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Weight loss is such a big issue in this country that the industry catering to it is a multi-billion dollar one. This is rather amazing given the fact there is a significant problem with diets.

A diet is essentially a change in a pattern of behaviors. You probably never really thought of it that way, but this is an accurate portrayal. The change of behaviors occurs in what you eat, when you eat and how much you eat. If you conform with the dictated changes, you typically lose weight. If you do not, you don’t.

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My daughter had signed an organ donor card, but my husband and I did not know it. We learned about our daughter’s decision after she was severely injured in a car crash. Surgeons operated on her for 20 hours and could not save our daughter’s life. Finally, the supervising surgeon told us our daughter was brain dead. Did we want to proceed with organ donation?

I was already in shock. The thought of donating my daughter’s organs was another shock and I was worried sick about my 15-year-old twin grandchildren. They had just lost their mother — their best friend and protector — and we had lost our daughter. The surgeon described the organ harvesting procedure and, though I was an organ donor myself, I did not want to hear it.

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1) My IT Support person takes care of that … I think.

Tell me, what confirmation do you have that your critical and proprietary information is being safely stored offsite every day? “Well,” you say, “maybe not every day, but I know my computer is being backed up, somehow, on a semi-regular basis. That’s part of what my IT guy does.”

My advice: Act quickly to take control of your information, because your livelihood depends on its survival. The key is to employ a service that monitors your backup every day, and sends you daily email confirmation that your backup has completed successfully.

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Are you in the midst of incredible emotional pain? Has your world been turned upside down by divorce, loss or job transition? The ancients have an important message for you.

Part 1

I can’t see the sun. I can feel its heat rising all around me, but I can’t see it. The ground under my feet is dry and dusty. The heat brings out the smell of dry and broken needles.

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One of the delights of my week is the Sunday, New York Times Magazine. I get it mostly for the crossword puzzle but I also never miss, “Lives,” on the end page. These personal vignettes from varied cultures and backgrounds often cause me to reflect back on my own experience. Such was a recent column by author and scholar, Tom Chaffin.

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