When I was growing up, way back in the old days of black-and-white television (in the very early 1960's), the US Army produced a weekly half-hour program that they called The Big Picture, and it opened with a graphic depicting the globe. John Glenn had not yet taken his first manned orbital ride and we were still almost a decade away from the first moon landing. »more»

For the past few days, I've been reading Dr. Jed Diamond's newest book, The Irritable Male Syndrome with rapt attention (in advance of interviewing him on my upcoming internet radio program). In my estimation, this book is required reading for anyone in the helping professions. It explores a complex of issues that work together in men to create a raging animal out of concerned and loving person. »more»

If I didn't know better (but I'm not sure that I do), I'd say the world was having a midlife crisis. Whether it's about half-way through it's life span, I don't know; but I do think that it's behaving just like a middle-aged guy. »more»

It was the original "generation gap" and the differences and resulting strains between the Baby Boom Generation and their parents of the Greatest Generation were even more pronounced than those of previous eras. »more»

Though still a relatively small portion of over all births (just 5% in California), the number of women 40-44 who are giving birth has grown rapidly in the past decade (up 300% in California). »more»

What would happen if someone attempted to follow the advice of twenty-nine self-help experts over a 2-year period in an effort to be a happier person? »more»

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"Some day, you’ll miss almost everything about your life the way it is right now."

Follow this link to a wonderful story about a man expectantly "stuck" with his one year old daughter in a car while missing a musical concert he had been very much looking forward to seeing. The experience and the thinking afterward transformed his way of seeing such events. It's a short and moving story. »more»

An article in a recent New York Times talks about a mother/daughter working to reach out to each other after a lifetime of disappointments and important events missed due to the mother's spending too much time/focus at work. »more»

From Fight Aging comes this post.

The work of Leonid Gavrilov and Natalia Gavrilova on the influence of parents on their children's longevity is receiving press attention again. »more»