Meditation. Spirituality. Purpose. These concepts, when practiced or realized, make you feel calmer. They serve as stress-relievers, putting to rest even the most terrifying of anxiety attacks. Edmund J. Bourne, in his book The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, helps you counteract the negative impact of anxiety and stress by showing you how to meditate, how… Read more »
Got plans this weekend? Whether they involve watching grown men fight over a ball, enjoying cute puppy tricks, or laughing at commercials and downing snacks, chances are you won’t be giving a whole lot of thought to spelling, grammar, and usage. And to be fair, explaining the proper use of hyphens with sports event names… Read more »
Nearly a year ago we committed again to an extended family vacation in the Palm Springs area of southern California. The timing was to be late January or early February in 2016. The plan was to rent a house big enough for eight people in the more central Rancho Mirage community. Quick geography lesson: clustered… Read more »
Artist: Jason Collett Album: Song and Dance Man A newly released album doesn’t get any fresher than this. A brand new album from Canadian indie rock legend Jason Collett is out today (February 5th). Song and Dance man is fun, funky, and will have you loving Canadian music all over again. Originally from Bramalea, Ontario,… Read more »
Film: Wings of Desire Director: Wim Wenders Writers: Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, and Richard Reitinger “At last mad, no longer alone! At last mad, at last redeemed! At last at peace!” – Wings of Desire “Loneliness means: I am whole at last!” – Wings of Desire Wings of Desire is one of those films that… Read more »
Gryphon Rue is the singer and songwriter behind El Tryptophan, a highly musically and verbally literate alternative music act from New York. Growing up in a community rich with accomplished musicians of varying genres granted Rue a kind of “old soul” perspective on music that somehow enabled him to create remarkably new and different material…. Read more »
Dear Barb: I have a dilemma and I’m not sure what to do. A very good friend of mine separated from her husband about four years ago and she has been seeing someone for the last three years. Another friend of ours recently broke up with her boyfriend and she has been on a few… Read more »
Band: Omega Diatribe Album: Abstract Ritual I’ve always been a huge fan of hard rock, metal, battle metal, and heavy metal, specifically music of those genres that comes from Eastern and Northern Europe. The first time I was introduced to this style of music was in Vocal Music class in high school when our teacher… Read more »
Album: Kind of Blue Artists: Miles Davis, with Bill Evans, Jimmy Cobb, Paul Chambers, John Coltrane, and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley “I think a movement in jazz is beginning away from the conventional string of chords . . . there will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them.” – Miles… Read more »
Learning the various rules to citing work can be daunting, though necessary. In my studies I have encountered three different citation methods: American Psychological Association (APA), Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), and Modern Language Association (MLA). Each varies from each other. While, I find APA and MLA to be close in style there are subtle,… Read more »