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by Michael Parise | Aug 1, 2012
I love to watch TV chefs. One personality that brightens the day is Michael Symon, one of the hosts of The Chew. He was recently on vacation in Puglia, Italy 15 other friends and family. They rented a farm house and spent a couple of weeks relaxing and eating. ...
by Michael Parise | Jul 30, 2012
Tell me about your problems. Don’t many of us wish to hear that as an opening line to a conversation? Who among us is not at times hungry for someone to listen to the obstacles we’re encountering in life? But some of us do nothing but talk or think about our...
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by Michael Parise | Jul 24, 2012
Do you get depressed during the summer? One would think, especially in the Northeast that winter would be the most depressing season with short days, cold weather and road gridlock resulting from piles of plowed snow. Yet you may actually experience more depression...
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by Michael Parise | Jul 19, 2012
What have you done for me lately? How often we imagine our boss saying that to us? What if we heard it from our significant other, our kids or our friends? Being judged by our performance of tasks is not always unusual or unfair. This is the norm in a world where...
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by Michael Parise | Jul 16, 2012
As I work with men, I am constantly honored by their trust in me, as well as by their courageous life stories. Every one of them is like a bright facet, shining a new perspective on the vast variety of manhood. I met another courageous man this weekend. Tim worked...
