They celebrate No Music Day in the United Kingdom. No music on radio, in airports or supermarkets, or department stores. What’s next? No Commercials Day? Why not? That would be a national holiday with more benefit than store sales in the mall. Besides the basic national holidays of merit, we have holidays for Presidents that … Read More »

Have you ever done something you were both proud of and embarrassed by at the same time? If you know me very well, you’ll understand that it’s not hard to believe I really did this. I’m proud I did it. And more than embarrassed, too. My years in high school didn’t go well. Motivation was … Read More »

Life’s decisions come in all sizes, shapes, and with an odd sense of timing. That means, when we look back on a decision in life, we can ask ourselves, “Why the hell did I do that?” Or, the more frequent, “What the hell was I thinking?” Here’s why and what… We make decisions after much … Read More »

The disk jockey on the radio mentioned that today is the 263rd day of the year. It’s not the end of the year yet, but it’s hard to believe much of this year is gone already. Another day, another year. The year and the decade went by so fast it was easily the fastest year … Read More »

Some holidays can be observed by nearly everyone, regardless of religious affiliation or ethnicity. Is Thanksgiving such a day? After all, who could complain about having a national day set aside to give thanks and eat turkey? Alright, American Indians may not be so celebratory, but the casinos are open on holidays, too. Traditions get … Read More »

“Honey, how about if we buy some Apple stock? It’s a bargain at $13 a share,” I said, hoping to catch her attention with something about money. That was a few years ago and Apple’s stock price today has never been higher. Most of the period between 2000 and 2007 the stock market just bounced; … Read More »