Steven Hansen
What Are Your De-stressors -- Fish? Green Jello? Legos?
These days, it is essential to have a few tried and true relaxation techniques in your emotional survival kit. Stress and anxiety seem...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 27
- 2 min
Secret NYC: Discover the City’s Most Lavish Loo
When you’re in New York City and you really need to find a toilet, you don’t have many reliable options. You could sashay into a busy...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 22
- 5 min
Find a Place ‘Where Everybody Knows Your Name’
In a hilly neighborhood in northern Manhattan, there’s a beloved seating area at the top of a steep public staircase connecting the...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 13
- 2 min
Burn Your Worries, Woes, and Morbid Thoughts to Ashes!
It’s that time once again to banish your gloomy thoughts and troublesome worries by having them burned to ashes along with the veritable...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Beware: Don’t Get Catty with Us
TomTom Cats and their human companions have been in the spotlight lately, recipients of some ill-advised scorn on the current political...
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 30
- 2 min
The Strangest Radio Station in the World
A red button is blinking on the aerial Google map of Worcester, England, where the image of a large medieval-looking church is located....
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 23
- 2 min
Do Nothing: Let Your Worries Wander Away
If it feels like you’re stressing out more than ever these days, you’re not alone. Concerns about family, health, work, politics,...
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 16
- 2 min
Sandcastle Building? Frantic Fun but Forget the Moat!
You would think that building a sandcastle on the beach would be a supremely futile task. You only have a short window of time to finish...
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 9
- 3 min
OK to Have Plants in the Bedroom?
In recent years, indoor gardening has blossomed into a popular phenomenon. It makes sense as gardening in general is still one of the...
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Steven Hansen
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Iceland, Maine Most Peaceful Places
The latest Global Peace Index has rated Iceland the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008, followed by...
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Steven Hansen
- Jun 22
- 1 min
Get C-c-c-cold!
These days, the national weather map looks more like the upper end of the Scoville hot peppers scale, glowing habanero orange to cayenne...
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Steven Hansen
- Jun 19
- 2 min
Just Need to Hit the Road and Chill?
During the 2020 Covid pandemic lockdown months, when a nervous trip to the grocery store or a walk around the block were our only...
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Steven Hansen
- Jun 10
- 2 min
The Evocative ‘Morse Code’ of Trains
The sound of a distant train's whistle echoing across the stillness of a lonely night is perhaps the most haunting of sounds. Those...
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Steven Hansen
- May 30
- 6 min
Not-So-Public Art Delights by Surprise
Steve Hansen Public art pieces like murals, sculptures, and performances enliven community gathering spaces, civic centers, and parks....
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Steven Hansen
- May 19
- 1 min
How to Harvest Happiness Every Day
You’ve probably heard this a zillion times before, and it may sound corny, but it's true! Be thankful for all the good things that take...
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Steven Hansen
- May 6
- 1 min
Farmers Markets Get Fresh Again
It’s that time of year! Springtime is in full bloom across the country now and seasonal farmers markets and farm stands are popping up...
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Steven Hansen
- Apr 29
- 12 min
Where Could You Live Your Best Life?
There’s a new style of wanderlust afoot these days. A real urge that many people feel to go to new places and have different, meaningful...
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Steven Hansen
- Apr 18
- 2 min
It Feels So Good to Cry, But Why?
We can’t help it. Sometimes we burst into tears. We are only human. Although many animals shed tears, emotional tears — tears produced as...
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Steven Hansen
- Apr 9
- 2 min
Track Birds, Bees, Babies as an Online Citizen Scientist
Playing online games and puzzles like Wordle and Sudoku are great ways to zone out while on a commuter train, say, or in the waiting room...
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Steven Hansen
- Apr 1
- 1 min
Short Film Rates 5 Out of 5 Barks!
“Ollie” (2022) is the feel-good story of a yellow lab caught up in the confusing circumstances of the early days of the Covid-19...
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