Like Don, we have been having a Father's Day Golf Outing for over the past 15 years. It started out as Me, My Dad, Norm and Austin. As the years rolled on Jake started attending and it felt good to have my Dad and my son with me. Although my Dad passed almost three years ago I miss him. He was a gentle soul even though life was difficult for him …
In the stadium where the San Francisco Giants baseball team plays, unusually large seagull invasions started earlier this year. Most times they appear after the seven inning stretch, scanning the park to see what tasty leftovers will be available. "Take me out to the ballgame" is their signal that dinner is being served. Giants first baseman Bran …
In an age where we, the American consumer, expect great service from every company we deal with there is one shining example of a company where their customer service standards are horrible. It's behaviours show that it could care less about being liked or respected. And people use them all the time. Spirit Airlines - the no-frills carrier. They …
We all want the silver bullet when it comes to exercise and diet. This will add fuel to the fire...a recent article in the May-June issue of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal says you only need about 7 minutes performing 12 specific exercises (image on left) using only a chair and a wall, no weights or machines. …
The Syrian Electronic Army (S.E.A.) successfully attacked the NY Times yesteday. This is the same "army" that hacked the Twitter account of the A.P. and drove the stock market down by Tweeting that there were explosions at the White House. We have a cyber army and so does Russia, England, Israel, Iran, Pakistan and of course China. Just about eve …
As a follow to my blog last week about turning your technology off I decided to try it. Yesterday I did not look at any emails or crack my computer till about 3 o'clock. I couldn't wait any longer...it was pulling me. I thought I had heard my phone say..."gotta check your email..." but I could be wrong. When I did open my email in my iPhone I w …
Last Tuesday night we, the Tribal Council, were commenting on when was the last time you turned your technology off. Not surprisingly, none of us turn it off. In fact, Fred and I get in trouble because our heads are bowed down immersed in email. Those that are with us get very upset because it appears we are not paying attention. We are...albeit …
Kiplinger magazine compiled the 10 cheapest places to live in the US and guess what? None of them were in the Northeast! It's no surprise that they are all in the South and South west. Here they are... 1. Harlingen, Texas 2. Memphis, Tenn. 3. McAllen, Texas 4. Fayetteville, Ark. 5. Temple, Texas 6. Conway, Ark. 7. Pueblo, Colo. 8. Wichita F …
It's been less than a week since the bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon and in that time the authorities have figured out who did it and tracked them down in the probably the most intense manhunt in history. The entire city of Boston was on lock down. I'm grateful that it's over and I want to know why. At present it appears it's not connected …
At best it's a tournament that is extremely difficult to win. Each shot needs to be carefully played and when it's windy it's at it's worst. Guan Tianlang, a 14 year old from China (the youngest player in the Masters for over 100 years), is in the tournament and was assessed a one stroke penalty for slow play. It's very rare that a penalty gets as …
Starting next year, the employees at Michelin North America will have to pay, up to $1,000, if they have a waistline that exceeds their criteria (35 inches for women and 40 inches for men) or even high blood pressure. Other companies in the country are adopting the same philosophy demanding that employees share personal-health information, such as …
It's an exciting time of year, leaves will start to form on trees, flowers will grow and more importantly we get to play golf. Golf season is here and, as I'm sure you know, the Annual Bob Formica Golf & Tennis Outing is right around the corner. But a more important story is emerging from the USTA. On the heels of proposing a ban on belly …
Dr. Francisco Fernandez-Aviles working at London's Royal Free Hospital has been building replacement parts for human bodies. So far he's "installed" 5 windpipes. A Dr. Seifalian made tear ducts and an artery that are now living inside of people. He's made a nose he intends to use...on a patient who lost his to cancer. And as part of a clinical t …
An upstate Assemblyman from Putnam County, Steve Katz, was stopped for speeding (80mph in a 65mph zone...not bad) when the officer smelled that smell. He found a bag of marijuana and Mr. Katz was ticketed for possesion. The funny part is that he was one of 50 Assembly members who voted against legalizing medical marijuana last June. That bill did …
With the explosion of apps and online business models, it was just a matter of time before someone came up with this. A service that will continue to post to Facebook and Twitter and even LinkedIn after you're gone and not just in a different room...gone from this reality. If I die lets you post a video or text message on Facebook. Their tagline …
It's Saturday...and anything goes.
