My parents were young during the Depression and learned frugality thy hard way. Their monthly bills were paid – mortgage, car, phone, gas, electric, water and sewer. And that was about it. The rest of the money was kept in … Continue reading
Category Archives: Postmodern Times
My daughter works in the airline industry and when the news of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight was reported she offered the notion that the black box recorders were outmoded. “Why isn’t all flight data instantaneously sent to the Cloud?” … Continue reading
For years only three things were sure – death, taxes and the colossal power of the SAT to determine your destiny. Scores on a pair of test for verbal and math dexterity decided if you’d go to college or not, … Continue reading