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Saving Money By Shopping for Better Benefits

The cost of my medical insurance keeps going up. For the third year in a row, the cost of my FL health insurance has increased five percent which means I am spending more and more for the same benefits. My prescription plans changed and I am paying higher co-pays for everyday medication and some prescriptions [...]

The Drive to Be Young

Elaine Thermon was tired. It was a long day with the family, but she wasn’t just tired from the day. She was tired of being old. Elaine was active for an 80-year-old, but the stiff bones, aching muscles, and waning energy was impeding on her lifestyle, she felt. As soon as her grandson had shown [...]

Tips for Planning a Christmas Wedding

Christmas weddings are very special, because they incorporate the holiday spirit and make an already happy event even happier.  Michigan winter weddings are great at Christmastime, because the state is so beautiful in the snow!
There are all sorts of ways you can incorporate Christmas into your winter wedding’s theme.  Here are a few suggestions:

Decorate with [...]

A Writer’s Life

My brain is fried.  I just finished doing a lot of research and writing on a company called Sierra Instruments.  You probably haven’t heard of them (I hadn’t), but they make all kinds of mass flow meters, such as this ultrasonic water flowmeter.  They’re a pretty interesting company — their products have been used in [...]

My Cat and the Candle

I used to love filling my home with candle scent, but I can’t really burn candles in my house anymore — at least, if I do, I have to be really careful about it.  The reason is that I have a crazy, clueless, klutzy cat!  Here’s the story…
A number of years ago, in my first apartment, [...]