T-Day Cookies

Recipe from Pillsbury.

The Island Where People Forget to Die

YES!!!  

What a concept! Forgetting to die. I love this story.

Read the entire article/it's packed with interesting/helpful info.

Can Exercise Protect the Brain From Fatty Foods?

You'll definitely be interested in these studies.

Read more about these important studies!

Laughter as a Form of Exercise

"If you typically run or bike alone, perhaps consider finding a partner. Your endorphin response might rise and, at least theoretically, render that unpleasant final hill a bit less daunting."  

Love this article!

And . . .

OK to Make That a Double, Study Finds

Cheers/read more!

Heart-Warming Images of Pet Rescues

Watch the full slide show.

One-Hour Concert Will Raise Funds for Victims

Be sure to tune in Friday evening.  Spread the word.  Pledge your support.

More.

Ways to Help Superstorm Sandy Victims

Here's how we can help.

Eleven-Year-Old Starts a Pop-Up Internet Cafe to Raise Red Cross Funds

Excellent.  

Read more.

Four-Year-Old is Over Politics

Who isn't?  She hopes that "Bronco Bamma (Barack Obama) and Mitt Romney" wrap up this race soon! Sweetheart, we all agree.  It'll be over soon.

We Are a Resourceful, Resilient Bunch

But really. How challenging can life in NYC and NJ be right now?  I cannot imagine.  

Spectacular Shots of Underwater Dogs

Enjoy them all, fellow dog lovers!

THANKS, Nacole!

Halloween Tours That Give You the Creeps

Was I the only one who adored Halloween before the kids became teenagers? I dreamed about escaping with them just for that one day. It never happened. And, thankfully, we all survived. And with few exceptions and enough pizza, we were able to talk teens into creating Scary Scenarios at our house for little trick-or-treaters.  

For those who live near NYC, here are options I wish had existed in the Bay Area.

Here are the East Coast Opportunities.  With a little research, I bet we could uncover West Coast options. 

Fast and Frugal with Today's Traveler in Mind

Some resources I'm sure you're familiar with/others I bet you haven't seen. Well worth a read.

Read more.

Is the Grand Canyon on Your Bucket List?

Pretty remarkable advances in arm chair travel!

We may need to take this trip again.  Armchair or The Real Deal?  Still an issue we're debating.  Much longer story.  Spectacular trip IF YOU GO WITH A TOP-NOTCH TOUR GROUP.  If considering, sign up early.  We were late in registering/it was not good BUT definitely memorable for all the Great Stories that survived.   

Chilling with Children of All Ages and Stages

Excellent resources.  Read more.

Many thanks, Sally.

H A L L O W E E N ! ! !

One of your favorite holidays, too?  We're definitely kindred spirits.

LIFE minimized a Full Celebration this year.

I can't wait for Next October with Last Year's posts in mind.

Happy Halloween, all!

Finally, the Truth About Memory

"Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only  to completely forget what that purpose was?  Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses.

Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passing through a doorway triggers what's known as an event boundary in the mind, separating one set of thoughts and memories from the next. Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank slate for the new locale."

It's not our memory, it's the door!   

That's a relief.

Thanks so much, Diane!

Puppy Love: A Son's Mission/A Mom's Response

I love this article from Working Mother.

Wedding Flowers That May Outlast the Marriage

Let's hope not.  

Here's a terrific idea for recycling those bouquets and arrangements!

Read the entire article.  

Thanks, Susan, for sharing!