Thoughts on the current health care situation

A majority (53%) of respondents in a recent Rasmussen survey favored repealing the health care reform bill.  The House of Representatives voted to strike down the law.  And the administration seems willing to make changes but urges voters to not kill the bill.  A look inside the numbers reveals that Americas opinions on this subject [...]

Do you remember your first ballpoint pen?

The first ballpoint pen was sold in the United States in late1945.  It was called the Reynolds Rocket and sold for about $10 when it was unveiled at Gimbel’s department store in New York City before spreading across the country like wildfire.  But the script did not unfold as originally written.

 
It seems that the first [...]

Have mimeograph will travel

A friend recently announced at a gathering that he was unemployable.  The reason he stated was because, being born in 1930, his eightieth birthday was coming up soon.  The man tried to joke away his discomfort by saying that if anyone owned a mimeograph, he had tons of experience with that piece of equipment and [...]

Pre-boomers should seize the moment

Every creature in this world is doing something, even if it is simply breathing in and out.  And, it is safe to say that virtually none of it involves you.  Yet, because we are all connected in some way whatever is being done at this moment by others could affect you.  This means that whatever [...]

Will changing the words we use unite America?

The war on words is exploding.  To be politically correct and not engage in inflammatory discourse, let’s revise the opening sentence as follows: the discussion surrounding the proper use of sensitivity in our speech  and writings, so as to not in any way emotionally injure others, is gaining positive momentum in the public forum.  Is [...]

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