No, it is not terrorists, countries possessing nuclear weapons or the street thug lurking in the shadows to take your money or possibly your life. The evil is the growing numbers of generally good people – the person next door a family member or a life-long friend – who have lost faith in the American [...]
Even if we wanted to, there is no way we will get out of here alive. However, through medical science our time on earth has been extended by many years. The question is how long can and should life be extended?
At the beginning of the last century, the average lifespan for Americans was 47.3 years. [...]
Wearing poppies, waving flags, parades, placing flags and wreaths at soldiers’ graves, twenty-one gun salutes followed by hot dogs and ice cream at the local American Legion were all part of the Memorial Day pre-boomers remember as kids. It was a solemn yet celebrative day because we remembered those who died serving our country and [...]
Mark Twain once said, “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it.” A recent poll indicates that most Americans (51%) attribute weather conditions to long-term planetary trends while only 19% point the finger to human activity. But you can bet this won’t stop the debate about who really is to blame.
The storms [...]
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 [...]
