Norwegian Cruise Line’s SS Norway was one of the great old ships that I had always wanted to travel on. Her seven-day cruise was over Thanksgiving from Miami to the Caribbean. She was on a Big Band cruise with dance hosts and four well known swing bands from the past. Perfect: I like old jazz and big band music and […]
Well now it’s 2008. A year full of promise, a year filled with love, health, wealth, fitness, joy, happiness and anything else you could wish for. This is the time of the year when people all over the world decide to change their lives forever. It’s time for resolutions, New Years Resolutions that is. A time of year when everyone, […]
How do you care for begonias? Begonias are a fun and easy garden plant to grow. However, there are some challenges to keeping them healthy. Whether you’re growing them in the garden or in pots, they need consistent soil moisture. Incorporate organic matter like compost or worm casting into the soil before planting to promote excellent moisture balance. Watering When […]
What is your greatest weakness? is a common question in a job interview. It can be a difficult question to answer, but with the proper preparation, it will give you a winning answer. Before you learn how to answer the question, let’s look at the reasons why the question is asked during a job interview, so you can better understand […]
Don’t make these mistakes! 5 things to do before building or remodeling! Building your first home is a wonderful and exciting experience, a lot of work, yes, but very rewarding if you do it right! Pay close attention to every detail and you’ll have a lot of stressful moments wishing you had put this wall there instead, had a ceiling […]
Video games as a storytelling medium have often been inspired by movies, and the clearest example of this is the use of cutscenes. It is often said that Pac-Man was the first game to use cutscenes instead of going directly from one level to the next without interruption. After the player beats each stage, they would play a short vignette […]
As we work to reach our Goals, it’s easy to get discouraged because we don’t always see progress. We want a quick result or at least something we can see every time we look, but that’s not how we should measure progress all the time. Sometimes our progress must be measured in the daily actions we take. When we look […]
On June 15, 2010, changes were made to the Canada Occupational Safety and Health Act that required most employers to take additional steps to protect employees from harassment and violence in the workplace. If you operate a business in Canada and are just becoming aware of these policies, you are not in compliance and the faster your business can implement […]
Divorce is never a pleasant prospect, but it can often be successfully managed, particularly when both spouses are friendly and reasonable about the event. Unfortunately, there is a segment of our population that suffers from a personality disorder that affects interpersonal relationships in a very negative way. One of the most common, especially in men, is narcissism. In divorce, the […]
For once, I took the advice of a travel guide and rented a four-wheel drive vehicle when planning to tour the interior of Belize. It was a last minute decision, originally I had planned to walk to the main road from the airport and use the country’s public transport system. I was on vacation; there was no rush. I could […]
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