According to a recent poll, 74%  of Democrats said they believe graduating from college is "essential" or "very important" to being economically successful, compared with 40% of Republicans. Variations were only modest across incomes on … [Read more...]

While at work yesterday, sitting in the employee lounge  for my 15 minute coffee break, I could not help but notice the new pharmaceutical ad playing on the flat screen TV.  It was your typical "slice of life" ad that Big Pharma likes to … [Read more...]

Give or take a buck, the median family income in the USA is $65,000.  Keep in mind that "family" means, for the most part,  mom & dad working for a full year. Hunter Biden made about this much money per month working for a company … [Read more...]

I did not attend this year's state party convention but I have attended many in the recent past.  I have a question that I hope someone can answer. These events are held at large sports arenas that are serviced by a whole lot of people, … [Read more...]

At a Reddit site on the Internet, a person who self-identified as a right winger asked why there were so many homeless people, poor people, struggling workers in "blue" states and cities.  My reply was that there are homeless people, … [Read more...]

An associate of mine recently went to see a dentist.  He was careful to read his insurance policy and go to its website to make certain that his dental work would be covered.  Yes, the dentist he selected and the dental practice he visited … [Read more...]

Yesterday at work, in the employee break room a friendly co-worker tells me "Trump will go down as the greatest president in our lifetime".  I assumed he was joking and made a sarcastic remark. He was not joking.  He doubled down. So … [Read more...]

I've been a homeowner for forty years. In those forty years I've had two catastrophic failures with a refrigerator/freezer; one last week and the other a year and a half ago.  The first failure occurred when the freezer door fell off as I … [Read more...]