We're being called the sandwich generation; but I think there has always been a sandwich generation, maybe even to a greater extent before than now; I think it is more of a sandwich phase of life. My siblings and I now find ourselves dealing with dementia in our family. We are very fortunate because our mother is in her 91st year and still doing very well but her short term memory is challenged and this, and other things, cause her confusion and anxiety.

Even though I'm not yet…

This week, as we head into the nicer weather and the upcoming Easter & Passover long weekend, we at Kamazooie thought we would investigate the topic of balance.

Obviously, balance can mean many things, and at different parts of our life, the factors we have to balance against each other changes: career versus family, savings versus spending, kids…

Greetings Kamazooie members: 

I'm not sure what area of the world you're in but it looks like a great Spring day in most of the Americas today which covers a lot of our members. 

I usually work on a positive message piece for circulation to our membership each week but this time I'm going to circulate something from one of our new members, Charles.…

As I drive to work, I started listening to Flourish by Martin Seligman. He is the psychologist who started the whole positive psychology movement. One of his first suggestions is a little exercise I am working on ... and it seems to have some good results - of helping me stay more positive. 

This exercise is to get a small journal, and each day - write down three positive things that you did or that happened today. It could be as simple as "it was a sunny and warm…

Greetings Kamazooies! 

Just a little thought as…

Hi Everyone:

Brian came by Meadowbrook to see me this weekend which was a nice surprise. I was napping when he came by and when the came in he told me there was a party going on in the common area. This is our Happy Hour which happens every Friday afternoon.  Brian suggested we go and enjoy the music so I fixed my self up a bit and we did. We even got up and danced a couple of times.…

Hi fellow Kamazooie's:

Some time ago we did a joint marketing pitch through Zoomer Media which highlighted both our community and a new CD from Stereotypes which features three of our members as part of the band.

We have great news, this week, they were featured on the Dubai Business Breakfast radio show. You can hear the CD reviewed by the hosts on their link included below.…

Hi There members:

I was looking for some thought stimulating content to share with you this week and I came across forwarded to me by one of our members.

It comes from a postcard by the entrepreneurial coach Andy Bailey who is CEO of Petra Coach. While you may read it as business guidance, it applies equally to our lives outside of work and our relationships with family and friends. Good luck in all life's…

I was recently at a conference known as Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.  I would say that this has become the defacto standard for the show to see if you work in the telecom industry.

While it has evolved to become more than just a conference for mobile technologies, mobile phones and networks are the roots from which this show started. As I looked rode the shuttle to the conference one morning, I looked at all the attendees and I was amazed by the immensity of…

Now that the CD has been out for a while and we continue to stream out songs digitally via facebook and on our soundcloud channel, work has begun on the next project for 'stereotypes'. To be more accurate, we are feeling our way through the next project based on a few guidelines. We are also using 'penny earned' to get a better understanding of how difficult it is to market/distribute music...the leading song so far is "Cry Me a River" with around 1600 listens from around the…

Greetings fellow Kamazooie friends!

I was having a discussion with a couple of friends about some recent news which made me want to reach out to the Kamazooie community for input.  The overall question is "What would you recommend for kids these days to have a bright employment future?".

I was also reviewing some older posts and happened to come across Zack’s posting on …

While marching ahead found on the path of wisdom man attains self control plus progress. He/she attains the path of remaining happy and providing inspiration to others. He/she attains Self/God Realization. Life attains the goal of omnipotence. Man becomes Super Man, Rishi, divine guy, Avatar etc. In this noticeable world he/she progresses quickly and rise significant inside the subtle planet. The fame of Gayatri or Jnana is so awesome.



Raise the legs, keeping the legs bent…

"And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth "You owe me!", Look what happens with love like that, it lights up the sky."

                                       Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273);  Persian poet.

The fact that Valentines Day and Family Day have fallen on the same weekend has inspired me to…

I was discussing with a couple of colleagues recently about how we live in our own heads and how our perception of reality is actually very subjective and at times dead wrong. This discussion brought me to recall, somewhat painfully, how I learned about the subjectivity of what we believe to be real.

The first case wasn’t that painful; it was at a Coldplay concert with my daughter Kaitlin which was a great experience for several reasons but it did teach me that you…

I see a lot of activity today on Kamazooie regarding the new album from Stereotypes. I also see some reference to music editing in Lorne's postings on working through the development project. Congratulations Stereotypes. 

That said, I thought I would pass on this tool which I have found to be amazing!!!…

Kamazooie Members and Newcomers:  We have a great TOTALLY FREE promotion for you to consider. 

In a co-marketing event, the members of the band Stereotypes have provided free copies of their new CD "Penny Earned" for the first 100 Kamazooie members (including new members) who will like this this post.

Also as part of the co-marketing event, Stereotypes have launched their first single "Ain't No Sunshine" exclusively on…

In order to hit consistent shots you need to have good swing mechanics, a solid set-up and a consistent technique, but there are certain overlooked principles that if you follow will give you a great golf swing. When I say that these principles are "overlooked" I mean that you know that you're supposed to follow these principles, but you don't. So in this article I'm going to…

After 18 months of joyful toil, stereotypes released its debut CD "penny earned" just prior to Christmas. As I have documented the evolution of the project I wanted to pen one closing submission to capture some of the final impressions of the experience.

When I last left off, we were entering the final stage of recording and production. What I…

After 18 months of joyful toil, stereotypes released its debut CD "penny earned" just prior to Christmas. As I have documented the evolution of the project I wanted to pen one closing submission to capture some of the final impressions of the experience.

When I last left off, we were entering the final stage of recording and production. What I…

Every now and then, I come across something that's really important; and I believe that this is one of those times and those things.

This week, I met up with an old friend.  He and I go back about 15 years but he told me that he recently got together with his 6 university friends. He showed me pictures of them 30 years ago and from their last meeting a few weeks ago. It was interesting to see how they changed physically but what he found interesting is how their lives had changed. As…