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My wife, the nurse/professor, has been telling me for years that Alzheimer’s was a disease we were going to have to face as a nation. The baby boomers, all 80 million of them, are beginning to collect Social Security checks and, unfortunately, a growing number of them are having to deal with dementia; particularly, Alzheimer’s.

What is most distressing about this disease is the amount of care required to sustain its victims. As the disease progresses more and more care is required; expensive care. HBO has recently done a series of films on the subject and they are must see for anyone who has been touched by Alzheimer’s, even if you only worry that your own memory is not what it used to be!

Watching "The Alzheimer's Project" at Vodpod

Sure, I'm a big fan of Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs and, yes, I have recently posted a another of his video's but bear with me; this one's different. Mike, as you may have guessed, spends a lot of time on the road. One of his fans sent him an email asking how he stayed in shape, a common problem for travelers the world over as well as those of us who don't travel quite so much. I personally haven't tried this yet, I'm still resting from all the work I did this weekend, but I really like the idea. I think you

When I was a boy my parents took me to a little island off the coast of Venezuala called Bonaire. It is a picturesque place, one of the ABC islands that include Curacao and Aruba. Above sea level it is just the remnants of a dormant volcano, but beneath the sea it is one of the world's most beautiful places, and, as this video points out, 98% of it shoreline is covered in coral.
This video takes a very definite point of view, that our coral reefs need to be preserved. But it also shows some of the amazing

The differences between men and women has long been a source of mirth for comedians the world over.Mark Gungor gets loads of laugh in this video but more importantly he gets it right. He makes some important distinctions in an important way that leaves you saying, "Yep, that's exactly right!"

Eva Zeisel is a world famous potter, who in her nineties looks at the role of the playful search for beauty in our lives and our heritage.

I may not be the most romantic guy in the world but I appreciate a sweet story when I see it and like it even more when the story is well told. This short stop-motion film by Carlos Lascano is classic film-storytelling at its best. Enjoy.