An examination of the golden years may be called for.
As governments try to tackle huge structural budget deficits, one means of attack is to delay paying state pensions by gently raising the official state-retirement age. Protests are expected in Spain on Tuesday February 23rd against an official plan to lift the retirement age by two years to 67. Official retirement ages have failed to [...]
The 10 Biggest Killers of Daily Life
Beyond the big health reform debate the reality is lifestyles are killing us.
Maybe it does not matter how we organize our health care system. Our daily lives work aggressively against anything resembling wellness. We don’t take time to manage our health, and in our pursuit of “more†we get fatter, slower, and unhealthier by the [...]
Krakow
Was the capital of Poland from 1038 to 1596
Kraków is one of the oldest cities in Poland, with evidence showing settlements there since 20,000 BC. Legend has it that it was built on the cave of a dragon whom the mythical King Krak had slain. However, the first official mention of the name was in [...]
Birkenau Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
Visit to Birkenau – October 2008. Roz and I
Construction on Auschwitz II (Birkenau) began in October 1941 to ease congestion at the main camp. It was designed to hold several categories of prisoners, and to function as an extermination camp in the context of Himmler’s preparations for the Final Solution of the Jewish Question, the [...]
Auschwitz
October 2008 – Roz and I went to visit Auschwitz to see the holocaust museum.
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
I think that any person that can afford to travel needs to come there. This visit can really help to put your life in perspective. This is the ultimate starting point.
The camp is broken up [...]