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

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

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

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

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