Purpose & Permanence: ManhattanLife Across Time, Part 1

Imagine it is Wednesday, May 29, 1850. A young New York City skyline stands proudly in the distance. Where the Atlantic meets the harbor, water ripples are flattered by a bright morning sun, appearing like jagged crystals flanking a great castle and the village surrounding it. A closer look brings the hum of various boats approaching the docks, trailed by whistling from a large ship as it enters port. Soon we see unpaved streets with people in their 19th century fashions bustling about...
February 17, 2025 Read More »
Health Tip Wednesday Recap #16 - September 2024

Health Tip Wednesday Recap #16 - September 2024

September, for many of us, presents a tinge of the fall season, signs of the togetherness and holidays moving, somewhat rapidly, toward us. The changing leaves can sometimes parallel changing habits or attitudes ourselves, and what areas we want to improve in. The shades red, orange and yellow are really a reflection of the variance in us and continued growth as individuals. The September 2024 Health Tip Wednesday attempts to capture all of that and more.
October 16, 2024 Read More »
Hospital Indemnity Select: Helping ease your stay

Hospital Indemnity Select: Helping Ease Your Stay

Consider for a moment a big trip to the supermarket. The sort of outing that goes beyond getting bread but involves a long list and some pre-calculation. You arrive at the store, hopefully landing a parking spot that isn’t a mile from the entrance. Armed with a plan and a mental map, you head inside and retrieve a basket, smartly avoiding the ones with wheels in need of WD-40. Then, aisle by aisle, weaving past fellow customers, moving from colder sections to a balmier climate and back again, you nearly flo
November 07, 2024 Read More »
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Health Tip Recap #14 - July 2024

Thus far, Summer 2024 has been a fascinating season for a couple of reasons. Firstly, for Texans specifically, it's been especially rainy, sometimes bringing complete and sporadic downpours that have resulted in flooding, and power outages in various towns and suburbs; tornadic activity and a barreling hurricane have presented high winds and more, making people dart toward shelter. But this deluge of water and the complications that attend such severe weather has been well contrasted by the arrival of the Olympics. This is when the world comes together to professionally compete on the national stage. The athletes, from innumerable nations and all types of backgrounds, demonstrate their very best, together. July 2024's Health Tip Wednesday are reflective of the varied nature of the month, discussing physical activity, weather, and beyond.
August 13, 2024 Read More »
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A Promise Kept: Climbing to the Mount Kilimanjaro Summit

The distance is done. Powerful winds roll to the southeast, brushing past and enveloping you at once. Despite this, you remain steady and firmly planted to the point you’ve attained. The rocky and icy ground at your booted feet, terrain once rugged as it is treacherous, now feels almost smooth underneath, welcoming in a way, as if you’ve been expected for some time. A sundry of feelings lightly settles over you, like a warm blanket to counteract the unusually cold air. It is here that intense exhilaration is met with unprecedented calm and more, all tirelessly earned over the course of many days.
July 31, 2024 Read More »
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Forward, Still: Ruminating on Grief and Loss

It’s the socks. They’re unmissable even in this setting, a faux pas that should be called out here and now. Bright and swimming with a medley of colors that takes squinting to identify, echoing the tie-dye t-shirts so popular decades ago. Except this exact clothing has no apparent order to its look-at-me visage; it’s all entropy and devoid of style, dominated by something approaching pink and turquoise. And oh my, is that actually burnt orange? With each passing second, my shock mounts with intensity, while the wearer of said socks, a tall and lanky man, quietly coughs and moves his fist to his mouth, before lowering his hand and falling silent again, gazing forward like everyone else in the immediate radius...
July 01, 2024 Read More »