Top Ten Rules for Road Trips
May 29, 2009
Road trip season is upon us. With summer come long trips to beaches, mountains, and…relatives. I have to say, my family is pretty good at road trips. Last year we fit all five of us (including the baby) into my Honda Ridgeline pickup truck and drove 16 hours to South Carolina. There were no fights! All agreed it was a fun trip! Here is how we do it:
1. If you are not in a rush, don’t rush. There is no use getting all worked up about getting somewhere unless you have a… more
Comments (9)Every Supermarket Tells a Story
May 27, 2009
I recently had the pleasure of going to a Korean grocery store—H Mart–in Korea Town (otherwise known as K-Town) in Manhattan. It was an evening after work, at the suggestion of a coworker who happens to be Korean-American and volunteered to be my guide. The store was on a street I have walked past a hundred times and never ventured onto. Suddenly, a whole new world opened up, and I felt I understood the fundamentals of Korean food much better—and even had a better sense of the culture and… more
Comments (2)The Very Selfish Benefits of Helping Others
May 22, 2009
I am a board member of a few non-profit groups. I look for ones to which I have something to offer, but also ones that I have something to learn from. I am lucky in that I can afford to be generous, but honestly, it’s harder to be generous with my time than with my checkbook. Sometimes I do ask myself “Why do I miss family dinners for board meetings? Why do I volunteer my time when I never have enough time?”
But I know the answer…when I look back at all the time, energy and effort… more
Comments (1)Top 10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Summer
May 20, 2009
With Memorial Day this weekend, the joys of summer are now official! Yay! I love summer most of all. But the season is not without its risks. Here are my top 10 tips for staying healthy during the most wonderful season of the year.
1. Avoid firecrackers. Seriously, they stink up the air, disrupt a good night’s sleep, burn people’s fingers, and might just poke your eye out.
2. Keep your pool secure and kids safe. Unfortunately, more kids die from… more
Comments (11)The 5 Real Reasons American Health Care Is So Expensive and Ineffective
May 18, 2009
The debate is heating up over the future of health care in America, but this is a subject I’ve been thinking about for a long time. As a publisher in the health field, a new member of the board of a very large hospital (the Lehigh Valley Health Network), and a health “consumer” who has helped my mother navigate the system, I’m starting to understand where we have gone wrong. And we have gone wrong. Unless we address these five issues, we will never really fix the situation… more
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