by Butch Mazzuca | Feb 5, 2024 | American Life, Life Lessons, Living Well, Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
Every Saturday during the school year, and 6 days-a-week during the summer, from the 8th grade through my sophomore year in college, I worked for my dad and uncle in their mid-size grocery store on the west side of Chicago. Working in a family business has its plusses... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 29, 2021 | Fun With Language, Living Well, Recent Commentaries
Newcomers tell me how they marvel at the seeming “agelessness” of valley, and how the limitless outlets for physical activity helps delay, prevent, and even manage many costly, chronic illnesses. And while physical activity is critical to our wellbeing, it’s also... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | May 18, 2020 | Life Lessons, Living Well, Recent Commentaries
Many years ago I attended a business seminar that began in a most unusual way. Instead of beginning the presentation with a witticism or humorous anecdote, the speaker began by asking a simple question—“What’s really important to you?” and then handed out packets of... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Feb 24, 2020 | Living Well, Recent Commentaries
A teacher once asked a class of middle school students if they could identify the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement among the students, the Great Pyramids of Egypt, the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon, St. Peter’s Basilica, The Empire State... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Feb 27, 2017 | Living Well
Last summer I purchased a book titled The Life –Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Ms. Kondo’s book isn’t nearly as entertaining as A Tale of Two Cities, J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings or the Harry Potter series, but her book had an enormous impact on my... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | May 15, 2016 | Living Well
Many years ago, actually make that many, many years ago, while serving in Vietnam I had an experience that left an indelible impression on me. No, it’s not what you might imagine. Of course I had a few colorful experiences, but being a helicopter pilot was still far... Read More
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