The damage is done. By the automobile. The most destructive, harmful, wasteful, aggravating invention in history. We took a major wrong turn when we committed to travel primarily by single-occupancy vehicles rather than mass transit. Instead of improving quality of…
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From the moment we learn to talk, we’re asking questions. Why is the sky blue? What’s that smell? Are we there yet? And then, within the span of only about a decade, we’ve satisfied our youthful curiosity and now know…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Michael J. Doyle, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Sacramento, CA How better to understand the complexities of time than going directly to the source. Not Father Time or Einstein, but the next best thing, someone who makes time for a…
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The YouTube videos only slightly less cliché than those of cute cats are of “seniors” doing cute things. More power to the talented tap dancing seniors (about 8,250) and seniors singing rock songs (about 43,300). But here’s why I take…
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For those of us who avoid small talk like the plague, new research offers good cause to at least try opening our minds and mouths. Recent studies highlighted in “Science of Us,” the online compiler of such things, suggests that…
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Words do matter. Words have the power to inform and influence; and used effectively, the right words can dramatically impact a reputation, product, or cause. Just as words can make a movement, they risk breaking one as well. Some policymakers…
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There’s a new and encouraging reason to sense less stress about getting older. According to recently released scientific research, mental health improves with age. “People who were in older life were happier, more satisfied, less depressed, had less anxiety and…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: William R. Murray, former Sacramento CPA, convicted felon Bill Murray (not that one) was at the top of his game, so to speak, until an epic fall from grace. In December 2009, the 54-year-old tax accountant was charged…
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Jerry: “What is this obsession people have with books?” More than a few classic “Seinfeld” episodes centered on books: the library cop, Kramer’s coffee table book, George’s flagged bathroom book (“If it wasn’t for the toilet there’d be no books”),…
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Dearest Herta and Lore! We see each other no more. I wish you both all the best. Think of me with love, as I do of you. Final greetings, kisses to you both. I end. On display at the Foundation…
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