May is National Meditation Month: Meditation & Health by Mark C. Brown

Mark C. Brown, Ph.D. is a psychologist and author of Live Like A Window, Work Like A Mirror: Enlightenment and the Practice of Eternity Consciousness. / May is National Meditation Month meditation and health by Mark C. Brown Americans lead busy lives. We work hard, we take less time off than workers in many other…

Of Eagles & Crows. A conversation between Judith Stanton & Charlotte Hussey

This post is dedicated to my Mother, Ruth Thompson, a World-Class Birder. Here at my father’s atop the bluffs above the River Road the eagles get up-close-and-personal. Sometimes they fly so close above my windshield as I climb our big hill to the Big Brown House that I feel I should duck. Our area is…

“Christmas in My Mind,” by Ernest Dempsey. Chatting across the oceans

Ernest Dempsey and I met in 2007 when he reviewed my book “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” on TCM Reviews–Tami Brady’s review site. Since then we’ve become writing friends across the waves. On Riehlife I’ve often referred to him as “Our Man in Pakistan.” Have some fun reviewing the Riehlife archives that feature Ernest Dempsey’s wit…

“The Hardest Decision I Ever Had to Make,” by Erwin A. Thompson, WWII Hero. Who to choose for a dangerous night patrol? And, how to get back alive?

Today is D-day. And, my parent’s 69th wedding anniversary if my mother had lived to see this day. My father’s story of “The Hardest Decision I Ever Had to Make,” did not happen on D-Day, but it seems right to post it today as we remember those dark days of World War II and the…

Private preview: the party room & lounge at Coco Louco Brasil

Coco Louco Brasil 512 North Euclid St. Louis 63108, in the Central West End. For reservations or questions Call (314) 367-1600 www.cocoloucobrasil.com For previous post about Coco Louco Brasil’s first anniversary party in 2010. My neighbor Craig Meyers played the laments of the “Choro Guys” led by Moacyr Marchini. _______________ My long time friend Stephanie…

Facebook Collard Convention: a virtual kitchen table talk

Facebook as a tool for micro blogging makes an interesting research project. Which status updates (posts) will evoke response? Recently I was completely overtaken by surprise when I shared this recipe for Sweet Collard Greens that I stumbled upon that afternoon right at my stove. Since everyone agreed, here is the exchange below. I learned…