Delivering the Jab

The jab is the king of all punches – it’s versatile, setting up the big ‘payday’ punches like the right hand, left hook and uppercut. You can throw it while moving in almost any direction and it leaves your balance intact. It goes without saying…

The Natural Childbirth Movement

Grantly Dick Read In his book Childbirth Without Fear, first published in the 1940s, Dr. Grantly Dick-Read brought the principles of natural childbirth to public attention. His philosophy was to try to lessen and hopefully eliminate fear and tension, and the pain that resulted from…

Planning a vacation in California

California is blessed with sandy beaches, dense forests, and snow-capped mountain peaks. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. It is popular with natives and foreign travelers. The key to having a wonderful and memorable vacation is planning. With…

The origins and history of gin

Gin is a grain liqueur flavored with juniper berries. The word is an English abbreviation for genever, the Dutch word for juniper. Gin’s origins are rather murky. In the late 1580s, British troops fighting the Spanish in the Dutch War of Independence found a kind…

Tarot Card Reading – The Fool

A deck of Tarot cards tells a new ‘story’ each time, for each reading and for each person. Every story begins with a zero, which means our Trust in our intuitions, decisions and the promise of the unknown future. Without a certain degree of confidence,…