The funny thing about writing is that is is not like they taught you in high school. No. It’s about emotion and effect and reaching someone else’s feelings. Isn’t that interesting? I was staunch-taught in strict writing…but that’s not the world. I like this style better and I’ll work on it. Sadly this story is …
How many of you have suffered – literally suffered – from standing in long checkout lines at Shaw’s or other supermarkets. Your children are cranky, your back hurts, your patience is at its breaking point – yet you wait and wait and wait. Your stress level is causing your face to redden and develop a …
Over 60 generation loving self checkout! Who knew? Read More »
Technology has finally concentrated on the elderly – Thank God! As a caregiver to both parents for over 20 years – manually checking blood pressure, lungs, heart rate, respiration, and blood sugars was exhausting for my parents and myself. Congestive Heart Failure is a monitoring nightmare for the caregiver. Observing changes in walking and balance …
Technology for the elderly and caregivers. Who Knew? Read More »
Both have a positive association on cognitive abilities such as executive function, short term memory, reasoning, global cognitive function, processing speed and recall. In older adults these skills can stimulate several cognitive abilities, brain plasticity and possibly reduce MCI (mild cognitive impairment). Knitting can lower heart rate and blood pressure and reduce harmful blood levels …
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So, just landed in Logan, 1am. Need an Uber to my hotel downtown. I was worried…it’s kinda late, right? Not so. And what amazes me is how Logan and the world has totally embraced #Uber (and Lyft). It’s not just “a something”, it is: “it”. Walk thru the airport and terminal exits…1,000’s of signs pointing …
You’re probably reading this on the weekend. The workweek is over. You get your break. We often look forward to the weekend for a much-needed rest. To get away from our hectic work. It becomes easy to see work as a necessary but undesirable evil. But if we peek under the hood at work, we …
Just in time for the holiday season – Texting manners from Emily Post. Growing up we were taught manners in how to greet people, introduce people – remember: Steve this is Pat; Pat this is Steve – dining manners – napkins on your lap, and where to place your napkin if you were leaving or …
Happy Friday. Where do YOU work? Think about it. Today I decided to “work” in Sandwhich MA — an under”spoken” town. But what’s to “speak” if you have your computer, your vision of life, your sense of smell, cold-wet-sand, and the loving wind? (and free WiFi, right?) Point: Be the Shark and Smart; work wearever …
I grew up a bit in a fear of theft and crime, even though I was in a nice upper-class suburban ‘hood. I think (checking) the world different is today. We *might* have more trust than before. And why? Technology. Like many new-age-work-reformers, our life is the road. Yes, work-from-home (WFH) really means: work “wherever” …
We recently attended the Boston Pops Holiday concert; short: It was AMAZING (and always is!!!). You simply sit there in the beauty of the theatre, the magic of the perfect music, and the wonder of a detailed theatrical experience. And maybe, for a moment, you’re not thinking about technology (maybe). But in a very good …
The TRANSPARENT beauty of technology (and, Boston Pops!) Read More »
