New Seniors

This wonderful song may strike a familiar chord with our visitors. It certainly did for those of us in the Neighborhood. Lyrics are by the incomparable Shel Silverstein.

The fear of expressing one’s true feelings and convictions because it might hurt someone’s feelings has led to a wishy-washy inarticulate manner of speaking among younger Americans. Poet Taylor Mali compellingly describes this phenomenon in this graphically-rendered reading of his poem.

It’s Up Time America! Three minutes of what this country really needs by Best-Selling Author and International Professional Speaker Dr. Kimberly Alyn.

No nursing home for me. I’m checking into the Holiday Inn!

Watch this goofy “commercial” and you’ll learn something and save money! For only 15 cents worth of materials you can “manufacture” your own household cleaner that’s as good as what you buy at the grocery.

This little story reminds us of one of life’s truths.

I was never a big time crook, although I have swiped a few “Sweet and Low’s” and unopened mini bottles of ketchup and mustard in my time. And I was never a perpetrator of cruelty to animals, although I do confess to incinerating a few ants with a magnifying glass years ago.

So how is that I have grown into someone who can’t stand to lie to trying hard to return money if I find it on the street and to literally feeling pain if I kill a fly?

How did I find my moral compass?

These are among the most important of life’s lessons. Please take the time to read this every word. Kindness and compassion and just the little touch to make someone else feel appreciated will make you a better person, but may also open up a world of opportunities for you!

This little story demonstrates how the arrogance of authority can land a person in a very bad situation, but good for a laugh for the rest of us!

The local residents are the people on the front lines of protecting our precious wetlands and beaches from the recent oil spill. Two old boys from the area know about what grows there and how to use what the land produces to solve all kinds of problems, both natural and man-made.