Coming from a life long career in education, I believe in teaching by example. The first thing is to recognize the situation and the problem. The possible solutions come later. The following is a short story which may hit home for you or for someone you know. It presents a scenario to be considered. Even if this situation is in your face, you need time to digest it before you can consider an action. Ideas will follow. As you ...

Parenting Our Parents Today’s blog deals with a sad topic, but one we all must deal with sooner or later—aging parents. It’s amazing how time flies. As children, we’re dependent upon our parents for virtually everything in life. The next thing you know, we’re all grown up, giving our parents advice, telling them what to do and trying to organize their lives. The amazing thing is that they actually listen and sometimes even comply. I was always ...

It’s Christmas week. My mom flew in from Philadelphia to do her part in the retention of my oft-disputed sanity. I was far behind in the wrapping, taping, labeling, and, well, sleeping departments. She has helped me to manage the house and the kids. As always, she will need to rest after her vacation. C Day approaches. She’s going home tomorrow. Her bags are packed and it’s 2AM. I’m like a hamster that goes on a tear after midnight. The ...

Americans are busy spending well over $26 billion on gift cards this holiday season. And, just when you thought you’d heard it all, here comes the idea of a medical gift card. With the holidays literally right around the corner and your stress level high, it may be exactly what the doctor ordered. This unique card is being issued by Visa and the targeted audience is the Sandwiched Boomers. They are the ones buying presents ...