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Usually around this time of year, I’m a little sad the football season is ending and there’s not really any more sports activity on TV that interests me and it’s too cold to get outside much. This year it’s same, … Continue reading →

I read an article in a recent AARP publication recently that discussed calculating your true wealth. That got me to thinking about “wealth.” If you look up wealth in the dictionary, the definitions become fairly complex, but the bottom line … Continue reading →

We’re having people over on Sunday. When Claire told me about it, it occurred to me it was January 20th — Inauguration Day. Then I realized it was Sunday and I remembered that they don’t hold the Inauguration on Sunday. … Continue reading →

I read that Lance Armstrong has now completed his interview with Opra and has “confessed” that he used performance enhancing drugs. This is one of those incidents/stories that I really wanted to turn out differently. Unfortunately by now, the story … Continue reading →

In one of his earlier comments, John asked about the tradition behind Boxing Day in Canada. Boxing day is a holiday celebrated not only in Canada, of course, but in many other countries such as the UK, Australia, New Zealand … Continue reading →

Well, since the Mayan calendar proved to be wrong, I’ve been worrying all year about what to worry about. Seems like you should always have some sort of doomsday scenario tucked away just in case you feel the need to … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot of talk about the Redskins lately, even though they fizzled in the playoffs. But the real subject of interest is the health of RGIII, the Washington Quarterback or savior depending on your view. There’s no doubt … Continue reading →

If you go by the decorations in our house (like the number of Christmas trees) — Christmas usually ends sometime between George Washington’s Birthday and Easter. But something strange is happening this year. Today is January 10th and a full … Continue reading →

I was cleaning out some old e-mails as part of my “clean-start” for the new year and came across one that had a religious theme and contained a prayer and an invitation to pray for anything you need/want. I really … Continue reading →

Well, both you faithful readers know that an update to this blog is long over-due. Since it’s a new year, I’m going to try to keep it more current. And besides that, there’s a great reason for an update. We … Continue reading →