As Europe’s debt crisis deepens, as commodity and stock prices gyrate, as the U.S. budget breakdown increases the risk of holding treasuries, the debate over where investors should put their money has intensified. Wall Street money-guru Greene Stockman told Bloomberg … [Read more...]

It was the same outfit John Travolta wore on the 1977 Saturday Night Fever album. At $50, the white, wide-lapel suitcoat, the black rayon shirt, and tight white trousers were a steal. But I am not one to part with money on impulse. Am I bold? Yes. Decisive? A neighborhood garage … [Read more...]

"Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.” -- David Ogden Stiers "Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten, but someone might have to make do on the couch." -- Jeff Brown Jeff Who? I slept on the couch last night. Now, before you go jumping to any … [Read more...]

As men get older, say older than 50, and certainly older than 60, peeing can, more and more, become a case of less and less. This is not to say that 60 is old. It’s just that when you’re 60, or 64 say, anything less than 64 is by definition, younger, and consequently 64 is by … [Read more...]

I am sitting here waiting for God to speak to me. He hasn't yet, and I'm not sure why. I mean, I'm here every day, listening for his voice in my head, or on the phone, maybe. I even cast a hopeful glance at my e-mail now and then in case that's how God reaches people nowadays. … [Read more...]