June 2024

You may not be able to tell by looking at me, but I’ve never won a chicken dinner in my life. So I am always curious when I hear that glorious, catchy phrase: “Winner, winner. Chicken dinner.”   Where did it come from?   Who started all of this by saying such a thing?   We all […]

It seems like these days when I see an article online that talks about “aging,” I am immediately drawn to it.  Most of the time, curiosity gets me. The headline will say something like, “The best foods for seniors to eat.”  Or maybe, “These three simple exercises will keep you fit well into old age.” 

“Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure. Life is like that. We don’t know anything. We call something bad; we call it good.

Sometimes, when a situation presents itself, I respond with a resounding, “Holy Moses.”  And then, for some reason, it reminds me of molasses. Maybe the similar letters.  Regardless, Moses and molasses have nothing in common, historically.  At least, not as far as I know.  But “Holy Moses” is a go-to phrase. And yet, what do

Worry sure is something. As defined, worry is this:  (verb) give way to anxiety or unease; allow one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles. (noun) a state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems I think worry is an extension of fear.  In order for worry to exist, we have to imagine

An unparalleled genius. That’s right.  There has been no match for his type of vision and wisdom in so many different areas. I’m talking about Leonardo da Vinci.  A man born in Italy in born on April 15, 1452.  He would stay on this Earth, living and breathing for 67 years.  On May 2, 1519, he died, most likely, from an