For those new to investing, guidance is a hypothetical projection of earnings offered by a publicly owned company to investors and other interested parties to provide a basis for making future financial decisions about the company. Stock analysts use these figures to make their own projections of future... read more

Hypothetically, people can invest their own money in the stock market and turn a profit, but after a while you learn handling money is a time-consuming job, sometimes becoming pretty much full time since there is a lot of research, other work and thought involved in getting a sound return on your capital.... read more

So what on earth could this article be about, with a title like that? Well, it all stems from watching my favorite TV series, “House”, last night-about a girl who had a condition that made it impossible for her to feel pain. It got me thinking about how very odd our existence would be if... read more

Are you feeling Valentines-y this year? It’s strange, but some years I get more “into it” than other years, and the reason why escapes me. This is definitely a woman’s holiday, from the pink and red hearts to the flowers and lace on chocolate candy boxes to the wealth of lingerie and jewelry... read more

Male dancers-especially those who perform ballet-are often scoffed at by other men for what they do, but as a group, have the absolute best bodies in terms of physique and athletic ability. Their confidence to be seen in very little isn’t a turn off, either! Yesterday a new man appeared in class who... read more

OK, a couple of days ago I wrote a piece here on the Compendium about my cell phone dilemma and the frustration of dealing with cellular companies. I feel you deserved closure. Well, yesterday I spent several interesting hours on Ebay, only to end up overwhelmed. It seems that hundreds of people, plus... read more

For those who want perspective and insight on the stock market, an example of how profitable a good internet web site can be, MySpace, the most notable of News Corporation’s, NWS-A, internet subsidiaries, is making financial news again because there are negotiations with eBay, EBAY, to enable sales... read more

I’m willing to bet they do. In fact I know they do. Over the last 3 years or so, free online games have been turning some heads in offices, schools and homes, and while some webmasters have been shaking their heads in disgust about missing the boat on this lucrative enterprise, others like myself... read more

Over the weekend, my cell phone met with an untimely accident. I call it untimely because my contract has exactly 6 weeks left on it. Oh, this is great news for my provider, since salesmen have told me I can renegotiate for a free or discounted phone in another 11 days, but the verdict isn’t in yet... read more

Today is a day off from school in our city due to the extreme cold, and already several schools have declared tomorrow the same. If my daughter was still young, we may have spent the day playing some board games, but now she would scoff at such a suggestion. As I worked a crossword puzzle, (when else... read more