My husband and I have atypical days off from most folks- I’m off on Wednesday and Friday, he’s off Fridays and Saturdays.  While I’m glad...

What makes the great, great? Those exact words are actually the title of an excellent book, “What Makes the Great, Great,” by Dennis...

Riding my bike along Jefferson the other day, I took note of all the streets named for early French and British landowners, and I...

Changing your lifestyle seems like a difficult thing.  You may have tried it countless times and seem destined for failure.  Be...

I gave birth to my daughter April 8, 1996.  I was 13 years old, in the 8th grade at Joy Middle School. Yes, it really was the first time...

Have you ever wondered what others will say about you when you’re dead?  How will they remember you?  While death may be an awkward or...

Just a Moment… No matter what you are going through right now, know that this is just a moment… a moment in time.  This moment could feel...

In September, nonprofit organization Kiva announced the launch of Kiva Zip, an extension of the Kiva micro-loan platform that will enable...

Hello Detroit! This month I’m going to get right to the point and share with you a very important principle from psychology called auto...

For most of us, as kids, Halloween was our favorite night of the year. It was a time of dressing up and collecting all the candy that we...

Note: Van Gogh’s Bedroom is a plan to create “Homes for the Homeless” in INTERdependent live/work communities using surplus city-owned...

This is part 3 of an ongoing series (going on till it gets done – or I can’t go any further) about Van Gogh’s Bedroom, a plan to create...

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams Hello...

The title sounds like something out of “The Wizard of Oz.” “Lions… tigers… and bears… oh my!” says little Dorothy as she travels homeless...

About six years ago, I learned to sail, and it’s become one of the most important parts of my life. The story about how I came to sailing...

“The man who calls a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for.” – Oscar Wilde This is Part 2 of...

For a while, the buzzword in design has been “eclectic,” but what does that really mean?  And how do you get the look without making a...

There is a story about a Johns Hopkins University professor who invited his graduate students to do research on 200 boys between the ages...

Garden of Splendor by Andrea M Garden of splendor, garden of delight Do you realize your marvelous might? Power that excites the birds to...

I wish I could say I decided to keep bees as a gift to our planet or even for the honey.  But the truth is that keeping bees was the...