Boomers’ New Commune for Retirement Post-Recession
Increasingly, I have listened to my Boomer friends tell me that the economic meltdown has caused a serious decline in their pensions funds and portfolios. The standard refrain is, “I’ll never be able to retire.” Some are joking, or trying to put a good face on a rotten time for a Recession, and some are [...]
Women in History and the Things We Don’t Know
Common long time fodder for comedians and pundits alike is the threadbare cliche about how men don’t understand women. Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the last century, you have been treated to a surfeit of sketches, the articles, and the stand up routines depicting women as mysterious creatures we simply can’t [...]
Revolution and the Loss of Soft Toilet Paper
Some years ago I used to joke that America would only launch a revolution should we encounter such catastrophes as the loss of our favorite toilet paper. Forget the Tax Day Tea Parties and the grousing over bankers’ bonuses. Those are but minor episodes when compared to the prospect of harsh toilet tissue. Now it [...]
Traveling Through Life on a Mobility Scooter
Ever since a recent trip to Las Vegas, I noticed more and more people driving mobility scooters. We are not talking about sexy Vespas here, hearkening back to the classic French and Italian films of the sixties, where young lovers tooled around Rome and Paris on their two cycle models. We are not even talking [...]
When Fashion Boutiques Go Bust
Anyone with a few brain cells left floating between their ears understands that the economy is lousy and times are tough. They may not know why that happened, or, like most, they may be blaming any number of things. But the rich are feeling the pinch and those who were pretending to be rich or [...]