The Loafer
Veteran of the Week
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is Alex R. Shupe. Mr. Shupe served in the United States Army from December 12, 1952 until August 1, 1974. He volunteered for the draft at age 25, because the service drafted all young men at that time. He went to basic training at Fort Pickett in Virginia and […]
Lauren Stotsky
“Why Are You Majoring in English?”
Reading has always been an escape for me. Ever since I was a little girl, I could always be caught with a book in my hand. I cannot tell you the first-ever book that I fell in love with, because there are just too many and it is a blur, but I can tell you […]
Pop Life
The Lion King
While Disney seems determined to reboot every animated movie in their vast catalogue, it should come as no surprise they have released a “live-action” version of the 1994 blockbuster “The Lion King.” The mega hit is loved by all generations, and I’m surprise it took this long to see Simba and crew brought back to […]
Lauren Stotsky
Your Weekly Horoscope
July 6th – AUGUST 13TH Aries (March 21-April 19) Be comfortable with change this week, Aries. Something is coming that will alter the way you see things. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Be careful with who you let in this week. Some people are just in it for the gossip, so it is […]
Living Your Best Life
STOP PROCRASTINATING AND TAKE ACTION!
Why do we have such a hard time taking ACTION? Why do we procrastinate? You’ve made your plans to workout, it’s in your calendar, you even have it color coded. But you get to the date and time and you don’t follow through, you don’t feel like it, something else comes up. Anyone else been […]
Batteries Not Included
Rumination on Wellsville
In the weeks following the death of my father, I’ve spent a lot of time re-watching my favorite “comfort food” TV. Many of these are shows I grew up watching as a kid on Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite. I’ve been binging “The Bob Newhart Show” and thinking about how wonderfully brilliant that series is, […]
Pop Life
I AM MOTHER
If you are a fan of science fiction films you may want to check out the new film “I Am Mother”, currently streaming on Netflix. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic world (as are a lot of sci-fi flicks) where we meet Mother, a robot who has been charged with repopulating Earth after an […]
Lauren Stotsky
Your Weekly Horoscope
July 30th – AUGUST 6TH Aries (March 21-April 19) Plan an adventure this week, while still sticking to your budget. You will be surprised what you can do on a budget. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Be aware of your environment this week as it is connected to your mental space. Try to revamp your […]
Living Your Best Life
HOW TO BE MORE PRESENT
Now, more than ever, we must make an effort to be more present. Our world is full of distractions and those distractions can cause us to live in a blur. So how do we change that? We’ve all hear the saying or some iteration of this saying…If you want something different, you have to do […]
Batteries Not Included
Klute
By the early 1970s, Hollywood—and America—was changing. The production code, that set of rules placed in the 1930s that told movie studios what they could, and couldn’t, show on screen had crumbled. Audiences were ready for Hollywood to grow up, as the late 1960s faded into the early 1970s, the innocence that had existed in […]
