A hearty warm welcome to the genuine refugees from South Africa.

Recently President Trump told us that he would be welcoming white farmers and their families from South Africa to come to America, as refugees. We know that the government there, mostly comprised of black communists, had passed a law allowing them to confiscate white farmers’ land with no compensation, and that, pursuant to that law, …

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And life flows on, within you and without you…On turning 70

And still being a productive member of society.  Today is my 70th birthday, and I don't feel a day over 69!  Today was a day much like any other.  Wake up at 5:10AM, dress, eat breakfast (after feeding the owner), leave for work and arrive at 6:00 on the dot.  Do my normal job, fend …

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Resilience, or…Starting a new career in middle age

Any complete career change is a crapshoot when you’re a middle-aged person. I have a Master’s degree which I never used, and from the time in the mid- 1970s when I graduated, I spent twelve years as a hospital pharmacy assistant, gaining one of the first licenses given out after they were required by Washington …

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The difference between me, and Warren Buffett

Of course, the obvious difference between me and Warren Buffet is wealth. Mr. Buffett is wealthy beyond belief. His secretary earns over $100,000 a year, for goodness sake! I don't earn anywhere near that, and the money I earn is wage income, not the capital gains Mr. Buffett lives on these days. I have savings, …

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