Americans are so angry about so many things — with partisan politics topping the list.
Should you invest in the stock market now or wait? That is the tough question the money experts are discussing.
After all these years, my dad inspires me still.
I started my first business in the 5th grade when I convinced a neighbor to allow me to cut her grass with her electric lawn mower.
“Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.”
“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain but death and taxes.”
I recommend the seasonal flu — but please allow me to explain.
Finally, people have found something to agree about.
Three-day weekends sound good to me.
In these inflationary times it’s not easy to laugh as you watch the value of your hard-earned savings being destroyed. But I chuckled out loud when I read some of the tips offered by Bloomberg News to beat inflation.
An anti-diet movement is afoot? Where can I sign up!
Hello, 2022. We hope you’re not expecting to get the honeymoon treatment that most new years have gotten throughout history.
A recent Reddit thread discusses the lack of heroes in modern society, but the truth is we have plenty of heroes.
Our time is the best gift we can give to our friends and family this Christmas. Nobody knows how much time we have on Earth — nobody knows when our time will end.
I wish I had a change of heart, but I still can’t support it.
I love pumpkin pie — but not just any pumpkin pie. It has to be my mother’s pumpkin pie, made with her unique thick and dry crust, and it has to be enjoyed only on Thanksgiving Day.
My dad’s hearing was damaged more than half a century ago when, as a young man, he trained to be an Army military policeman during the war in Korea.
November has arrived and things are going to really get hairy now. Every November, two charitable organizations I like, Movember and No-Shave November, raise funds by encouraging people to not cut or shave their hair.
Despite the many blessings of living in America, why aren’t more Americans happy?
The autumn leaves are expected to be extra vibrant this year, though they are changing colors a week later than is normal.
If you’re like me, you enjoy few things more than a long, hot shower. Nothing loosens the muscles or washes your worries away better than gradually turning up the hot knob until you’re red as a boiled lobster.
Here’s another interesting COVID-enabled trend to ponder: More Americans are leaving big cities and the suburbs to live in rural communities, according to NextAvenue.com.
You ignored August 12, didn’t you? That’s when the world celebrates National Middle Child Day every year, but you ignored it just as you have ignored us “middles” our entire lives!
Maybe croquet could improve the ratings for the 2021 Summer Olympics?
It’s an old dream of mine and I just may do it: Buy a travel trailer and live on the American road for weeks at a time.
They called me “The Trail Blazer,” Good Buddy.
Need to learn how to unclog a shower drain, jump-start a car, shave your face without bleeding to death or successfully address dozens of other practical adult daily activities?
According to a recent survey by OpenMarket, 75% of millennials chose texting over talking when given the choice between being able only to text versus call on their mobile phone.
After more than a year of strict COVID mandates, my state has triumphantly reopened. But, some argue, we better think twice before we offer a celebratory handshake.
There are few things I enjoy more than grilling up tasty steaks for a group of close friends, but red meat isn’t going to be on the menu this summer.
Everyone is at risk of being scammed now.
Scientific American describes my mother to a T.
My recent trip to Florida was glorious for one simple reason: it was normal.
The cost of construction materials has gone through the roof — if you can still afford a roof, which isn’t very affordable right now.
Fewer Americans are attending traditional church services. Fewer are attending Catholic schools, too.
You can’t escape politics anywhere now — not even in America’s once-great pastime, baseball.
It was on St. Patrick’s Day 1988 when an unexpected visitor arrived at Pat Troy’s Irish pub in Alexandria, Virginia – President Ronald Reagan.
Is the world finally coming to grips with the wrongs I endured as a child growing up in the 1970s?
Get this: A study by McGill University has found that more money does not necessarily make people in low-income countries happier.
Coffee. I need coffee. And sleep. And food.
It’s February. It’s cold. To fend off the winter blahs, I dream of one day retiring to a warm beach, where I’ll stand in the surf, sipping beverages from glasses with little umbrellas in them.
I love winter. I love snow. I love making a roaring fire in my fireplace on a chilly day. But I hate one thing about this time of year: taxes.
If I were Punxsutawney Phil, I might think twice before coming out of my burrow this year.
America could use a hearty laugh right now, but laughter doesn’t come easily because too many Americans have lost their sense of humor. Humor, says Merriam-Webster, is “the ability to be funny or to be amused by things that are funny.”
Without grace, our public discourse will continue to suffer.
My new puppy entered the world on Christmas and he’s already bringing incredible joy into my family — just as many dogs, cats and other bundles of joy are doing for millions during these unusual times.