Coffee is a simple drink enjoyed by adults in homes and in restaurants everywhere. Per capita consumption increased steadily over the first half of the last century, going up 78% during that period. Since then the consumption rate has declined to about were it was a hundred years ago. But corporate marketers are burning the [...]
Just in time to change summer camp programs, New York state politicians made an ill-fated attempt to stop campers from enjoying the games we loved to play as children. The legislators claim regulation is necessary because dodgeball, freeze tag and kickball pose a “significant risk of injury.” Is this effort part of a broader, more [...]
If you’re like most Americans, the value of you home has already dropped significantly. And, home prices have continued to decline so far this year. There’s no real recovery in sight as attested by a recent poll showing just 15% of homeowners believing their house will be worth more next year. A look inside the [...]
Dreams, seeded with a dose of reality begrudgingly gained through life’s experiences, eventually lead to the establishment of goals that drove this man’s life throughout the years. Now, a few months away from my 75th birthday, I can step back and evaluate what I’ve accomplished and what is yet to be achieved.
In childhood the focus [...]
No one is suggesting as Horace Greeley once said that opportunities lie in the West, in places like the state of Washington. Although the country has been in its worst period of unemployment since the Great Depression, people have been finding jobs in Washington DC and other bastions of government rather than going to areas [...]
