Dear Mr. Cosmos,

As you requested, I am writing this letter to answer the two questions required for my first annual performance review.

I will begin by addressing the question of what I think my strengths are in the position I hold as a Sales Clerk.

Although I… Read full post »

The financial leaders of the EuroZone and the IMF are mandating Greece implement a 22% cut in the minimum wage, and the finance ministers from 17 countries are meeting today to approve the deal.

It seeme to me this is a sure fire way to inflame the lower economic strata to… Read full post »

Why is it on days like today when it's so cold, I have an incontrovertible desire to find a specific book in my unheated barn.  

After looking through 8 boxes, book by book, I finally located it. "The Tories of the American Revolution."  

Did you know more Americans… Read full post »

This is my backyard in an Ohio city - what I see from my office window.

 Yes, it's inside the city limits, and within sight of Krogers, and several fast food stores.

But, it's a private place that feeds my creative appetite throughout the day.

 It may be… Read full post »

   My mother splurged and purchased some decorations for the interior of our rented house when I was five years old.  She bought what I thought was a cardboard boot the size of her lower arm and hand.  I remember asking what the boot was for, and she explained it was… Read full post »

   "It's not inherently wrong to hold people responsible, but it's a dangerous precedent," says Lewis Maltby, president of the National Workrights Institute.

   When I first read this statement last month, I was surprised. Yes, I am aware that Lewis wants to protect the rights of w… Read full post »

It is difficult for fifteen percent of American families to feel very thankful this year while unemployed.  Good people who are not afraid of dignified work.  Those who are willing to help any company serve its customers, but who are left behind while these companies purchase their… Read full post »

    Zack grabbed the sweatshirt from the bottom drawer of his dresser, and was about to kick the dresser drawer shut with his left foot, when his heart nearly stopped beating.  He stood on his right foot without moving a muscle.  Staring at the e… Read full post »