http://livingness.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:39:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There couldn't have been a better day to go to the beach. It was raining when we left the house and rained most of the entire way there. There was even a beach advisory warning about heavy rains and thunderstorms. Almost magically, the rain stopped as soon as we pulled ... http://livingness.com/beach-day-in-clearwater-fl-nothing-better/280 Whether you realise it or not, you are looked upon as a role model both by children and by other adults. You don't think so? Well, the office junior fresh from school looks up to you; the kids next door have a respect for you, even that colleague who just nods as ... http://livingness.com/being-a-good-example/276 ...for keeping the American public drugged and putting gobs of money in Big Pharma's pockets, that is. Award winning scientist Shane Ellison talks about the inner workings of corporate drug making (and dealing). My most important lesson: Not all drugs are bad. Some are really bad. Take the so-called antidepressant Prozac ... http://livingness.com/prozac-really-works/270 My friend Tina Turbin will be on two LIVE radios interviews on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. Tina Turbin is a published children's author, writer, humanitarian and researcher. Besides Tina's “Danny the Dragon” series, Tina has strong interest working and writing on topics relating to family, children, the role of parenting and ... http://livingness.com/listen-to-tina-turbin-live-on-blogtalkradio-with-lynn-serafinn/262 Danny the Dragon Author May Be Onto Something When it comes to kids and ill-mannered behavior, who is to blame? Is it the family, school or is it them. I recently had my eyes opened to another look at this while attending a library reading given by Tina Turbin on her ... http://livingness.com/danny-the-dragon-will-this-help-our-kids/258 I went to the chiropractor this afternoon and he asked me what I taught.  When I told him that I mostly taught high school students he commented to me that it must be tough.  I replied to him that I don’t really find it hard and that I love teaching ... http://livingness.com/is-teaching-high-school-tough/253 I read an article yesterday in which an 18 year old girl came home to find her boyfriend smoking crack in her bathroom. Apparently he wouldn't stop so she beat the crap out of him with a toilet seat. The police were called and he was charged with ... http://livingness.com/crappy-justice-an-amusing-rant/191 About 5 years ago on a fall evening my dad and I were out on the back patio of our house in California when we heard a cat meowing. My dad grabbed a flashlight and we observed the skinniest cat that we had ever seen. He wasn't afraid of us, ... http://livingness.com/the-life-and-times-of-killer-my-cat/190 A guy walked into the local welfare office to pick up his check. He marched straight up to the counter and said, "Hi. You know, I just HATE drawing welfare. I'd really rather have a job." The social worker behind the counter said, "Your timing is excellent. We just got a ... http://livingness.com/local-welfare-office/189 Laura Betterly, CEO of Yada Yada Marketing was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in TheStreet. The article covered ways to market to parents. You can find the full article here: http://www.thestreet.com/story/10417905/2/six-tips-for-marketing-to-parents.html http://livingness.com/laura-bettery-in-the-news-again/187