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Around Town Valentine’s Day Offerings
As Valentine’s Day is an ideal time to show your love for your special companion, it’s also when you can share appreciation for a friend and family member. Here are some special offerings from several businesses located throughout San Diego. Sweet treats— Indulge your palette in some wine and chocolate tastings at Chi Chocot, a […]
Human TuneUp Column
by Cath A small act of love, you in? Since it’s love month, I welcome you to my act-of-love Heart Hoppers; they are 2” x 3.5” cards that are my version of spreading love around the world. Six different messages and oh are they magical?! Yes, they are. (photo of cards) They’re in 24 countries […]
New York Citys’ High Line Park
The first time I saw New York City’s High Line Park Gardens was January 1, 2015. At that time, it was still in the fetal stage of construction. However, when Rick Drake spoke about the Gardens of the High Line, I was amazed at the transformation and am aching to return. Drake gave us an […]
New Neighbors Who Live on the Streets
“Don’t touch the walk button with your bare hand,” I admonished my granddaughter as we crossed the street to visit Balboa Park. “Either use your elbow or pull your sleeve over your fingers when you push the button.” When she visits me her favorite thing to do is to go to Balboa Park right across […]
WHAT NOW?
“Resolutionary” “Screw it, just do it!” We could take lessons from Richard Branson, the Virgin Atlantic entrepreneur. This has been, he says, his philosophy for just moving ahead, undeterred by the usually myriad questions that accompany – and often slow down – one’s plan, one’s dream, i.e.: do you have time, funding, talent, etc.? Well, […]
Human TuneUp Column by Cath
What’s Your Dream? I remember one of the closing scenes in the movie “Pretty Woman.” A man is doing a slow stroll down the sidewalk, saying loudly and more than once to all who would hear: “What’s your dream?” It’s that time of year again. Dreamin’ time. It’s a new year after all and a […]
How to Successfully Get Started on Your Quest to Fitness and Health
You know that you want to be _____ (enter any number of positive adjectives that are plaguing your mind at the moment – healthy, fit, strong, confident, muscular, thinner), but it can be so hard to get started. How many cycles of “tomorrow’s the day” or “I’ll start on Monday” or “next month when things […]
Collaborative Groups File a Lawsuit to End Fluoride-Treated Tap Water
EPA Being Challenged About the Health Effects of Fluoride Fluoride Action Network (FAN), together with a coalition of environmental, medical and health groups, collectively known as the “petitioners,” served the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a petition calling on the Agency to ban the addition of fluoridation chemicals to public water supplies due to the […]
A New Kind of Family
Thanksgiving dinner is over and Hanukkah and Christmas are yet to be. It is very different now. As a child holidays included grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins. A big crowd and a wonderful memory. Then as a young married, holidays were my family, my parents, my in-laws, and my sister and brother’s families, […]
The Care and Feeding of Your Estate Plan
Most affluent Californians have some form of estate plan. While a will is a basic necessity, many people have invested in a comprehensive package including a will, trust, powers of attorney and advanced health care directive. As I’ve written before, your estate plan determines what happens to your assets once you’ve passed away or when […]
