You've probably heard about the train trip through Copper Canyon in Mexico. The Chihuahua Pacifico, "El Chepe" for short, is the only passenger train in Mexico. It winds its way through the Copper Canyon system which is bigger than the Grand Canyon in the US. It is increasingly becoming a ... Read more (1171 words)

How to age well is quite the topic these days. One thing that's often debated is whether one should live in a retirement community or not. This is so much a matter of personal preference. You can be happy and have good experiences anywhere (or not). The main thing is ... Read more (1279 words)

These are tried and true. I have listened to hundreds of women talk about their dating experiences and horrors and when you've heard that many, you can see patterns. One mistake many women make is to get into wishful thinking and give the guy too many second chances. Any guy ... Read more (1041 words)

Emotional intelligence makes you better able to handle stress and more resilient. If there's anything a physician needs, it's that. Doctors makes mistakes. They react emotionally when they do. In what purports to be the first study on this, the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (http://www.jcrinc.com) reported ... Read more (824 words)

SD: I love all music (except acid rock and rap). I live for music, that's why I founded Club Vivo Per Lei. But my least favorite kind of music is jazz. I feel that's a deficit. You love jazz, Moreen. What can you tell me to get me started? MM: ... Read more (929 words)

It happens every day in the workplace. Those "sticky dilemmas." You encounter them all the time in marketing ... like the CEO who wants to do his own TV spot when he is not only unattractive (that could be fixed) but comes off as deceptive in front of the camera ... Read more (759 words)

With typical marketing hyperbole, Mikel Jollett's article, "The Miracle of Ice," about a new surgical technique involving induced hypothermia, is summed, presumably by the editor, with "the only catch: it kills you before it saves you." This could be applied to most of the things in our lives that nearly ... Read more (1027 words)

Looking for a rich guy on the Internet? Make sure he likes to listen to music that is Upbeat and Conventional - like country, sound tracks, religious, and pop. Looking for a hot chick? Avoid the one who likes opera or classical music. (Assuming you define "hot" as "physical attractiveness.") ... Read more (789 words)

There's no better way to promote your business for free than to write articles on the Internet. It is particularly good for promoting services where advertising doesn't work as well even if you can afford it. All business is about relationship. You can't meet face-to-face with each person, or even ... Read more (1189 words)

When I was a child, my Dad read me the story of "Heidi," by Johanna Spyri. I doubt there were many illustrations in the book, but the pictures in my own mind were vivid. Heidi was my age, I was sure, and lived with Grandfather in the Alps. There were ... Read more (934 words)