"Thank you," I offhandedly and distractedly said to the Chick-fil-a server. "My pleasure," came back to me in a chirpy and cheerful voice, intent on service. No matter the location, Chick-fil-A across the nation has a track record of service dedication, loyal followers, and, well, good food....
Hurricane Sandy dumped her rage on the East Coast last week, smashing through homes, destroying power lines, and causing a stand-still transportation scene. Shots flashed across the news of evacuating city residents, rising water, and destruction. And then the stories started trickling out. Stories of...
A woman sits at a computer, face illuminated by the hazy glow of the computer, while panic slowly rises in her throat. The somewhat mundane symptoms seem to point to a most dramatic diagnosis. Her pointer finger scrolls furiously as she reads the analysis from...
Aroma. Taste. The sublime amalgamation of flavors sitting on your tongue, permeating your olfactory senses, and transporting you to a memory of decades past. A tomato sending you back to your mothers garden? A frankfurter that represents the first baseball game with your father? Or perhaps...
Mary Hardison of Ogden Utah wiggled, or rather, leapt her way into the Guiness Book of World Records by Paragliding Tandem. At age 101. She didn't want her 75 - year old son to outdo her. This great-great grandmother with a seemingly hardy personality and...
"Mommy, why didn't Grandpa remember my doll? Amelia? He called her Beatrice!" "Well, honey, Grandpa just . . . forgets things sometimes. That's all." The child absentmindedly strokes her doll's hair, pondering the strange utterances that spun from her Grandfather's lips. She is trying to piece together...
You know the high you get from attending a baseball game or conference, standing as one with thousands of others cheering a common cause? Then, after the day of intense excitement, animated discussions are had regarding the powerful speakers; the well-trained and talented pitcher; or...
With the Baby Boomer generation's age on the rise and closer scrutiny of nursing facilities and assisted living rampant on the news, it seems everywhere you turn there are discussions spawning over the topic of elder care, homes, caregivers, and alternative options. Care-giving, in particular,...
At Googleplex, the (you guessed it) Google Headquarters in California, one can find a healthy cafeteria, massage therapists for de-stressing, and games when you need a break. Chesapeake Energy offers employees a 72,000 square foot gym while Cicso brings in car care companies twice a...
What is the first image that pops into mind when contemplating robots? The docile and lovable Wall-E? The raging Terminator machine beneath the Arnold Schwartzenegger exterior? Or perhaps the un-patented but crowd-winning robot dance move? As seen above, there are numerous scenarios regarding robots that range...