by Mark DeBellis | Dec 2, 2024 | Musing
During the 1970s the food industry began to introduce the concept of the expiration date (also known as “use by dates”, “sell by dates” and “good until dates”). You now see that date on virtually every product sold through all classes of trade. From baked goods to...
by Mark DeBellis | Dec 2, 2024 | Musing
If you can spell ‘success’, you can be successful! Failure (the opposite of success) comes to us in many ways and from many sources. One of the major reasons for failure is our own lack of planning. Knowing how to plan for success, helps us to avoid the...
by Mark DeBellis | Nov 25, 2024 | Musing
One of my favorite modern therapists is Dr. Laura Schlessinger. I have been a long time listener after first discovering her in the 1980’s on KABC radio. She just completed her 50th year in broadcasting. Doctor Schlessinger was one of the first, and highly...
by Mark DeBellis | Nov 15, 2024 | Musing
My wife and I were on a cruise vacation recently and joined another couple for dinner each evening. That’s how cruise dining works. You never know who you might be seated with. We sat with a lovely couple almost 20 years our senior. Karl and Segrid exhibited a...
by Mark DeBellis | Sep 28, 2024 | Musing
To live a meaningful, fulfilling life, you have to accept that it’ll eventually come to an end, says Shoshana Ungerleider in a recent article featured on CNBC. Over the years of caring for ill hospital patients, Ungerleider — a doctor who specializes in internal...
