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Personal BALC: Scrabble Scandal
It was probably 15 years ago that I was completely addicted to Scrabble. You all know that I don’t do anything half-way, so you can imagine what kind of Scrabble addict I was. Bad. At the time we were living in a town house in Elgin, and a good friend from High School – Buddy [...]
Financial BALC: More About Higher Learning
More About Higher Learning A couple of weeks ago, I shared an article about the salaries one could expect if they graduated from very high-brow schools. This week’s article is along the same vein… What the young, college educated, and unemployed really need to know. In 2011, employers hired 19% more graduates than they did [...]
Personal BALC: Peer Pressure. Still?
Peer Pressure. Still? 10% of parents regret the name they’ve given their child. Why? Peer pressure. We’re old enough to have children and be responsible for their entire well-being, but we still succumb to peer pressure? I surely would have thought we would be past this by now. But, according to a poll conducted by [...]
Physical BALC: Where the Germs Are
Where the Germs Are Cold and flu season is coming, but there is some good news: most microbes are harmless, including most of the billion on your skin. Bad news: there are some nasty ones close by. Here’s where they’re hiding. • Kitchen Sponges and Dishrags – The sponges people use to wash their dishes [...]
Personal BALC: Screen Life or Real Life?
Jagger and Facebook? Raise your hand if you’re on Facebook. As far as I can tell, everyone I know is on Facebook, including my Mom. I take that back – my Aunt Mary probably isn’t. I don’t know what my daughters would do if they didn’t check their page ten times a day. Imagine the [...]
Physical BALC: Watch Out for These Sleep Disruptors
More Sleep Disrupters We all know not to drink caffeine or alcohol before bed, and not to eat chocolate or spicy foods. We’ve heard for years that these things easily affect our sleep. Based on a study from the National Sleep Foundation, about 65% of Americans said they encounter sleep problems a few nights each [...]
