November 23, 2023 — I found the beauty that will save the world — Dear Louis, Dostoyevsky in “The Idiot” says, “Beauty will save the world.” But what does he mean by beauty? Louis, since I first heard your music, I felt the beauty is in large part, you. In your 1967 introduction to What a Wonderful World you said, “All I’m saying is…

Let’s get our candid conversation started — Alex Benzer announced the Friend of Medium subscription level a few hours ago, and I have some good stuff, and some not-so-good stuff. Here is the main course: This week, we’re taking our mission a step further with a new membership level: Friend of Medium. It’s priced at $15/month or $150/year. As a Friend of…

I like Dave Asprey, he has taught me about healing my body from past injuries', but have you looked at him lately? — I credit some of Dave Asprey’s products with getting me off the dementia drug Aricept. Aricept is used to treat mild, moderate and severe Alzheimer’s disease, also called dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Aricept will not cure the disease, but should help your memory and improve your ability to think…

My houseplants love Christmas music, but what type do they like the best? All December my house shimmers to Christmas music. Stepping Into Christmas by Elton John gets me fluffing up the leaves of my houseplants and checking for bugs — eek. My plants like that, I know because they…

Oh, the things we do for the little ones. Have you taken children climbing trees or wading in rivers with nets to catch minnows? Or have you smiled as little ones screeched while hopping from rock to rock looking for crawdads. Have you skipped stones on the lake? Caught fish…

Oh my, the fun I missed not being on Medium! I missed lots, like this hilarious Turkey Day story by LuMarLee. Eddy Makes a Scary Discovery His cousins would be coming over for Thanksgivingmedium.com And these humorous life lessons by Tom Kane. Take my Advice…. Or not Never accept a drink from a urologist.medium.com Michael Rhodes sure needs our help cleaning up this mess. When Your Art Medium is Brown I read a story this morning from Paula Shablo that had me in stitches; it was so funny. Linkmedium.com

For Writers: Spark your creativity and stretch your skills with these easy to follow guides. The following writers responded to questions from readers. These stories give you answers and help you develop your skills. Enjoy. Julie Ranson, the Graphics Guru, has over 90 easy-to-follow tips and tricks for conveying your…

For Writers: Accepting Medium’s new higher level of membership put a heart on my head — it’s giving me a headache. It’s all we will be reading about. You will be getting your invitation to become a Friend of Medium soon. Here is the story if you missed it. Become a Friend of Medium Contribute 4x more to writers and strengthen your support for the Medium community with our new membership levelblog.medium.com

I had an elevated temperature and chills so decided to doctor myself up. My grandmother gave us hot toddies when we were sick. She’d put the following ingredients in a cup and fill with hot water. one jigger blackberry brandy one half jigger honey one half lemon I didn’t do that. I took one…