Scott Woodsmall
Cleared schedules and memory loss | Mark’s Remarks
I think we all might have been created with the innate ability to crave solitude and peace. And clear schedules. What do you think? As I grow older, I’m…
Food nostalgia | Mark’s Remarks
I wax nostalgic over just about anything. Lately, it seems I’ve had several conversations with people about the foods we used to eat all the time. Some of it, while…
Valuing adaptivity | Ott Observations
For the first time in a long time, our newly seated Congress has less than 50 percent of its members coming from the “Baby Boom” generation. Despite being a Boomer,…
Feeling dumb | Mark’s Remarks
I have been a genealogist of sorts since I was a little kid. I would sit at my grandma’s kitchen table and jot down names of people and birth dates…
Is there anything we can do? | Mark’s Remarks
I have one more year to teach and I will then end my 34-year career. It absolutely blows my mind, because I still feel much like I did when I…
At the heart of it, even a little physical activity has benefits | For Your Health
By Dr. Graham A. ColditzSiteman Cancer Center It’s likely not the first heart-themed celebration that comes to mind in February – that of course goes to Valentine’s Day – but…
’80 for Brady’ | Movie Review
Having always enjoyed the work of Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sally Field and Rita Moreno, I had high expectations for “80 for Brady.” The movie, from screenwriters Sarah Haskins and…
Learning right from wrong | Ott Observations
Recently, I read an interesting editorial about declining morality in America. The writer describes a significant drop in moral consciousness in our country and attributes it to an all-time low…