New Year’s Eve – the eve of a new year, and a new beginning for many. We love movies. We love new beginnings. So here are some clips from movies that show that magical New Year’s moment when anything seems possible. Well, the movies themselves might not show that anything is possible. But you get [...]
Continue reading …Notice I didn’t say “best” or “worst.” This list contains 12 Christmas episodes of various TV programs that many people enjoyed. Were they the best? Probably not. There are probably episodes of *MASH* that could blow the doors of these, but that’s another list for another Christmas. I’ll keep the commentary to a minimum. Just [...]
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It’s important to know what you are getting into when you begin looking for life insurance. It is easy to get sucked into those advertisements which promise half a million dollars in coverage for as low as seven dollars a month, but that is often not what you end up with. Whether you begin your [...]
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Mention winterizing your home, and most people think of things associated with preparing the house for cold weather – caulking leaks, storing firewood or servicing the furnace. My friend Heather includes emergency preparation in her winter planning, and with good reason. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, home fires are more prevalent in the winter [...]
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As I sit and watch ‘Miss Congeniality’ for the hundredth time, I laugh as the writers poke fun at the Miss America pageant. The interview portion plays and each contestant’s answer to the question posed is ‘world peace.’ It’s a bit of light-hearted fun but it has made me stop and think: is world peace [...]
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Don’t let the fact that these boxed wines don’t come in a bottle with a fancy wine label fool you, you can find some excellent boxed wine. Tired of buying wine by the bottle and want to start experimenting with box wine but you’re wary thanks to Franzia box wine? No worries – here’s a [...]
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When it’s time to start looking for a new career, whether your first job out of high school, something to support earning a PhD online, or a major change of pace from your established professional path, there are the usual career choices that come to mind: education, medicine, finance, construction, child care, and hospitality among [...]
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Christmas is a time to come together as a team and celebrate the years success with your co-workers, friends and family. The fun begins with Christmas cards, baking, presents and parties often leaving little time to think about planning a function. Orchestrating the perfect event during the silly season isn’t easy and it can be [...]
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During the last Ice Age, more than 30 percent of the Earth’s surface was covered by glacier, today just 10 percent remains covered by these giant moving ice formations. Some are accessible, some are not – either way the worlds glaciers are pretty incredible and worth taking note of. In no particular order at all, [...]
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The holidays are upon us, and you may be debating whether or not to send out Christmas Cards or Holiday Greetings. There’s postage to consider, and the time it takes to address them, write personal greetings in them, and whether, after the year you’ve had, if you really have anything nice to say to anybody [...]
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