Clueless Guy
Romance

Clueless Guy: Best Reasons for Dating Him

We, women, are natural-born detectives, putting together all kinds of clues to figure out men’s behavior. Lucky for us, we have help. Girlfriends, co-workers, sons, daughters, and aunts. Even the gang at the gym will lend an opinion; in fact, several women in my Zumba class are very interested in my love life. And don’t…

Keep Getting Older
Senior Stories

Keep Getting Older: 20 Great Reasons

As hard as I try not to, I keep getting older. Later this year I am turning 63. I am a bit disappointed since a couple of years ago I invested a good deal of money to buy a series of books, DVDs and CDs that guaranteed me that if I followed the instructions in…

Federal Reserve $5 Silver Certificate
Finance

Federal Reserve Fiscal Folly: Fiat Money

One of my favorite questions to ask people when we get into a discussion about money or monetary policies is, “If you take a five-dollar bill to the Federal Reserve, what will they give you for it?” Most people struggle for an answer. That’s a fair commentary on our current monetary system here in the…

Grandpa and Granddaughter
Senior Stories

What I Wish I Could Ask My Grandpa

It was a rusty, sputtering green 1994 Ford Explorer that my grandpa Jim owned. No air freshener could cover up the permanent scent of wet dog and salty sea water that derived from countless trips to Coronado beach with two boxers and five grandkids in tow. We called it the Jolly Green Giant. 1939 Studebaker…

there goes the bride, groom, kids
Romance Senior Stories

There Goes the Bride, Groom, Kids

Then: What Me, Worry? What Alfred E. Newman of Mad Magazine fame used to say. Now: What, marry, and have kids? No Thanks! What our kids are saying; at least a lot of them. Okay. Young folks don’t want to marry and have kids. They know the stats, the divorce rates, an economy that is…

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