I love running off road or “trail run” as it is called nowadays. Trail running competitions are usually held from the beginning of Easter or late autumn. At the end of the season, fans like me need to keep going even though it’s snowing. I hate and love this season, but mostly it’s okay with…

Seasons greetings and all that corporate nonsense, at least they are until the bills start rolling in over the New Year. It has become commonplace to see most Americans overspend during the holiday season and this year was no different. It’s hard not to when we’re bombarded with commercials on TV, newspapers and radio to…

Several days ago, the Commerce Department reported that factory orders for May had risen 2.9 percent. This was well covered by ‘the press’, as it was going to be a positive influence on ‘the market’ (yes, the quotes are intentional… you’ll see why). The enthusiasm was understandable: the $394 billion in manufacturing orders is the…

Sexy lingerie in the 50s and 60s Christian Dior’s New Look debuted in 1947 and greatly influenced women’s clothing throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s. The principles of the New Look were to break free from the functionality of wartime wardrobes and celebrate color, decoration and a traditional vision of ultra-feminine clothing. As Dior…

You hear them on the radio and TV every day. Some have outrageous advertisements and sales gimmicks. “Push, pull or drag your trade for a minimum trade of $4000”, “The best price in the world!” “The best bumper-to-bumper warranty ever – we’ve got you covered.” “Repo’d Car Sales Today”. I bet you didn’t know that…

An acquaintance told me a story recently about a public speaking experience that paralyzed her mentally for five years. As the valedictorian of her high school class, she had prepared a speech called “The Power of the Mind”. She was not looking forward to the speech, as she was an experienced interpreter and speaker. She…

Without proper law enforcement, the rule of law would mean nothing. There would be no one to protect you from harm and violence. Human beings are social creatures and tend to live in cities, towns and communities, where interaction between our peers is almost inevitable. Unfortunately, there will almost always be those who will not…

Your pool table light must be hung properly to ensure full illumination of your pool playing area, including guide point rails, cushions, and arrows. The average height of your pool lamp should be 32″ to 36″ above the playing surface or bed of your table to the bottom of your lamp shade. A general method…

You may have been putting up with a troublesome tenant for quite some time and want to get rid of the notorious person. There is no denying the fact that these things are easier said than done. Evicting a tenant from his house is not as easy as you might think. The success of the…

H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. as a child he dreamed of a military career.His father, H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Sr., had attended West Point, “served in World War I,” and then in World War II rose to the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. After World War II, General Schwarzkopf, Sr. was posted to Iran…