How many of you remember Secretary Clinton's meet-up with her Russian counterpart a few months ago? The gift she brought made the news: a "reset" button. You know, one of those big red buttons like the ones a certain office supply chain's been selling. Apparently the Secretary of State felt...

If we are what we eat, then I might be in trouble. Among other things I was thankful for last Thursday is that I've become better about my nutrition. But in the past I've enjoyed everything from steaks to hot fudge sundaes, so I sure hope I don't become a...

I appreciate every day, but Thanksgiving gives me an excuse to share that gratitude. I am thankful for so many things: my family, my friends, my colleagues, our work, purpose, good health, happiness, abundance, and this great country of ours. I am pretty darn thankful that Christopher Columbus did not...

In medicine, they say: "When you hear hoof beats, think horse, not zebra." According to the doctors in my Live Out Loud community, that translates to: "Don't go to the obscure and unlikely when you're dealing with the ordinary."

I believe there are two ways to invest: horses and zebras....

I love Halloween. The costumes, the candy, the totally permissible regression into childish ways. I mean, really, how often do you get to say "Boo!" without looking the fool? Oh, but wait a minute. If you're the Dow Jones Index, you get to say "Boo! I fooled you" often. In...

Shakespeare's Hamlet has one of the best father-son speeches of all time. Maybe not as great as some of the humdingers my dad delivered on the farm, but the bard's words are at least printable. I even forgive Polonius's "neither a borrower, nor a lender be" since that is still...

It's being referred to as the worst recession in a generation. If people have learned anything from it, it's that they need to lead themselves to financial stability, security and, especially, wealth. While many are determined to cut expenses and save as much money as they can, they're still missing...

For those of us that didn't grow up in the lap of luxury, the fact is relatively few will ever experience it. The average "life plan" is to hold down a good job and, while we work hard for 20 to 40 years, buy a house, furnish it, raise a...

Remember Charlie Brown's nemesis Lucy from the comic strip, "Peanuts"? Remember the interesting conversation they had in the 1965 A Charlie Brown Christmas? Charlie stops at Lucy's "psychiatrist stand" to deal with his Christmas depression, and here's what they say:

Lucy Van Pelt: I know how you feel about all...