I seem to have reached a point in life where I have difficulty accepting the premise that when something sounds too good to be true, it almost certainly is too good to be true. However, it may not be related to age but rather ingrained in our DNA; we want more for less, something for nothing, always looking for the…
As we enter a new chapter in a new calendar year, it’s time to start thinking about effective social media marketing strategies for your small business. To stay ahead of the competition, it is imperative that you adjust your marketing strategy to take advantage of prevailing trends and the ever-evolving market for various business industries. The small business platform has…
In this article, Victoria Boutenko shares about HCL levels, green rotation, and rough hiking. Victoria Boutenko, she is part of a raw food family and is the author of Green Smoothies and Green for Life. Kevin: So does anyone just drink green smoothies to get their HCL levels back up? Should someone test their HCL levels and then see how…
Economic development associations are well aware that cities, counties, and communities must have a strong, capable, and educated workforce to be successful. If we look at Silicon Valley, we realize that the incredible growth and all those high-tech parks from San Jose to San Francisco could not have been developed if it hadn’t been for the quality workforce that was…
One of the main obstacles to quitting smoking is dealing with withdrawal cravings. I want to make a bold statement and declare that I don’t believe in these cravings and I’ll tell you why. Typical cravings reported are feeling grumpy or angry, headaches, lack of concentration, shaky hands, and an empty feeling in the chest and stomach. I have seen…
During the construction of a new house a few years ago, I stopped by the site one afternoon. As I was walking through the house, I found the drywall contractor finishing his work in what would be the dining room. He had done a good job, except for one thing: the insulation contractor hadn’t insulated the walls yet. “What do…
After Michigan managed to get blown out by Division 1-AA Appalachian State 34-32 last week in their home opener before 110,000 fans watching at the Big House in Ann Arbor, the Oregon Ducks traveled to the Big House and they gave the once mighty Wolverines their worst. defeat since 1968, a 39-7 thrashing. The 32-point margin of loss was Michigan’s…
Seventeen months ago our daughter died from injuries she received in a car accident. Since that tragic accident we have walked with sorrow every day. We have also become GRG: grandparents raising grandchildren. My husband and I are the legal guardians of 16 year old fraternal twins. Raising them is our new life mission, a sacred mission, and we will…
Often in doubt about genetics, there is the term division. Splitting into birds simply means a genetic trait or color that is carried, but not seen visually. Sometimes there can be feathers on the nape (perhaps white spots) which reveal that a bird may clearly have some other color mutation or trait, than it appears to be visually. Or it…
We currently live in an increasingly busy and technology-dependent world, where many of us spend the day looking at screens in an enclosed space. In our major cities, people of today’s generations have become so cut off from the natural world that when they experience even simple things like tall grass or the musty smell of the forest, they react…