For decades, you could only find them in high-end luxury vehicles. But by the early 2000s, many cars made heated seats an option. I have them in my MINI Cooper, and they are great, especially on chilly days. But nowadays, some car manufacturers are getting greedy. They have built heated seat technology into all of…
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Did you catch 60 Minutes last week? They did a fascinating story on mass extinction. Scientists claim that we have officially entered the sixth extinction period in our planet’s lifecycle. The last era goes back to the time of the dinosaurs. Because of overbuilding and overpopulation, our wildlife has nowhere to live. And it’s just…
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No matter how hard we try, stress is hard, if not impossible, to avoid. But now, some researchers say everyday stress can be a good thing. Of course, everyone’s tolerance levels are different. So that makes it difficult to say how much is okay for each of us…
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Shortly before Christmas, when most of the U.S. was experiencing extreme weather, our power company instituted some rolling blackouts. I was annoyed at the time, but we were getting ready to head out of town, so I just let it go. But a news story that covered similar outages in North Carolina angered me today….
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Our offices have been closed since just before Christmas. The entire company shuts down to allow everyone to recharge their batteries. It’s the first time I’ve ever enjoyed a perk like that. So I used the time to catch up on some projects I’d wanted to tackle but never finished. And while catching up is…
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The world always seems to slow down around the holidays. There isn’t usually a lot of important news to follow. Most of the time, celebrity deaths are the primary stories as the new year begins. But this year, if you’re a news hound like me, there were a couple of big stories to follow. And…
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As the page on the calendar turns, everyone is ready for new opportunities, good luck, and prosperity. There are many New Year’s traditions observed across the globe. Many of them involve food. Some people consider these things to be superstitions. I’d love to see the data that would tell us if these annual rituals work…
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The year 2023 is here; well, it will be shortly. And I think it’s time for everyone to get on the same page. No, I’m not talking about politics or climate change. I’m thinking about something simple; and something on which we can all agree. As we enter the 23rd year of the century, we…
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Nepotism has always had an impact on business. I first encountered it when I was still in high school. And while I could never benefit from it, I understood the harsh reality. In recent years the subject has had an increasing presence in the entertainment business, and they’ve even coined a slang term for the…
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The recent cold weather has caused some severe problems throughout many southern states. We’ve had our share of issues here in Nashville too. Frozen pipes and numerous water problems have popped up all around town. I’ve never understood why this frequently happens in the south, even though our weather is never as bad as it…
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