Writing or telling life stories
Storykeepers, personal historians, oral historians, video biographers, genealogists. Everyone has a story to tell. What's keeping you from telling yours?
Mutual support and discussion
A loving testament, or legacy letter, sharing your life experiences and lessons learned with the next generation
Learn to write articles, reports, ethical wills, or life stories (memoirs and beyond).
Mom — hardworking, sassy, and full of surprises
Social history through the life of an ordinary Midwestern businessman.
Practical matters
Some links and a selection
Six weeks to hassle-free homework.
Identify children's learning styles and improve their ability to learn.
Why parents should be concerned.
Public speaking is a craft, not an art. It can be learned.
Can you wash it if it says "dry clean"?
Don't focus on the fabric.
Online Shopping
Best places to shop online
Girls and science
Attention: parents, teachers.
Best practices for teaching science--to strengthen the science workforce by not assuming science is for boys only -- and by finding out how girls best learn it.
Organizational histories
You've probably never heard of this national research hospital and clinic. But someone you know may be able to benefit from it directly and all of us do, indirectly.
Changing Times, Changing Minds: 100 Years of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland
A frank history of the Young Presidents' Organization.
The little lift truck that could — a story of brilliant marketing in America's heartland.
Medical mysteries, patient stories, and practical links
John Travolta played the boy in the movie. The real story ended far differently.
Thin little Marian had a cholesterol problem most people have never heard of.
Understanding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the debate on health care reform. Avoiding medical errors
Dancing, food, good books, and other diversions
Favorites of several book groups
What is the single lunch-bag item most hated by all children?
What heightens the caviar experience is the price of those little gray or black sturgeon eggs.
Links to dancing venues and calendars for the Washington, D.C. area.
Did she fall in love with the man or the waltz?
Also related: jive, hustle, hand-dancing.
All the dancing your feet can take
Choosing a school of dance
Contra, English country, international, Irish, Israeli, Scandinavian, Scottish
The big ones, with dirty stems
"A rich, varied, and highly rewarding collection," says Joyce Carol Oates
Dying, mourning, and other inevitable events
"This remarkable collection, coming from personal experience and wide reading, will help many find the potential of growth through loss." --Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the hospice movement
For those dying, for caregivers, and for the bereaved
Listen to samples of popular songs and music