Just give me a good night’s sleep

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 I can count on one hand the number of times this past year I’ve slept straight through the night.  I keep getting up to go to bathroom and often lie awake and toss and turn. I’ve done nothing about it, except occasionally leave the bed and sleep on the...

Are you caught in the “busy” trap?

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I see it all the time with family, friends and acquaintences. They’re too busy to do this, too busy to do that. They bring their smart phones and laptops on vacations, on weekend getaways with their wives — even on fishing trips. They just can’t turn...

Here’s an idea: Plan your own 50th birthday party

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My initial column about how my 50th birthday was a bummer prompted this uplifting email from Ron Westbrook, a new reader of this blog. He came up with a good idea. “My 50th was a blast.   “In 2004 I organized and planned a 50 mile bike ride from Bville to...