* This question came up with online dating. * Have you ever consciously thought about values? Having your list of personal values is not enough. Do you follow them? Can you live with yourself? * You must create your own definition of success. This article provides you with a starting point, examples and more to think about.

* Unfounded biases are really patterns of thinking, not just race and sex. * You may not even be aware of those within yourself. This article examines a wide range of prejudices and where they came from.

* Age questions are always dangerous, even when required as part of the job. * Young people seem to think retired people sit all day in their rocking chairs. * The poor desk clerk at the museum in Budapest, Hungary learned differently. Her look of shock was priceless.

* I have not yet forgotten even after 65 years!!!

* Two other biographical articles talk mainly about writing, particularly for Medium. * This one presents my view of life and underlying reasoning, like how I was afraid of girls in high school, didn’t start going out dancing until 40 years of age, and was 72 when I first performed karaoke.

* I made a great discovery by writing it. * Nearly every day is a perfect day. We don’t have to do anything big or exciting.

* It’s definitely not safe to go out of the house if Rudy is in the yard, even if the neighbor has him on a leash. * Choices are: - Ignore the whole incident and hope it isn’t repeated - File a complaint with the local authorities and upset my neighbor - Document the incident in case it happens again

* The dishwasher does jobs I hate

* My trainee from New York City asked, “Does lettuce grow underground?”

* My boss made a mistake and said, “I am so stupid!” I replied, “No, merely ignorant and that can be fixed.” Everybody laughed. * That concept applies in every area of society and life.

* What would happen if women in the U.S. didn’t? * Logically, it makes no sense except to show ownership by the man. * Currently, it’s a huge burden to change her business cards, passport, driver’s license, credit cards, bank accounts, health record links, Facebook account, and who knows what else. * Women in many other countries don’t change their last name. This article examines some of those customs and some strange ramifications here in the States.

* Good fiction puts me emotionally into the situation from the start. * I imagine what it’s like living in that house, among those people, with their expectations of me.

* Good fiction example: As two young children, they scared each other with stories about the ‘Monster’ behind the thorns. Nobody had ever even seen him. * Now, she was marrying him!

* Both mess with your mind. The main difference? * Taking the wrong risk can kill you. * However, a huge regret can make the rest of your life, and those around you, miserable.

* Work and drudgery are not necessarily the same thing.

* He generates enthusiasm, electricity! About Golf!!!

* People are generally polite and courteous, but there are always a few exceptions. * Are they blind, stupid, or just plain bullies?