Don’t make readers suffer scrolling through dozens of your profile pages. Drill down to a category of interest here. — How this Master TOC is organized Most Popular - TOC with most reads and a couple of my favorites Just Published - TOC with links to recent articles Synopsis - description of this TOC Biography - about me link Categories - link to each category TOC (too many articles for the master)

How do others see you? Do you look happy & pay attention to the other? Everyone sees the compliment. Actions speak louder than words. — Synopsis How do other people see you when you are out in public? Do you look happy to be together? Do you pay attention to each other? A simple story on how to improve your relationship. How others see us People, i.e. strangers, frequently comment on how they love watching us dancing together. Odd since…

Daily activities, from meal times & content to lifesaving intervention. You’re not diabetic but know someone who is — your life just changed. — Synopsis Sometime in your life, you will need to know about diabetes. My wife and I, coworkers, neighbors and strangers have had to contend with everything here. This article covers everything you need to know. It’s already changed the life for two early reviewers.

How I dropped my weight 40 pounds and kept it off for 31 years without special diets or exercising — Synopsis Diets don’t work because one day they will end. This article explains how to identify and change things permanently. Once you’ve decided what weight you want, it provides tips to handle your everyday meals, substitution techniques, methods to stay on track, and how I handled two remissions. During the shutdown…

Lost on Boomers. Obvious to Millennials. — Normal Usage Growing up when computers with the power of my cell phone would occupy my entire house and phones hung on walls, I still think of my cell phone as a hand-held computer, phone and camera. I make phone calls and send text messages. Occasionally, I will take a picture or…

Even I missed it the first time I read his speech — Someone claimed in an MSN comment that Trump encouraged a peaceful demonstration on Jan 6 during his speech. I reread the speech and realized that I had missed an extremely subtle strategy. I doubt that 1 in 10,000 readers would have seen it, and even fewer listeners. Introduction People frequently cite…

Give the customer a real choice & increase profits — Normal conditions Restaurant desserts have gotten out of hand in size. Last week, the smallest one had 990 calories listed on the menu. Along with lunch, that would be my entire day’s allotment to maintain my weight. One meal a day — a dog’s diet! I could eat it all, split it…

Don’t Just Treat Symptoms. Forgiveness will have no impact. — Current Scenario My friend: Loan $55,000. Payments 22 years. Balance today $175,000. The program as set up is a huge scam against unsuspecting students. It can be solved without forgiving any loans. Current Setup Normal loan process: Borrower shows sufficient income, low enough debt to make payments, and agrees to a specific term with…

Unneeded repairs and flaky additions — Overview The retiree sold out to a new company. We received a notice that we were enrolled in their free annual inspection program. Electrical, plumbing and air conditioning were due. So, we scheduled the inspections. One toilet had a slow leak and we usually had them change the house water filters…