State politics In New York appear to have deteriorated to the point that Albany Republicans are hoping to prove that there are lies on the official record in testimony already given by aides to the Democratic Governor, one Eliot Spitzer, who has prided himself on being called the Sheriff of Wall Street. ... read more

Were I to suddenly come into a large sum of money, something I can dream about, I would seriously consider buying a luxury watch. Why not? Watching time fly is a well known, time honored past time.   So as long as I am dreaming I have begun looking at watch advertisements to see what the industry thinks... read more

I am the proud owner of four watches, five if you count the antique 14K gold pocket watch my grand-father bought to celebrate his good fortune in America about one hundred years ago and engraved with that year, either 1903 or 1907, on the back. My brother has physical possession of this family heir loom... read more

One summer a number of years ago, I had time on my hands and the good fortune to know a gentleman who had retired after spending most of his career at a family owned watch band and case supplier, founded by his father, but now owned by outsiders who took it out of bankruptcy caused by unprofitable Vietnam... read more

After checking this site’s statistics on visits, it is easy to say that traffic here is building. That is good for both the contributors and the visitors as web usage tends to be looked on as prestigious.   All the big companies are interested in traffic since that is where the money is. It also spawns... read more

Puritan’s Pride is another well known brand name seller of vitamins, minerals and herbs. It sells its offerings through a mail order catalog, through its web site and over the phone.   It uses an introductory 89-cent sale inserted into the Sunday newspaper coupon offerings every so often to introduce... read more

One writing job that I wrote a detailed sample for in a specified format wanted to turn math lessons into comic book stories.  This is the fruit of my vainglorious labor meaning I would have been delighted to get the gig, but, unfortunately, did not.    Fractions comic submitted by Neil Levine Word... read more

This was an effort to use the Dow Jones Industrial Average to support the privatization of Social Security, which was beaten down by the Democrats because they represent people who have trouble making money in the private market place and also because they prefer to have control of other people’s... read more

  A famous Broadway tune promises “Something for Everyone..” That is just one reason Times Square is called the Crossroads of the World and is such a world class destination. It is a rare place where something is always going on.   But when hitting a hot spot, it helps to start out checking... read more

This is the last satire that was rejected by the editor at one of the other sites I write for on the basis I was looking for hits.  Subsequently, management there revised the editing controls to merely list spoofs, but not how many people had viewed the story.  Consequently, I have decided to put it... read more