Having paid attention to national elections since the days of I Like Ike when he defeated Adlai, it is obvious to me that media coverage of the next Race for the White House has begun much earlier than ever before with new variations on old political shell games continuing unabated. While the candidates... read more

Wow. What will they think of next? I just received an email asking me to trial a new device that would allow me to dictate my blogs into a cell phone and have them appear right in front of your very eyes. Whoa- that’s getting a little scary. It almost sounds like something we would have seen in a... read more

Let me just say, I love orange juice. I always have and always will. To me, it’s so much better than that over-sweet apple juice, too-thick tomato juice, and nasty-bite pineapple juice. You’d think it would be a simple matter to buy OJ, but of course nothing is easy. A few nights ago I ran into... read more

Yesterday I was reading a writer’s blog regarding a job bid. He emailed the client to ask about her needs and goals to price his work fairly, and was told that unless he could do the work for under $300, she would not give him any answers. She was really looking for the best qualified person, wasn’t... read more

As most sophisticated voters should already know, the American economy has serious problems that need immediate attention. Comparatively high interest rates, for example, have made it harder for potential purchasers of big ticket items such as cars and homes to be able to afford the requisite payments... read more

As those of you who regularly read these blogs may remember, I have recently gotten back into horseback riding. It began as an effort to influence my daughter to do something-anything-physicial, and has morphed into my getting back into the saddle for half of her lesson. But all is not lost; my daughter... read more

At 14,000, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is essentially higher than it has ever been before, translating into many, but not all, investors making money. The same holds true for Google, GOOG, which is selling for more than $600 a share, again meaning a lot of people are making money in this stock... read more

I think that you still have to have a bit of kid left in you to get a kick out of Halloween. I have a lot left in me. My city does not have a huge array of “Haunted Houses” during October, but we have a few pretty good ones. We have one at our zoo, one by our three rivers, and last night I visited... read more

There is a basic acidic dispute between the recently elected Democratic Governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, and the long serving Republican Majority Leader of the State Senate, Joe Bruno., allegedly over ethics reform or a lack thereof in Albany and beyond. In a strong armed effort to get action and... read more

You’ve probably seen them in grocery stores and farm markets by now-those “real” pumpkins with Halloween and Thanksgiving images or sayings on them. If you’ve ever wondered how to do it yourself, here are a few easy steps to creating your own works of art: First, clean the pumpkin thoroughly... read more