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When we are in the moments of the overwhelming hurt and pain of grief, we don’t think we will ever get through it. And sometimes, our grief can bring up feelings or thoughts that we don’t understand and that scare ...

Did you ever get the feeling when you were a kid that your parents never thought you did anything right? Well, the other night while I was waiting to be seated for happy hour at a local drinkery and eatery, ...

How many decisions do you have to make every day? How many are easy? How many difficult? Not to mention stressful. When I was a kid just getting out of knickers and into long pants, decision making for entertainment was ...

Boredom is one of the reasons kids drop out of school, and why Americans are addicted to drugs, alcohol and sex. Type in the word boredom in the “search” section of your web browser. There are several references, one of ...

Steve Di Carlo and Tania Siniard want to put it all together. The two 30-somethings were at one point essentially competitors. But after starting a relationship, the duo now plan to combine their businesses, as well as their lives. Both ...

The New York Times is running a series called “The Vanishing Mind” with the most recent installment titled “Years Later, No Magic Bullet Against Alzheimer’s Disease.” The article is based on the conclusions reached by a “jury” of 15 medical ...

If you’ve set foot in a high school recently, you’ve probably been amazed by all the cool ways that kids learn these days. Besides computers and the Internet, there are DVD’s, CD’s, VCR’s, PowerPoint presentations, and a million other e-things ...

Anyone who travels for business or pleasure needs to be aware of a move to regulate the travel industry. Say some supporters of the idea, if ever there is an industry that needs regulation, it’s the travel industry.

For the second time this week I was asked by a buyer what that our real estate market is averaging for the percentage off of list price. That question still surprises me because the real estate market has had a ...

“Life is difficult,” wrote M. Scott Peck in the first page of his classic book, “The Road Less Travelled.” Now that’s a bummer. Or is it? Let’s think about this for a minute. Remember when you first learned how to ...

You may have seen me running on the beach by the Naples Pier. I love running, but I’ve never been very good at it. My legs feel like they could go forever, but at times my lungs give up after ...

Dear Laurie, My girlfriend and I broke up. I’m clear it’s over and it feel it’s for the best. But I’m having mixed emotions — angry at myself for making another mistake and missing her at the same time. I’m ...

Julia Fraser felt like the roof was caving in on her. Maybe because it was. Fraser’s home in Bonita Springs had quite a few issues, but the 4-foot by 8-foot hole in the living room ceiling, where for months, the ...

OK, I see how it is. I’m gone for two weeks and nothing. No protests, no angry mobs. No “Where did you go?” No “When are you coming back?” Zip. I thought I had been feeling some love recently, but ...

I was a good athlete, but, although I was fast, I was also brittle. My football coach had to run plays for me that were designed to allow me to catch the ball and then run out of bounds immediately ...