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In a Coronavirus Summer, How to Have a Staycation
By Wendi Rank Need to relax? Improve cardiac health? The TurfMutt Foundation’s Guide To Summer is an initiative to enjoy the outdoors. TurfMutt says spending time outside can improve health. I live with outdoorsmen. They are less grumpy after a hike. The extent you’ll find me outdoors is a drive-in movie theater. I’m grumpy all the time. Spending time outdoors has other benefits, says TurfMutt. Mycobacterium in soil produces the same chemical effect in the brain…
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7 Safety Tips to Keep Your Museum and Zoo Visit Healthy
By Wendi Rank It’s been months of lockdown with Tiger King and laughable attempts to teach algebra. My brain is screaming for some culture. It’s also screaming for a second season of Tiger King, but I have control over exactly one of those things. I’m trying to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Evidence Is Clear That Masks Reduce Spread of Coronavirus, But Not All Masks Do a Good Job
A new study has found that while it is clear that masks reduce the spread of the coronavirus, it really does matter what kind of a mask a person is wearing, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The study performed by engineers at Florida Atlantic University used a mannequin to simulate coughing and a…
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Be Vigilant: 9 Tips for a Safe Trip to Disney World in a Pandemic
By Wendi Rank I have a confession to make. Even worse than disliking the shore. I don’t like Disney World. Go ahead. Hate me. I deserve it. I asked my Disney-loving friends what they’d like to know about the July 11 phased reopening. They sent me texts for two hours. So I understand the excitement.…
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How to & Why LinkedIn Publishing
By Lynne Williams The Jeopardy answer is … be like Nike as Just Do It! The Jeopardy question is, What if I am scared to write an article on LinkedIn? Just start! You don’t make the NFL or get the first violin chair without practice. In the past week, a couple of attendees in my…
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7 Safety Tips For Hitting Hotels, Rentals and AirBNB’s This Summer
By Wendi Rank To me, there are few things as glorious as staying in a hotel or even a rental. Maybe it’s the escape or the discovery of a new space. Maybe it’s organizing my things in new territory or the inevitable luxury of being away from home. Whatever it is, getaways are enticing. Until…
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7 Common Sense Tips For Hitting The Beach This July 4th
By Wendi Rank The Fourth of July. Beach time, right? I know, I know. I said I’m not a shore person. But I am a beach person. I just do my beaching elsewhere. Sorry. My beach is top secret. It’s not crowded. I’m keeping it that way. Let’s just say that it is open, it…
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LinkedIn Open to Work Photo Frame
By Lynne Williams There are a couple of key hashtags being used on LinkedIn for job seekers and these are #ONO and #opentowork #ONO stands for open to new opportunities, and this can be in your headline or within your profile. It is searchable. Just type #ONO in the search bar and see, for yourself,…
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Usual Precautions Prevail When Traveling to New York City for Business or Pleasure
By Wendi Rank I was in New York City last year, running to catch my train. A man in front of me had a lizard riding on his shoulder. Right there in the Fashion District. It was 11 o’clock at night. The sidewalk thronged with people. And no one noticed the guy or his lizard.…
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At Springfield Mall, Free Masks and Hand Sanitizer Stations Herald New “Green” Shopping Experience
By Chris Isaac As more regions of Pennsylvania begin loosening restrictions on businesses operating during the pandemic, shoppers and store employees alike are questioning what that will look like for shopping malls. In his quarterly earnings call last month, Joseph Coradino, PREIT’s Chairman & CEO, shed light on what shoppers at the Springfield Mall will…
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LinkedIn Pride – What Are Your Pronouns?
By Lynne Williams What are your pronouns? Are you using them on LinkedIn or elsewhere? Do you even know what this means? Why are there 58 gender options on Facebook? A little over a half-century ago, on June 28, 1969, the Stonewall riots occurred in Greenwich Village after a police raid, that involved patrons at…
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Closed Since March, PREIT Announces Springfield Mall Will Reopen Friday
By Chris Isaac As the “green phase” spreads throughout Pennsylvania and starts lifting social restrictions, that also means the return of shopping malls. PREIT has announced that on June 26 four of their malls in the area will be open for business, including the Springfield Mall. PREIT’s New Jersey malls won’t be far behind, with…
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As Life Turns Green, Can I Go To The Shore?
By Wendi Rank I’m not a shore person. But the weather is getting hotter. Local pools are closed. I’m thinking about the beach. Am I allowed to swim? Can I get boardwalk fries? How bad of a person am I? Our best bet is to stay put, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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We Are All Susceptible to Conspiracy Theories, But Critical Thinking Can Help Us Move Beyond
Scientists have determined that while everyone is susceptible to believing in conspiracy theories, critical thinking is something that can help us move beyond this, writes Sarah Sloat for the Pocket. The human brain is a predictive organ which is always on the lookout for patterns that can help explain the world and help us survive…
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LinkedIn Updates: Keeping Up with Changes
By Lynne Williams In case you are wondering, the portmanteau #Juneteenth is a hashtag used on LinkedIn. People are writing articles and including this hashtag to be found by others who want to read what people are saying about this momentous day of June 19th day in 1865 when slavery ended in Galveston, Texas. What…
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Bloomberg: Don’t Kiss That Handshake Goodbye Just Yet
Many people believe that the handshake as a form of greeting will be gone forever due to the coronavirus pandemic, writes Devon Pendleton for Bloomberg. But history shows that several forms of greetings that involve human touch have always returned after short periods of decline, suggesting that the handshake will most likely survive this latest…
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DCCC Offering COVID-19 Courses
Delaware County Community College’s (DCCC) Corporate College is offering two courses related to COVID-19, reports Peg DeGrassa for Delaware County’s Daily Times. The Corporate College is located at the Marple campus. Contact Tracing is a one hundred hour online program intended to develop COVID-19 contact tracing skills. According to the report, students will learn medical…
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Black Lives Matter: No One Should Have to Hide Who They Are on LinkedIn
By Lynne Williams We said: Black Lives Matter. Never said: Only black lives matter. We know: All lives matter. We just need your help with #BlackLivesMatter for Black Lives are in danger! As an avid daily user on LinkedIn, I saw this post with a little girl holding a sign with these words and thought…
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