What is a day? Most would say “24 hours” or the length of time from midnight to midnight or 86,400 seconds. All these definitions are correct in as far as they go.
“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.” -Unknown It’s so true. Music really does make the world go ‘round. Whether I’m…
You’re no Nancy Kerrigan. It’s okay, neither am I. But every once in a while I still like to bust out my pretty white ice skates and pretend I am. The outcome usually involves a lot of Tylenol, icing and…
“Eat less, move more.” If you’ve never heard this little adage, you’ve obviously never needed to lose weight. The phrase is a simple, accessible way to explain the entire concept of weight loss without explaining caloric intake, metabolism, muscle mass…
Wow. Where does the time go? Here we are, knee-deep in December, so focused on buying presents for and making plans with our loved ones that we completely spaced that New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. Everyone has their…
As I kid—well, like every other kid in America, I believed in Santa. Up until my older sister maliciously spilled the beans about the true identity of Santa Claus, I spent every December, and most of October and November counting…
Let’s be real—aside from the typical requests of “spending time with family”, “world peace”, and in some cases, “my two front teeth”, all anyone really wants for Christmas is to make it through the holidays with at least a shred…
‘Tis the season for—what else—company holiday parties. Time to spend a few unpaid hours with your co-workers. Time to drink martinis and cocktails on your boss’s tab and fill up your Facebook page with incriminating photos of your cubicle neighbors.…
Thanksgiving is a thing of the past, which naturally means it’s time to focus on the next holiday. Time to put up Christmas lights, buy marshmallows for hot cocoa and battle the masses in your local shopping mall to find the…
If you are involved with skiing (or snowboarding), chances are you have heard the phrase “après ski.” Perhaps you are savvy enough to know “après” means “after” in French, and that it’s pronounced “ahh-PRAY.”