Christmas on my iPod

This year, I broke my decades-long tradition of running as far as I can from the stores and malls on Black Friday.  While visiting family, I braved the crowds and went looking to see how much money I could spend.  There was no particular agenda; ideas came and went as the afternoon progressed.  In the [...]

Do we live in a police State?

A few weeks ago, the Young Fogey made a passing comment that we live in a police State.  One of his frequent visitors took abrasive exception to this, and I was quite glad to have managed to stay out of the debate.  But it got me to thinking.  Here are some ruminations. Homeowners who can’t [...]