1 INSANE SLEEP DEPRIVED NATION

Americans cannot sleep. This issue costs us an estimated $16 billion a year in medical bills. Yikes! WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS WITH SLEEP? A WebMD survey found that people have trouble getting to sleep as well as staying asleep, spending 7.61 hours in bed and nearly 2...

FINDING PURPOSE IN LIFE

  This column was first published during COVID, but is still relevent today.  Having a purpose in life is essential to a meaningful existence.   Life purpose means setting goals and determining a direction for your future.  With this road map, you are more likely...

1 unconscious bias confession

I, like every human on this planet, harbor unconscious bias. Social stereotypes about certain groups of people lurk in the recesses of my mind, and I don’t even know it! And, despite my best intentions, they sometimes spill over into my everyday activities....

1 UNIQUE BURIED TREASURE

Buried treasure was unearthed at the ranch last week! Can you believe? I am now $2300 richer. The booty was left on the property several years ago, and Mother Nature managed to obscure it with a luxurious coat of grass. And what was the loot, you ask? Suckers. You...

1 EYE-OPENING independence day celebration

My March 2nd Independence Day celebration with the Texas Exes was eye-opening. What, you say? March 2nd? I thought Independence Day was July 4th? It is, but Texans celebrate two different independence days. INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR TEXAS In 1836, a delegation convened at...

1 FORGOTTEN TECHNOLOGY–THE LANDLINE

The telephone landline is apparently a thing of the past. Its demise became evident when the AT&T cellular network had a meltdown this past week, leading to howls of protest. One businessperson reported that, without her cell phone, she could not take orders for...