Unhappy in Marriage?

I’ve been married for almost 20 years to Dana, the most wonderful person imaginable. She’s my friend. I share everything with her. During our marriage I’ve learned some valuable lessons, made mistakes, laughed a lot, and cried some too. Time is such a cruel teacher. There are several secrets to a long and happy marriage. [...]

Written on August 13, 2010 | Posted in Marriage | No comment

Social Security is Going Broke!

I am soon to be one of the Americans under 50 with apparently little to no monthly Social Security benefit appearing in my bank account. The recent news that Social Security is going broke or insolvent is not welcome news.  And, if Andrea Coombes with the Wall Street Journal and other pundits are correct, more [...]

Written on July 30, 2010 | Posted in Politics | No comment

New Party in Congress: Republicrats!

Washington, DC:
A new political party has emerged from the familiar Washington landscape that has been ruled by Republicans and Democrats for over 30 years.  Effective today the Republicrats will be operating in the halls of Congress.
Republicrats, if you haven’t heard are a mixture of both parties but only the best ideals of both parties.  We believe [...]

Written on July 27, 2010 | Posted in Politics | No comment

Lifetime Lesson: Budgeting Money

My wife and I decided when our son, Jake, was about 10 years old that we were going to teach him how to budget money.  We did not want him to experience ”college without food”.  There were times, due to my own mismanagement of money and having way too much fun, that I was left eating [...]

Written on July 23, 2010 | Posted in Children | No comment