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Jan272020 by Paul LinusNo Comments

What to expect first time in a Tai Chi Class

General

Once the decision is made to experience a new form of movement and being, questions and self-doubt may arise about individual capabilities or fear of ridicule or failure. This is exactly what Tai Chi isn’t about. What is Tai Chi? Tai Chi is actually a martial arts routine or exercise meaning “supreme ultimate force” practiced as an internal art of health", according to the International Taoist Tai Chi Society. There has been a resurgence of interest in the West due not only to an aging population, but to the longstanding known benefits of Tai Chi. The ancient art has been studied and medicine laudis its benefits for balance and stress, and for patients in varying states of recovery. Founded by Master Moy Lin-shin the International Taoist Tai Chi Society is a volunteer non-profit o...

Jan252020 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Divorce and money not necessarily linked

Lifestyle

Traditional wisdom states money is among the leading causes of divorce, but experts say this often-quoted fact may be grounded more in myth or history than in modern reality. Is Money Among Top Causes of Divorce? Money may not be the marriage-buster it is commonly thought to be, Alison Lobron reports in the Jan. 18, 2009, Boston Globe article, “Does Money Really Wreck a Marriage?” Lobron contends that married couples can argue over issues about money but research shows divorce and money problems don’t have to go hand in hand. “I'd heard for years this idea that money was the number one cause of divorce, but I'd never seen any empirical data,” Utah consumer economist Jan Andersen told Lobron. Andersen teaches workshops on personal finance at Utah State University. When research...

Jan212020 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Kids learn 5 ukulele songs in the key of C

Music

These five new ukulele tunes are all in the key of C and stick to the chords C and G7. Just like the songs parents learned with their kids in the articles Parents and Kids Play Their First Ukulele Song and Play Ukulele Tunes With Two Chords: C and G7, these are great traditional campfire tunes everyone’s likely to know. They’re a little trickier though, because the chords change more than one time per song. If parents continue to strum on the downbeats with their child, it’ll make the increased amount of chord changes easier to handle. As in parts 3 and 4, the downbeats are noted by the syllables in all caps. In the next part of this article, provided parents and kids feel ready, they’ll get to throw in some strumming embellishments. Hush Little Baby (To find the first note, paren...

Jan202020 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Married couples and money psychology

Finance

The money personalities of Savers and Spenders don’t have to cause stress in a marriage (though they often do). These psychology tips can help married couples manage their finances with minimal or no conflict; they’re based on advice from “The Money Couple” and authors of First Comes Love, Then Comes Money (Harper Collins 2009), Scott and Bethany Palmer. Recognize Different Money Personalities The first tip for resolving financial conflict in marriage is to become aware of how Savers and Spenders view money. It doesn’t help to keep fighting about the credit card bills or mortgage payments! What may work better is to talk about how parents, childhood experiences, and marriage affect spending and saving habits. To peacefully manage finances, both spouses need to be aware of how the pas...

Jan182020 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Hand held console video games for young children

Gaming

Hand held console toys for young children must be robust enough to withstand knocks, drops and sticky fingers. They should also have age appropriate games which are interesting and challenging but not too difficult. Most family games for Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft game platforms require a considerable amount of reading, making them inaccessible for most children under about 6 years of age without a considerable amount of help. The very fact that they are so small means that hand help toys like the Nintendo DS are designed to be played by only one person. Hand Held Educational Electronic Toys for Young Children There’s a range of small hand held electronic toys available for younger children. The price tag will indicate what is available. Very cheap hand held toys may contain...

Jan142020 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Chordie – Best source for learning 1234 ukulele chords

Music

1234 ukulele chords - Chordie offers the Top 100 most popular songs which are changed periodically according to what artist or song is most searched by their members. After the user decides on an artist or song to work on by looking through the list or searching the browser, what will come up is the song in guitar chords or acoustic guitar tablature. Chordie uses stars to indicate how easy or hard it is to play 1234 ukulele chords. The more stars the more difficult the arrangement is to play 1234 ukulele chords. As in this song by john Denver. Chordie Makes It Easy To Learn Ukulele Songs- Country-Pop-Gospel & Christmas Guitar Tabs It will show the song in an easy to read format of 1234 ukulele chords with the lyrics and coordinated together to play the song. The features on th...