The words health and wealth rhyme with each other but they are clearly different concepts. This entry was inspired by a picture I saw posted on an online story I viewed yesterday. Forbes magazine notified the world that the great golfer, Tiger Woods, now has enough net worth to classify him […]
Recently, we all heard the news that the actor, Ray Liotta passed away suddenly at age 67. Mr. Liotta was well known for movies such as Goodfellas and Field Of Dreams. Many times each year, we learn of the passing of a famous actor, ex-athlete, well known politician and other celebrities that die prematurely. […]
When the expression “Fast Food” is used, images of McDonalds, Taco Bell, Burger King, Wendys and Arbys are conjured up. These are the classic drive-thru “fast food” places that we all partaken of at different times of our lives. Additionally, we all know that during weight control journeys these places should be avoided […]
I absolutely LOVE family traditions. Some traditions are based on religious preferences, others on cultural norms and many people/families develop their own traditions. Regardless of the source, traditions tend to bond families and friends together as well as provide opportunities to remember and commemorate those deceased family members/friends that were a vital part of […]
Anyone out there remember how excited we were in 1972 when Atari introduced the Pong video game? We attached this to our television sets and the very basic game consisted of a ball being hit back and forth between 2 players. This was the very first video game, and over the ensuring 50 years, we […]
I am not a coffee person but I sure wish I invested in Starbucks way back when. The company was founded in 1971 in Seattle, Washington but the major growth occurred after Starbucks went public in 1992. In 1996 the company expanded outside the U.S. and shortly thereafter became the world’s largest coffeehouse chain in […]
When I am watching a baseball game and hear the word “SACRIFICE”, the image that is conjured up is a hitter squaring around to bunt in order to get the baserunner from first to second or second to third. Basically, the batter is “giving up” his at bat for the good of the team. […]
The summer season is almost here and with so many of us suffering from CFS (Covid Fatigue Syndrome), we are licking our chops to attend social gatherings that have been on the back burner since the pandemic. Graduation […]
For those baseball fans out there, especially ones that follow the New York Yankees, you may remember their great Hall of Fame catcher, Yogi Berra. Yogi made the All-star team 18 times and played in 10 World Series for the Yankees during his illustrious playing career. Despite being a great player, Yogi was/is probably best […]