One of the greatest pleasures of travel is the memories it engenders. Our house is littered with a number of items both large and small that remind us of people, places, and adventures that we met, visited, or experienced recently – or maybe even decades ago. Last week while changing things around Barb and I …

I have been involved in the automotive industry for the past 30 years and in that time have experienced firsthand the roller coaster of desirable and not-so-desirable design trends. With the help of a close uncle who introduced me to car shows, historic car events, and hot rod outings, educated me as we perused the …

The Rotator Cuff muscles (four muscles in total) are the primary support structures for the shoulder. Therefore, even minor dysfunction associated with these muscles can create pain and decreased performance of everyday tasks. A Rotator Cuff injury can be caused by many everyday activities. These activities include traumatic events (e.g. fall on an outstretched arm, …

Thanks for Asking Q. I have a Japanese Maple who’s roots has grown through the drainage hole in a terracotta pot and rooted into the ground. I’m not quite sure what to do next to fix things. A. This is not as much of a problem as it might seem. Your Japanese Maple is root …

You probably won’t find The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry in Redbox or Blockbuster Express. You will find it on Netflix and in the video store. It is undeniably Christian in content—a faith based movie that has a definite message. The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry is unabashedly slow moving. This is for a reason. This movie …

When ALIVE East Bay readers think about professional baseball it is likely those thoughts drift to the Giants and A’s and the big-money, glamorous world of the major leagues. Beneath that glamour is a multi-layered labyrinth called Minor League Baseball that is filled with small-money players harboring million dollar dreams. The daily battle of the …

Valentines Day each February, makes us think of love and romance. But what is romance without wonderful songs that speak of love? And who better to sing those songs than the great crooners of the recent past. Although the golden age of crooners is a sweet memory for most, fortunately we still have the recordings …

The results of recent studies on retirement show that many Americans are not even close to being ready for retirement. Worse yet, many are not doing anything about it. One of the country’s most established and comprehensive studies is the Retirement Confidence Survey sponsored by the Employee Benefit research Institute. Now in its 20th year, …

No doubt, many of us would love to have less clutter. Let’s face it; most of us just have too many things. It could be the extra furniture or maybe those stacks of magazines. And what about all that stuff piled up in the garage! There never seems to be enough space for everything we …