Monthly Archives: August 2013

Plumber? Attorney? Government Flack!

I have a quick question for the business owners in the audience – How’s it going?  Been busy?  Terrific.  I hate to bother you, but the U.S. Government has another job for you.  You are going to help steer Americans … Continue reading

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You Put Your Left Foot In

It was Chicken Cordon Bleu prepared by a lifelong vegetarian.  It was a doctoral thesis that had been assigned to an illiterate.  It was how I spent four hours and ten minutes Saturday evening.  It was the federal government’s online … Continue reading

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How Do You Spell “Knife”?

There was a time when children would ask a parent or a teacher how to spell a particular word.  The adult would inevitably send us to the dictionary.  This would often prove to be a lesson in self-reliance, problem solving, … Continue reading

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Everybody’s Happy

A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money. Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969)  The new rates are out!  The new rates are out!  The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported today (won’t be able to say that … Continue reading

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