Wear Sunglasses! The same sun rays that lead to skin cancer and premature aging of the skin are just as bad for your eyes, according to...
I think we have a misconception about giving. Books, motivational gurus, and even charities make it sound so simple, so effortless. We should want to give....
“And we know that the richest experiences in our lives aren’t when we’re clamoring for validation from others, but when we’re listening to our own voice...
From last month: there are five four-letter chemical elements: gold, lead, neon, iron and zinc. And, our four letter Presidents were Polk, Taft, Ford, GHW Bush, ...
“An object in motion will stay in motion, and an object at rest will stay at rest, unless acted upon by an outside force.” – Newton’s...
I wrote the following mission statement for Ageless after meeting with brand consultant Genece Hamby today. Even though our meeting was about Shopbengil.com, the Main Street...
As our conversation progressed, we rarely met a topic we didn’t agree on. In fact, it wasn’t until we started discussing the first step that needs...
A business can’t survive for 5 and 1/2 years on main street in Gillespie without a business savvy, resourceful owner that’s passionate about the community, especially...
Women are 3x more likely to suffer dry eye syndrome Everyone experiences the syndromes from time to time: burning, irritable eyes, and sensation that something is...
ShopBenGil .com is set to launch next week. After a little over a year of “ideating”, planning, and programming, we’ve finally completed version 1.0. What is...
It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe. – Muhammad Ali Motivation: We all need it. Tony...
Dear Editor: On Tuesday, March 20th, voters of Macoupin County were asked to weigh in on the non-binding question as to whether or not the County...
ShopBenGil.com is almost ready to launch. After 12 long months of coding, testing, and adding features, the e-commerce site is in its final stages of testing....
Last month, I wrote that there have been two men and three women who won Best Actor or Best Actress Oscars and shared their last names...
Dr. BJ Fogg is a persuasive genius. He’s spent his entire academic life studying it. He founded Stanford’s Persuasive Technology Lab, as well as authored several...
Mindset. It’s a powerful thing. It’s built billion dollar companies. It’s put a man on the moon. It’s created some of the world’s most powerful nations....
Main street is disappearing. It’s dying a slow, painful death. The killer? There are probably hundreds of possible suspects. However, we don’t have to look any...
The Bounty Hunter By: Sarah Aarssen “It’s not all Holland, it’s not all Illinois, it’s just a little Holland-y” That is “The Bounty”. That picture right...
Last month I asked: What actor played the same character in 1961 and 1986, was nominated for both films, and won the Academy Award for Best...
Well, you can add The BenGil Post to the list. In the last 4 weeks, hackers have been on the prowl, taking down prominent websites like...
