"The Wonder Years" Series Finale

Weeknights at 10 to 11pm EST, ION Television has been showing reruns of The Wonder Years. Last night, “Independence Day,” the series finale, aired and summed up the lives of the Arnold family, Paul, Winnie, and of course, Kevin.
Many of you who’ve seen the show already know what happened (and if you don’t, stop reading [...]

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Testing My Passions

Since I work in publishing, I have access to a lot of books. One that came across my path was The Passion Test by Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood. This one struck a chord because, although there are many self-help and inspirational books out there, Janet and Chris’s book has specific activities you can [...]

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Testing My Passions with “The Passion Test”

Since I work in publishing, I have access to a lot of books. One that came across my path was The Passion Test by Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood. This one struck a chord because, although there are many self-help and inspirational books out there, Janet and Chris’s book has specific activities you can [...]

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Making Happy Students

Today’s high schools mostly focus on academic achievement and extracurriculars such as athletics and various social clubs. Course content is conventional and subject-specific: language arts, history, science, mathematics, and of course P.E. A school in Germany, however, is adding another class requirement: happiness.
“‘We want to teach contentment, self-confidence and personal responsibility,’ the school’s director Ernst [...]

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Apple Picking in Warwick

The very essence of autumn signals a transition period. Its arrival marks the end of backyard barbeques and beach parties that are hallmarks of the lazy days of summer. The brisk morning air and the beginnings of red, orange, and yellow leaves are nature’s ways of preparing for the cold and brisk months of winter.
Summer [...]

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Do You Have a Renaissance Soul?

I need to get a hold of this book.
It’s called “The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One” by Margaret Lobenstine. It’s designed for people who just seem to have too many interests to focus. That points to me to a tee. I love writing. I love astronomy. [...]

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Do Something This Weekend

Today is Friday, which means just about everyone who is employed in a 9-to-5 job is looking forward to the weekend. Of course, this includes me but not just because I’m off but also because it’s my birthday. Yes, amazing. Every year I’m surprised about how old I’ve gotten. But I digress.
Do something original this [...]

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