Many of us look back fondly on the innocent days of the 1950s. Whether we personally lived through them or not, the era has become romanticized as the height of “descent” American culture. Life as we know it has changed dramatically since then. Using Illinois homes as an example, here are a few changes that […]
Countless people enjoy these magazines and the reality TV shows that provide a steady stream of willing victims, preferring them to art, theatre or literature. The snobs would have you believe our society is crumbling around our ears, with the likes of David Beckham as our idols what hope could civilised society possibly have? In […]
It is not the best thing to do but sometimes our bank account, or our time, means we have to re-gift a gift to friends and relatives.
When re-gifting, there are several rules you should follow.
The best gifts to re-gift
When you are re-gifting, there is nothing that beats unopened liquor bottles. Liquor is always popular, […]
Twenty years ago I had a supernatural experience when the Holy Spirit came into my life and I fell madly in love with a woman. I was jailed, injured, and robbed of the custody of my children, all because of love. My parents, church and friends completely abandoned me and made me […]
You walk into a shop and find a notice on an item that says Buy Two Get One Free. We see them everyday, in most shops around the world, but do we know what that is called?
Now you do. It is a lagniappe, which is a small gift from a merchant to a customer, usually […]
While some individuals pay no mind to seeing a teenager behind the wheel of a car, there are others who cringe at the site. As soon as they see the words “Student Driver” plastered on the car, they envision one more hazard on the road. This could be considered a type of stereotyping, but there […]
Are anti-depressants modern miracles or unnecessary?
I don’t want anyone to think that I’m bashing the United States health care system, or Big Pharmaceuticals, or Uncle Sam…but, powerful prescription drugs should be a last resort not a first line of defense.
Anxiety and lexapro should go hand in hand if all else fails. That […]
Have you ever heard someone say that you can watch a child all day long and nothing happen, but as soon as you look away that is the very moment that they will fall and get hurt? That really does seem to be the truth of the matter.
Parents can be really conscious of protecting […]
We live in a very stressful modern society and sometimes things get out of whack for people. It’s easy to do. The balance in life is thrown off. And when balance it thrown off things like anxiety and depression creep in. Kind of like nature’s way of telling us that something’s […]
One of the main reasons work overload and pressure has increased is that organisations in the developed world are trying to compete with cheap labour in the emerging economies. Ironically workers in the emerging economies are also experiencing greater levels of stress. The cost of stress in the workplace is enormous and is estimated to […]
