7/1/2008
Finally, a builder gets it right. For us!
Since they were born, the "baby boomers" have not been treated with full economic respect. From the shortage of cloth diapers, to the explosive increase in school taxes, we have been overcharged for everything. And despite police actions, experimental vaccines, threats of atomic bombs and the draft...
3/6/2008
Taking a non-ski, ski weekend spreads the wealth of health without straining the muscles
For those of us who don't ski, we really miss our partners and are sort of jealous of them having fun on the slopes without us. Grand County Colorado understands our loss and invites us to join the skiers in a non-ski, ski trip. So encouraged by a damp New York winter I took a break and headed out...
12/13/2005
The wild geese will always return to mother.
I anticipated this trip to be a trip "home," and I was not disappointed. Ireland is about the people. Pick a location, visit it, but stay long enough to really be with the people. That's where the wealth is. That's what you will take back as a souvenir. Growing up, I wondered why my grandparents...
12/13/2005
The wild geese will always return to mother.
We spent all day with Yeats, and at night we enjoyed a "Yeats" supper, a treat arranged by "Discover Sligo Tours." We had the pleasure of meeting Paula Gilvarry, a leading Sligo chef. The discussion covered Yeats, his life, times and what we had seen on the afternoon's tours. In fact, several...
11/14/2005
Valuable research for a small price.
In the study of real estate there is a theory called the life cycle of a city: growth, equilibrium, decline and rejuvenation. Growth is where the city is building its tax base, new construction, and extensive renovation. Equilibrium is when it reaches its peak and seems to stall....
4/21/2005
Vaudeville comes back
This is an opportunity to turn back the theater clock to see an actual vaudeville performance. The only things missing are the gaslights. To suggest that this is the place to bring a child to start their theater familiarization is obvious, but a more important issue is that this show will expand...
2/21/2005
This is the place to change yourself.
Take the class on menopause. I did.At times, Michael, the assignment editor, has a dark sense of humor. Sending this "old timer" to a health spa was like redoing the statue of David. We are both caste in stone and have not changed in years. David just stands there and looks good, but I agreed to...
2/21/2005
The next morning I woke up at 6:00 A.M. most likely because I was on New York time. I continued that habit, since I could use the workout equipment without other guests in the room. Lonely yes, but I could try out any of the machines with no wait. After a breakfast of oatmeal, eggs and fruit, I...
2/21/2005
Today the big activity for me was the bike trip to Bear Claw. This was to be a mountain bike trip for four hours. After one hour of being tormented by the fact that I can't do this very well, the message sank in, and I chose to go stop the pain. The guide was very patient and supportive on the trip...
2/21/2005
Evening Yoga was another new experience. There were about thirty people in an exercise room, sitting on floor mats listening to the instructor give directions. It sounded something like, "Stretch out your hand to the front and your leg to the back, while standing on one foot, then touch a space on...
