A New Year – and a New You. (Us, too!) January 4, 2011

As the new year begins, our Tuesday show takes on a new look. Now titled Life, and Other Matters, the show will feature Sherri Stephenson and Renie Stag Smith as regulars along with me, discussing the latest happenings, the newest trends, and how life (and other matters) affect us.
On this first show [...]

The Pleasures of Being Blimpy

by Renie Stag Smith
I’m a bit blimped out today.  Yesterday was Christmas, and I did what every diet guru tells you NOT to do – I overate.  Everything!
First I started with sweets – chocolate, sugar cookies, pecan sandies, cinnamon braids — whatever had some sugar in it, I ate.
And then, when I got too tired [...]

Don’t call ME old!

by Renie Stag Smith
I thought I was doing a fairly good job of concealing my age.
I try to eat right, exercise, take care of my health.  I attempt to hide the obvious aging signs: I highlight my hair to cover some of the more prominent silver strands and I use gobs of anti-wrinkling cream [...]

Year End Show: Putting 2010 to bed December 28, 2010

Sherri Kerr Stephenson and Renie Stag Smith are back to discuss the end of the first decade of the 21st century.  What did we accomplish? Where are we going in the future? How is the world different and how does that affect us? Should we make resolutions? How can we move forward in our lives [...]

Sanding off my rough edges

by Renie Stag Smith
I spent part of last Sunday sanding.  I wish I could have spent the entire day sanding!  I can’t  tell you what I was working on, but regular readers of this space know that I make my own  furniture and Christmas gifts; bet you can put two and two together.
I love to [...]

Every Third Saturday

by Renie Stag Smith
Every third Saturday, I get up at the crack off dawn, hop in my smoky-gray Mazda6 and zip over the state line to a different time zone for a 100-mile jaunt to my sister’s house.  While in her quaint little town, we get manicures, pedicures, and the straggly hairs of our eyebrows [...]

Celebrations around the world – Sherri Kerr Stephenson and Renie Stag Smith: December 14, 2010

Celebrations around the world – Sherri Kerr Stephenson and Renie Stag Smith are back to discuss December holidays including Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas and more. We’ll talk about the history of the celebrations, how they were celebrated in the past and how people celebrate now around the world.
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Renowned surgeon Dr. Albert Starr: December 7, 2010

We talk with the inventor of the first artificial heart valve on the 50th anniversary of this life-changing event. Dr. Starr discusses how it came about, how things are different now for drug and invention breakthroughs and where he sees future of medicine going.
Click on the player below to hear Pam’s interview with Dr. Albert [...]

Neuropsychologist and Author Dr. Rick Hanson: December 21, 2010

What brain states create happiness, love and wisdom? And can we use our mind to stimulate and strengthen these states?  Dr. Rick Hansen explains the practical neuroscience of happiness, love, and wisdom and how the intersection of psychology, neurology and contemplative practices fit into the equation.
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