10,000 days seems like an eternity, doesn’t it? But, that is the amount of time required to complete, The Course of 10,000 Days. The Course of 10,000 Days is a personal growth journey that helps individuals seek answers from within to solve emotional and spiritual problems that exist in the...
Wine Tips For Your New Year’s Eve Party
Italy is an amazing place to visit. The scenery is gorgeous, the food is fantastic and the wine is incredible. So when I received these tips from Debi Mazar, actress and wine connoisseur, I wanted to share with you, especially this time of year. P.S. This wine rocks and is...
My Top 10 Favorite Long Island Restaurants of 2013
I live in Nassau County and I work on the border of Nassau and Suffolk so I don't venture out much passed Melville on the weekends. I also don't tend to drive north so you may have some additions to this list. If you do, please add to the comments...
Are You Prepared to Leave the Business You Built?
More and more small business owners are selling their companies, with sales hitting a four-year high earlier this year in the United States, and Canada predicting its largest small business turnover ever in the next five years. “Many of our CEOs are baby boomers approaching retirement age,” says Kathleen Richardson-Mauro,...
Ecommerce Holiday Shopping: The Biggest Opportunity of the Year for Online Retailers
With the holidays coming up, many people choose to buy their gifts online. Did you know that all five of the biggest online sale days take place between late November and mid-December? Some highlights: · Online black friday sales increased 26% last year while in store actually ...
Health Insurance is Way Out of Line!
Our health insurance has gotten way out of line and it's getting ridiculous! I don't understand why we can't pay a little more in taxes and a little less in health insurance (so it's a wash) and have health care for everyone who needs it? My brother was telling me...
A #GoogleGlass Adventure in #FtMyerSanibel
Four strangers and I were invited to the Beaches of Ft Myer & Sanibel on a #FindYourIsland Challenge. I didn't know what to expect but I was looking forward to meeting other Google Glass Explorers. On Friday, September 6, I boarded a plane at 8 am along with Keith Kaplan,...
When Was It Decided That Marriage Needed Defending? by Greg Sleter
It was 17 years ago when President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prevented married same-sex couples from receiving benefits available to other married couples under federal law. Ironic, too, that it was Clinton, whose own marriage is not exactly the poster child for healthy...
On Trying To Find A Washington, DC Laundromat
My son started his summer at two different National Student Leadership Programs -- one at Fordham (in the Bronx) and one at American (in Washington, DC). After he completed the American conference, he was scheduled to go to another school in Baltimore. Since there was no time to go home...
Can You Be Happily Married? Here’s Some Tips! #SwifferEffect
It always amazes me to talk with couples who have been married 40+ years. My parents were married for 50 years and although they had their ups and downs, they were happy. My in-laws were also married nearly 50 years and they too seem to be happily married. With the...