1. Funny (and not-so-funny) anecdote I saw last week… Someone shared this funny, but sadly accurate, take on how politics, big business, and the world work. (Thanks for sharing, Chris T.) I could not find a source, so I just reprinted it here… I told my son, “You will marry the girl I choose.” He…
1. Happy St. Patrick’s Day… St. Patrick’s Day has always been a celebrated holiday in our family. My grandmother was half Irish and was proud of it. My mother used to take us out of school to attend the parade in downtown Cleveland. I have fond memories of getting together with my family, complete with…
1. Study that everyone MUST be aware of… Last month, a study was published in The Lancet proving that natural immunity to COVID is “at least as high, if not higher” than that provided by the vaccine. You don’t say!?! This was the largest meta-analysis to date, and included an impressive 65 studies from 19…
1. Something I’ve been thinking about this week… There is a lot of talk about lifespan. This is the total number of years we live. We get very excited about the thought of being able to live longer and longer. But as we become sicker and sicker (which we have), we need to put more…
1. Frightening stat I learned this week… There had been a study in 2017 showing that the sperm count in men had been dropping a little over 1% each year over the past 50 years. Well… they just updated the data… and it AIN’T GOOD! Turns out that the sperm counts in men WORLDWIDE is…
1. Great (and uplifting) story I heard this week… We’ve all encountered online scammers. Well… what started out as an apparent online scam in this CBS Evening News story, ends with a surprising twist. Not sure how I came across it, but I’m glad I did. It’s a great story! 2. News story I’ve been…
1. Event (and photo) that moved me this week… I looked up the latest news on the earthquake in Turkey and Syria late last night and read that the death toll was up to 21,000. I couldn’t help but remember how we all felt after the 9/11 attacks (fear, anger, confusion, sadness, frustration, etc.), and…
1. Something I’ve been asked about a lot lately… There is a lot of buzz around infrared saunas lately. Saunas have been in use for over 2,000 years (invented in Finland), and the number of benefits continues to increase. Of course, they feel good, sooth sore muscles, loosen joints, and have detoxifying effects, but research…
1. My most recommended books… For some reason, I have had numerous people ask me these past two weeks for a book recommendation (maybe because of the new year???). I figured I’d share my two all-time most recommended books. They are The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Steven Covey, and The Compound Effect,…
1. Some surprising facts I read this week… I find myself digging into details and facts on some of these holidays to learn a little more about them. I have read a lot about Martin Luther King Jr. in the past, but came across an article titled “5 Things to Know: Surprising Facts About Martin…