Last time in The Voice Magazine, I wrote about how the Sears’ ladies lingerie department helped transform me into a gentleman, but today’s crazy Sears story revolves around the time I spent enforcing the law and being the store’s sheriff before Sears and I eventually grew apart. Becoming known as the loss prevention king shortly… Read more »
In the March 31 article, Bird Course—Part One: Birdwatching Basics, I mentioned that no special equipment is needed to get started. Birds can be found in and around any outdoor area—anywhere they can find food sources, nesting materials, or shelter. Each species has its own needs and habits, and you can see birds in and… Read more »
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Tao Te Ching I suppose most of us have a memory from our student careers of a certain educator or two who played a significant role in shaping the course of our lives. Perhaps it was that kindergarten teacher who first brought out in you a… Read more »
Cheat the taxman and avoid paying the aggravation tax. If I were to provide readers with the blueprint on how to cheat the tax man, something like that could potentially land me in jail, but I am going to do it anyway because nobody deserves to pay the aggravation tax. Fortunately, revenue agencies are not… Read more »
A quick reminder that there will be no Voice Magazine next week, but those of you on the brick-and-mortar schedule are likely knee-deep in exams right now, and everybody else is likely trying to plough through their course work so that they won’t have to worry so much once summer hits. Meanwhile, we’ll be back… Read more »
“Holy Spirit, help me. Amen” The above prayer is usually something I keep in secret when I write these pieces. To keep things more secure is usually the argument—usually. But it’s time to step out of the usual in several ways. First, if I want to be comfortable with who I am, I have to… Read more »
There are ways to feel inspired, whether in the good times or bad. It’s an accumulative effect: the more “right” things we do, the more we burst with inspiration, although the “wrong” things are intended to put us on that right path, even if the path is miraculously winding. And the beauty is that we… Read more »
Spicy food is a popular culinary trend that has been enjoyed by people all over the world for centuries. From the fiery cuisine of Southeast Asia to the spicy dishes of Latin America, the love of spicy food transcends borders and cultures. I’ve always wondered why this became a trend and how some people can… Read more »
A bit of a breather this week, after the monster issue that was last week’s issue. Still, we have room for a lot of good stuff including the third part of Alek Golijanin’s investigation into recycling numbers, including his own experience with getting the number of a dead man, and the responses he got from… Read more »
