Posted On: May 3, 2009
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Financial writer Kara McGuire hits “Pay Dirt” (her column name) with this article, “Put a Squeeze on your Financial Stress.” We hear same-old suggestions a lot, but here Paymar seeks fresh ideas from a three…
Posted On: February 24, 2009
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On Day 69—the last day—as we prepare to fly away from Temporary Retirement and Approximate Paradise, some stories stand out. Some days still glow. Some moments feel like sprouting soul-seeds rather than mere memories. Like…
Posted On: February 23, 2009
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This Sabbatical ends soon, too soon. So I’m sitting in the sun one last time staring at the sea. The temptation calls to get all maudlin, and indeed, emotions do run amuck in these final…
Posted On: November 12, 2008
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OMG. FYI.
53 Percentage of working Americans who have been interrupted by a work-related phone call or e-mail while in the bathroom.
23 Percentage who have been interrupted while on a date.
59 Percentage of…
Posted On: October 28, 2008
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2 fishermen just leisurely floated by, both on cell phones.
Ish! Even guys who fish?
But of course. Often these days while I toil in the office or gardens, I hear some booming male voice…
Posted On: October 12, 2008
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Well, here we go again.
The stock market, and by that I mean virtually ALL stock markets, have headed south with a vengeance and violence I’ve not seen in my 24 years of holding stocks.…
Posted On: September 23, 2008
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We’re in Countdown Mode now. Less than three months, and we’re not having fun yet.
What happened? Countless obstacles (a.k.a. Big Butts) appear in your path when planning a Big Break. Duh!?! I’ll not list…