Category Archives: Health and wellness

Cinequest 2025 – Maura and Maggie Get Callbacks

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Debbie Bretschneider

Maura and Maggie, friends in New York City, challenge age barriers in the entertainment industry. Their documentary combines humor and heart, sharing stories of resilience and the chase for dreams despite life’s challenges. As they create a two-person show, they navigate friendship and ambition.. Continue reading →

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Cinequest 2023 – Oliver and the Pool

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Debbie Bretschneider

Oliver and the Pool – Does grief need isolation or company? Continue reading →

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Cinequest 2022: The Day I Found a Girl in the Trash

Posted on August 15, 2022 by ricbret

The Day I Found a Girl in the Trash is a near-future science fiction story. Typically near-future SF is anywhere from five to ten years out from “today.” This allows the writer/producer to focus on a smaller aspect of change. Continue reading →

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What does Bill Gates read?

Posted on December 7, 2015 by ricbret

I find Bill Gates fascinating because he’s always surprising me with some new way to think about something we all think we already know. Continue reading →

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Coca-Cola Life

Posted on March 10, 2015 by ricbret

8oz of cane sugar-sweetened Coke weighing in at 60 calories.
Fine print: also contains Stevia sweetener. Oh no, not again. Continue reading →

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Calming Down the Grandpa in Office 2013

Posted on January 19, 2013 by ricbret

I got a lot of good feedback on The First Thing to Do to Your New PowerPoint 2013, thanks and wow – happy to help. So OK, here’s the second thing you should do after you install Office 2013.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Hammock

Posted on July 24, 2005 by ricbret

Set the hammock up in the front yard, under the shade of the liquid amber tree, just in front of the porch.  Lovely. Get in it, lean back, and look up to notice the unpainted roof eves that I’ve been … Continue reading →

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