseph
Every month of the year has pet awareness events. For instance, June is National Adopt a cat month, it is National Zoo and Aquarium Month, and National pet preparedness month. June also has National hug your cat day, International Corgi Day, World Pet Memorial Day, National take your cat to work day, Ugliest dog day […]
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