The oceans are teaming with life and full of washed-up treasures. Whenever Suzie and I and our children walk along the seashore we always come home with driftwood, seashells and smooth rocks.
Summer is in full swing and with it the urge to be outside. Many people these days are unemployed and get to be outside, but for those who are still employed and have the fantasy of quitting their job and being their own boss, this is a rough time of year.
Boorish behavior is everywhere and things seem to be going from bad to worse. Is it that time of the year, the ocean air or are we all becoming more rude, demanding and insensitive — like New Yorkers? I’m not talking road rage here (saving that for another column), but people all around us every day
In 1776, America was going through the difficult process of being born. Stating that the colonies “are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States,” on June 7 of that year, Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee introduced three resolutions at a meeting of the Second Continental Congress cal
For the past couple of months, I’ve been feeling a great deal of shame and embarrassment. Now it’s gotten too difficult for me to hold those feelings inside, so I’m going to spill my guts: a woman on Facebook unfriended me.
Warranties on new and used cars are confusing, at best. But in spite of the sometimes-confusing terminology, keep this in mind — “warranty,” in this case, is just a fancy word for “insurance policy.
The word “transparency” has been much in vogue on Capitol Hill lately. The stimulus package contained unprecedented requirements for tracking where and how federal dollars are spent.
Not that anyone has asked recently, but among my least favorite movies is Godfather Part III. It was so awful that, when young Mary Corleone (Sofia Copolla) got gunned down at the end, my audience stood and applauded.
Have you lost your job? Has someone in your family or close to you lost theirs? Or have you or your family lost a significant amount of your savings, or worse yet, your home? Over the last six months to a year, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their jobs, savings, and homes.
Some mom wrote a magazine article a few years ago about how the only time she ever had to herself was when she was in the bathroom. She’d lock the door and sit on the edge of the tub just to get a few peaceful minutes away from her kids.
I respect good use of the written or spoken word, and I admire people who effectively utilize both. So I have nothing but contempt for people like pollster Frank Luntz who manipulate words to produce a desired emotion in targeted voters — and why I loathe Newsweek and Washington Post columnist Micha
When renting an apartment, you as the building owner must first want to make sure you are not discriminating against anyone or you could find yourself in court.
