No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness by Michelle Segar Diane Adkins February 23, 2018 Book Clubbing, Reviews Got motivation? It's that season when so many of us look at the flipping of the calendar as a time to start a diet or an exercise regimen. Michelle Segar's book suggests that we may be getting it all wrong....
The Wine Spot: What is Your Motivation for Drinking Wine? Dave Slayton February 12, 2018 The Wine Spot Sunday, February 18, is National Drink Wine Day! However, that’s not the reason I drink wine. How about you? The blog, “The Academic Wino,” reports on a study of alcoholic beverage consumption...
Around the Table: Egg Roll Bowl Annelle Williams January 23, 2018 Around the Table Are you planning a Super Bowl Party? It's the most celebrated football game on the planet so it's hard to avoid even if you're not a fan. I look forward to the food. It's the one time of year when we throw...
Dare to Ask Carollyn Lee Peerman July 25, 2014 Columns Asking what might seem like stupid questions is easier than correcting stupid mistakes. Ask. “No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions,” said electrical pioneer, Charles Steinmetz....
The Changing of the Garments Kim Clifton July 25, 2014 Second Thoughts I helped my mother change her closets last month. It’s an odd expression when you think about it. When we were finished, nothing about the closets was really changed. They still held slacks, shoes and...
Road Trip Dena Hill and Larry Oldham July 25, 2014 She Said He Said SHE SAID Larry and I went to Newport, Rhode Island, to see my son, Chris Hill, graduate from Officer Development School in the U.S. Navy. Here is the rest of the story. On our short road trip to...
The Wish Linda Lemery June 10, 2014 Fiction, Reflecting Forward (Author’s note: The Wish was published in its longer form in the 2010-2011 Averett Journal. The author shares this condensation with Evince readers in celebration of Mother’s Day.) Have you ever noticed...
This Does Not Compute Kim Clifton June 10, 2014 Second Thoughts “Wait. Let me understand this. You’re going to put me on a monthly support plan so I can pay you all year to find out what doesn’t work tonight,” I asked with righteous indignation. “That’s correct...
The Mother Lode Dena Hill and Larry Oldham June 10, 2014 She Said He Said SHE SAID Can you guess what the month of May represents? Probably not, so let me give you a hint. This is the month that (most) men go out of their way to make the special women in their lives happy. (I...
Editor’s Note : May 2014 Joyce Wilburn June 10, 2014 Editor's Note The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. When poet William Wallace wrote that line in 1865, he was probably thinking about a feminine hand guiding her offspring to maturity. In 2014,...