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The Ripple Effect: Do Small Actions Matter?
By Liz Sterling
Rolling the clock back to April and May, I recall how my eyes peered out toward others on the occasional shopping trips to the market – I can still feel how my body was contorted with fear.
Try a New Way to Travel
By Family Feature
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, families are still finding ways to make the most of unusual schedules to plan a getaway. With more flexible work and school arrangements, many families are embracing the idea of a “flexcation,” an emerging travel trend where families rent vacation homes later in August, September and October, consider staying longer to mix work and play, and often get better value in high-demand locales.
Tackling that Clothes Closet
By David Hall
During these COVID times, chances are pretty good that you’ve NOT BEEN FOCUSING on YOUR CLOTHES CLOSET!! This area, though low on the priority of things, may very well be clogging up your energy, chi and flow. So, what to do?? Follow me into your closet of gloom and let’s explore a way to clear the clutter… clear the mind.
Identity Theft
As I read my credit card statement, my eyes bulged. I was being billed for two $5,000 cash advances I had not taken. Then there was a clothing shopping spree in Dallas. Someone had stolen my credit card information and went to town on it.
The ONE Thing
By Tina Valant-Siebelts
In the United States, we are killing our kids and our pets, with “love.” A third of children (under age 19) are overweight or obese, along with more than half of our dogs and cats.
Considering Animal Adoption?
By Karen Ellis-Ritter
I have always been a huge advocate for fostering and adopting animals. In doing so, you are saving a life, abstaining from the support of abusive puppy mills and unnecessary breeding – and you receive unwavering gratitude and unconditional love in return! In this current unprecedented isolation, it might just be a perfect time to entertain this notion.
Let’s Hear it for all of the Women Heroes!
By Susan Hargreaves
When was the last time you saw an over-40 female superhero in a movie or on television? The answer is never, yet in real life we are surrounded by women standing up and reaching out to help or defend others.
Get ready for football in the age of COVID-19 (we think)
By Mark Tudino
Normally (and that’s a word rarely heard these days) our fall issues would feature football previews – one for the pros and one for the college guys. But this year, like everything else, things are different. Let’s begin with the college game.
Railroaded
By Jonna Shutowick. M.S. Ed.
During a visit to the Flagler Museum, one room on the second floor left me reeling. It was simply called the Ida Alice room, and contained photos of the 10 happy years that Henry and his second wife (the nurse of his first, later deceased, wife)
DEAR EARTH TALK:
I overheard someone saying the Coronavirus could drive mountain gorillas extinct? Is this because they are susceptible to the virus?
By Earth Talk
While we don’t know for sure whether mountain gorillas or other great apes are susceptible to coronavirus, no one wants to find out.
Recipe of the Month
Smashed Chickpea Avocado Dip
By Forks over KnivesThis is probably one of the fastest appetizers ever made. You can serve it with toasted pita bread or corn tortillas. Make wraps or sandwiches with any leftover dip. Spice it up with some hot sauce if you like.
