One night while quietly walking the grounds with a girl 00 had just met there, he climbed on one of the huge, thick stone staircase railings, goofin’ off, but showin’ off more likely, when suddenly he could see a huge Demon Dog appear at the landing at the top of the stairs, the...
It occurred to me that for many of us over the last months life may not have changed all that much. In laterlife, often after retirement, adaptation to a different way of life has always been important health and wellbeing.It has often been thrust upon us and surprises us even when exp...
Loosely based on the biographical novel of the same name, Masters of Sex is a drama series set in the 1950s and 60s. It follows two researchers of Human Sexuality and their relationship with one another. As the two pursue the boundaries of sexuality, the show focuses on their burgeoning re...
When I say standards slip, I don’t just mean the entertainers would lose their gusto on stage and the security guards would be more flexible in letting ‘visitors’ onsite after hours – I mean the staff would stop shagging all the good looking people and happily throw a bone(r) in the...
Life insurance companies, as equity stakeholders in policyholders’ lives, have incentives to mitigate their health risks. I introduce a framework that enables life insurers to evaluate the financial viability of developing and implementing health engage
To get a more reality-based point of view on the above, I participated in a virtual workshop hosted this past Saturday by the Long Island Writing Project (a local chapter of the National Writing Project started in Berkley, CA in the 60s). The topic was “Writing the Moments,”… an ...
In the 60s, the use of LSD was merely experimental and almost infamous. It led to some frenzy about what will society look like with the use of this drug. However, with time, people have become more receptive to it. It is the reason you can find an lsd dispensary online. There are ...
Trim that back to“Just the facts, ma’am,”and add a little guesswork to show the characters don’t know everything. We have to keep the carrot (information) dangling just out of reach, or we’ll lose the reader. We want to avoidbloated expositionbecause readers will skip over walls ...
If this gets you through the day or the week or the year that’s okay too. People get through tough and horrible times in different ways. I have done it both ways. I have faced facts, tried my best, bit that bullet, and kept going. Sometimes I have walked through life and ignored...
I even tell people that “sitting is the new smoking,” because the health effects are similar. Blood flow slows down and your blood becomes more viscous. This puts you at greater risk of developing blood clots. Because blood tends to pool in your legs and feet, that’s where you’re ...