by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 19, 2023 | columns and editorial, life, life improvement tips, Stories, writing
What two little words fill us with dread as a kid and delight as an adult? Nap time! If you agree, I’m right there with you. And we’re certainly not alone. A notable 34% of American adults take daily naps, as have some of the most magnificent minds in...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 13, 2023 | life, life improvement tips, Rynski Handy Hints, Stories
Our heads also get stockpiled with all kinds of messages. Not all thoughts are our own. Marketers can be quite adept at triggering thoughts based on what we read, see, listen to or even smell. Ever notice some car dealerships have that same aroma that wafts through...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 11, 2023 | column, columns and editorial, life, life improvement tips, Stories, writing
It’s not like we’re out hunting sharks or driving rickshaws for a living, but we writers do have a few unique hazards that come with the job. No, we’re not talking about sitting for hours on end or our penchant for eating things like Doritos for dinner when we’re in...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 5, 2023 | columns and editorial, life, life improvement tips, Stories, writing
Amy Tan had Bubba Zo. E.B. White had Minnie. Stephen King had Marlowe. And I currently have dogs Reggie and Elmo, successors of Phoebe and Sawyer. While I’ve had a handful of pets that ranged from rambunctious goats to award-winning rats, nothing fuels a writer’s soul...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 3, 2023 | cartoonski, illustrations, life, life improvement tips, Stories
Yoga rocks. But it can also be kind of slooowwww and oh so serious. As much as we want to embrace that slooowwww serious floowwww…we also want to laugh and have fun. You can do all of the above with a few quick tips to enhance your yoga practice. How to Jazz Up Your...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Jul 19, 2018 | Blogski Archives, column, danger, death, gross stuff, health, life
Some pine for the good ole days of their childhood or early romances. I pine for the good ole days of health insurance. When I first became fully self-employed, I had a decent Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plan for about $99 per month. The deductible was...
