Man I am old…..
Last night Billy Joel helped bid farewell to Shea Stadium, with the last concert at the field (the first being The Beatles historic show 43 years ago); Joel also performed there on Wednesday night, and the entire experience has been filmed for a future documentary.
Joel addressed the crowd Wednesday night, saying, “They’re [...]
The next president needs to take stock of how eroded and degraded our foreign policy position is with much of the world. One of the lowest hanging fruit opportunities to improve our foreign policy portfolio is to use people-to-people exchange, cultural exchange, and relaxed travel allowances to open up our relationship with Cuba.
For decades, the typical college graduate’s wage rose well above inflation. But no longer. In the economic expansion that began in 2001 and now appears to be ending, the inflation-adjusted wages of the majority of U.S. workers didn’t grow, even among those who went to college. The government’s statistical snapshots show the typical weekly salary [...]
My plan was available to be renewed. So in we went. Randy headed right for the more expensive phones and found the one he wants ( I should say the way HE pays for). Linda and I got the one the came with the plan for FREE. Free is good.
Want GPS with that? It is [...]
For a baseball fan, this is not really a good thing. Yes, you see the best all in one game. The home run derby is pretty worthless. It has no real feel to it. You know they are going to hit a bunch of “dingers”.
Then there is no game for your team for 3 days. [...]
What to write about. The experts say to just let it flow. Ok. I can do that.
The weather here in Illinois is something I get tired of. Hot, humid summers and cold, windy, snowy winters. I long for better climate. Where in the USA do you find the “almost perfect” weather?
So, you say, why don’t [...]
We expect so much information to come so quickly. Makes you wonder.
If you’re as ancient as I am, you can probably remember the time when people responded to your polite “Thank you” with a smile and a pleasant “You’re welcome.” That’s why, like me, you probably cringe when clerks and others respond to your thanks with a curt “No problem.”
No problem? Was there a problem to [...]
George W. Bush, who has expanded his power to access the e-mails and other electronic communications of Americans, is resisting congressional demands that White House e-mails be saved for later research by historians.
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Bush signaled he would veto a House-passed bill that seeks to overhaul the Presidential [...]
John McCain’s campaign is in damage-control mode after his senior economic adviser Phil Gramm suggested that the nation’s economic distress was mostly in the public’s head.
Gramm called the downturn “a mental recession” and complained that the United States has become “a nation of whiners.” McCain quickly disassociated himself from Gramm’s view.
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