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No, Thank You to Chocolate

Are our friends who give us chocolate our friends? Everyone likes to feel appreciated, and when an occasion calls for more than a thank you, a card, or a hug, I suggest giving gifts that don’t challenge someone’s willpower, sabotage healthy eating or end up on their thighs. Whether it’s a container of nourishing soup,Continue reading “No, Thank You to Chocolate”

WARNING: Oreos Contain Sugar

What if foods high in sugar came with a WARNING: consumption may contribute to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and stroke? What if 75% of those life-threatening diseases were preventable with a proper diet and regular exercise? Would sensible people still suck down several sodas a day, each containing 16 teaspoons of sugar? Would conscientiousContinue reading “WARNING: Oreos Contain Sugar”

Marshmallow Willpower

I recently watched the YouTube “Kids Marshmallow Experiment,” and besides being very entertaining…it was also very telling about human nature. In the experiment, children are videotaped while left alone with one marshmallow, on a plate, in front of them. The child is told that they may eat the marshmallow; however, if they do not eatContinue reading “Marshmallow Willpower”

Technology Today

There was a time when I thought that just maybe, I was hanging on to today’s fast-paced technology. I can find correspondence chains on my email, order a wedding gift from an online registry, Snapfish a holiday card, and, when I want to show off, I can ask Alexa to help me with the NYTContinue reading “Technology Today”