Someone once wrote about how politicians use certain issues as carrots-on-sticks. The issue is used to mobilize and inflame a segment of the politician's constituents in order to get them to rally behind the candidate and get them out to vote on election day. Once elected, the politician does little… Read full post »

Did you know that if you play your cards right, you can get a free meal on most days at Wegman's? It's true. I try to show up on Saturdays, when between 1 and 4, they have a free wine tasting, complete with an array of complementing cheeses, breads and fruits.… Read full post »

I went to Oregon for a class in radiochemistry (good times). I live on the other, more humid coast. I had some time one night after class so I decided to make the drive to see the Pacific Ocean. I'd never seen the Pacific Ocean in person before. The Pacific beaches… Read full post »

Sitting in the audiologist's waiting room (what?), I was leafing through some of the magazines put out for the amusement of the patients. One of the magazines was New Jersey Life or something of that sort. We have some of these regional magazines around here, like Bucks County Living, that highlight… Read full post »

One day in the very early spring, I was cleaning the flower bed with my son. The air was crisp and the sun was bright. Dried leaves, stems and all manner of dried flower heads littered the ground between our stumpy Japanese maple and the dappled willow. We culled the dead… Read full post »

There was a story on yesterday about a couple who is in trouble with their city because they were running a swingers club for heavy people out of their home. The city was upset with them because they felt the couple was operating a business without a license and wanted their… Read full post »

How is it that all of a sudden sarcoidosis seems to be everywhere? I was diagnosed seven months ago with it and initially it seemed to be a rare illness, something I'd never even heard of until then. Now it's in the news because of the passing of Bernie Mac… Read full post »

Credit card debt is something that bothers me, so I made a spreadsheet to highlight mine and tackle it. Debt spread over several accounts doesn't seem so bad but its true insidiousness is evident when it's presented and tallied on one page. The debt is a chronicle of need and… Read full post »