15 Social Protocols for the Working World by Lucy E.M. Black As a writer of historical fiction, I am happy to own Social Etiquette: or Manners and Customs of Polite Society, published in 1878.* Books like this serve me well as useful references for nineteenth-century life, a... Read more
Protecting Your Privacy Online by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Facebook has taken a huge hit for it’s use of our personal information. But whether you own Facebook stock or not, the bigger question is how do you protect your online privacy? Mark Zuckerberg fared well with the... Read more
Small Steps to Big Resolutions by Bernadette Sukley According to U.S. News & World Report, the failure rate for New Year’s resolutions is about 80 percent, and most of us lose our resolve by mid-February. There’s an adage that you can eat an elephant—by eating one spoonf... Read more
My Two Favorite Books of 2020 by Jude Joseph Lovell Proving the old adage about time, flight, and having fun, I return again for the third year in a row to share my two favorite books of the year. While neither of these titles were published recently, both are well worth the... Read more
Jamie’s Cryin’—The Life and Loss of Edward “Eddie” Van Halen (Jan. 26, 1955–Oct. 6, 2020) By Elizabeth Cruciani The year 2020 has been cruel and unforgiving, especially to those in the music industry. Not just because the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to all live performances... Read more
The End of the Salad Bar by Chris Kaiser Can any Silver Sager imagine life without the ubiquitous salad bar? Once a mere afterthought to keep display items on ice, over our lifetimes it has morphed into a 40-plus-item behemoth with raw and prepared foods and both hot and col... Read more
