Sometimes the ad offers a free puppy. Or, maybe a pure bred dog needs a new home. The scam works like this: although the dogs are "free," the seller will ask to be wired money in advance so the puppy can be safely shipped to its new owner. Some victims have even gone to the…
I muse and I also just turned 70 – so this is a new [and very strange] topic for my musings…. 1 – 70 is an age I never thought about when I was “younger” because it seemed so “old.” But then when I was in my 20’s I used to think 30 was old. …
Attention Oregonians From Attorney General John Kroger The Oregon Department of Justice Consumer Hotline today has received a surge of complaints about telephone calls from an entity claiming to be from the Bank of the Cascades. The caller is telling consumers that their bank records have been compromised and that they need to verify…
Find Your Strongest Life Marcus Buckingham This book starts with the premise that women are unhappier than they were 40 years ago and that we need to find our “strongest’ lives and do things differently so that we are not unhappy. Marcus cites research findings about women and happiness but to me, the research trained…
Short answer – NO! Exercise will not cut the risk of heart disease in those who are overweight unless they also slim down, according to a study of thousands of U.S. women…. "Even high quantities of physical activity are unlikely to fully reverse the risk of coronary heart disease in overweight and obese women without…