The little world of childhood … is a model of the greater world. The more intensely the family has stamped its character upon the child, the more it will tend to feel and see its earlier miniature world again in the bigger world of adult life. Carl Gustav Jung Nothing...
Once upon a time fathers hoped their sons would join the family business and carry on the founder's legacy, but this is no longer universally true. To be sure, fathers — and mothers — still want their children to succeed them, but nowadays the child to step up to the...
It used to be that when people thought of shopping for used clothing or furniture, thrift stores and yard sales came to mind, with well-worn items available for pocket change. That was a generation ago. As consumers, we've developed an increasing taste for the finer...
It's a sunny, breezy Saturday afternoon — a perfect play day, but it might be the only time a young father can bring his toddler son to the library. "Let's get some books, and we'll sit down here and read," the parent proposes. "No!" says the little boy in alarm. "I...
We've always been drawn to the energy of what happens downtown," says local urban dweller Kathy Griesenbeck. She and her attorney husband, Ty, have enjoyed the delights of a spacious condominium overlooking the heart of our city for close to four years. Urban...
It used to be, or so it seems, that chefs were content to live out their creative days at the helm of a single, successful restaurant — if not in relentless pursuit of Michelin stars, then at least in search of accolades from hometown critics and customers. No more;...
Several years ago I was asked to present a session on summer "fun," in particular camping etiquette. I was temporarily shocked that someone would consider asking me to talk about fun and camping in the same sentence. They obviously didn't know that my idea of...
Many small businesses do "threshold hiring": A position becomes open and because of time pressures — and perhaps uneasiness about the whole hiring process — the first seemingly eligible person who walks across the threshold is hired! Larger companies, of course, have...
Oh, you may know it as "cottage cheese," "orange peel" or "mattress" syndrome, all referring to the mini-craters of dimpled skin. Yes, we're talking about cellulite — the dreaded fat-filled cells clumping around your thighs, abdomen, buttocks and other body areas....
