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My name is Dena and I am a plane-o-phile.  No, there is no ten-step program to rid myself of this pleasant addiction.  To me, the anticipation of air travel means more than reaching a destination. It’s the […]

I have this thing about my teeth. When I was growing up, our town didn’t have a real dentist, The young man performing dental work, had learn from his father. Whatever he did, was always without anesthetic, no […]

Chanel. Hermes. Dior.  For the first time, I joined my daughter, who recently moved her business operation to the Los Angeles area, in walking up and down Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive, the boulevard whose […]

And such was this past weekend. My oldest child, the only girl in a family of 3 boys, has become a great travelling buddy.  A few years ago, we explored Prague and Italy, and just this past weekend, we decided to […]

Each day of unemployment or underemployment can be an opportunity to make significant progress in your job search or career transition. Perhaps you are hesitant to make contacts with people you don’t know.  Yet, […]

Few Americans are aware that traveling in China on your own without a speck of Mandarin (the language of the north) or Cantonese (that of the south) is entirely possible. I’ve spent six weeks in large cities […]

I love adventures and exploring and traveling Scotland by car a few years ago with my son has to be one of my life’s highlights!

This seven day adventure happened in July, 2004 while my son was obtaining […]

Recent national surveys identify networking as the single most effective strategy for professionals currently considering a career change.

A recent Wall Journal post stated that 95% of new hires are found […]

“Happy Feet”, the movie, stars a most unusual penguin named Mumble who was ostracized by his family and colony for not singing his “heart song”, the one unique only to him.  Unable to sing a note, Mumble was […]

Today my new adventure begins. Well, my first day of class is today, but the changes it is bringing to my life has already begun.
Yesterday, I got rid of a bunch of RSS feeds I had on my iGoogle homepage. Most of […]

It has been almost 6 months since I was laid off from a job I held for 10 years. As a writer, I have had to be a jack of all trades. Back in the earlier part of my career, I was a journalist, critic, photographer, […]

I’m confused. Yesterday evening’s class was great. I felt comfortable that I understood the material I was studying. I felt good about my participation and afterwards, there was an overall feeling within me […]