Watercolors by Karen Stuart Watkins Karen Brungardt, D.O. caught my attention when I saw her watercolors in the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop. I asked if I could publish a collection of some of her works. Karen agreed. Watercolors (2nd Edition) by Karen Brungardt, D. O. became a reality after several corrections and revisions, and is now available…
In the past, stated income mortgages were home loans that did not require income verification or documentation. Lenders just needed a borrower’s stated income—hence the name “stated income” loans. Unfortunately, these risky loan types contributed to the 2008 housing market crash, and banks stopped issuing stated income loans as a result. They prevented banks from…
Stuart Watkins Hand made gifts by SaddleBrooke artists. Don’t have time to look around? Well, take a peek: books, games, gift cards, rings, jewelry of all kinds including turquoise items, wood carvings, clothes, walking sticks, pottery, gifts for guests, and best of all, the prices are excellent. The SaddleBrooke Gift Shop is located by the…
Leah Kari Are you turning 65, employed, and covered by your employer’s health plan? You’ll need to know how Medicare will work with your health plan. If you aren’t claiming your Social Security benefit, you’ll need to apply for either Part A or both Part A and B. It’s never too early to investigate what…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg It was time to get my hair—ahem—colored again. So, I visited a nearby salon. When I walked into the cramped salon the owner was busily tending to a customer. He casually turned to me, sized me up and down, and said: “Do I know you?” I said that he had given…
Stuart Watkins What is an African sulcata tortoise you may wonder? Well, most people call them tortoises, or big turtles. Angela Burton raises them, and does other things that keep her busy, such as hiking, making her own lip balm, her own natural deodorant, and teaching an on-line art-mixer course. Angela started NatureKind seeking a natural-based…
Becky Kueker My daughter once said to me, “Mom you are not like other women.” I was so pleased it took me a while to understand she did not mean it in a good way. I was always a rule breaker. I grew up in an era where there were a much more defined set…
Stuart Watkins After driving into my garage, shutting the garage door, asking my wife if she had checked the mail, and when she had not, I went out the front door. To my surprise I saw this poor lizard stuck underneath our garage door! Of course, I called my wife, went in to get my…
David Zapatka The poll results of the July WOTM column regarding the question, “Is it ‘It’s a few more miles still’ or is it ‘It’s a few more miles yet?’” posed by reader Sally Teusch are in and they are very interesting. There was one vote for ‘still,’ three votes for ‘yet,’ and four votes…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Can Massage Help? Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)? As defined by Ruth Werner’s A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, CTS is a set of signs and symptoms brought about by the entrapment of the median nerve between the carpal bones of the wrist and the transverse carpal ligament…