Yep. I said it. It’s time for us to seriously consider suspending the minimum wage temporarily until our economy can get back on track. The minimum wage was strangling our

No it isn’t. Not any more than it’s Pelosi’s fault or Obama’s fault, or anyone else’s fault. It’s just something that happens. As far as we know right now, this

As I get older, I have come to realize certain things about myself. I found out that I only have so much energy and, once its expended, all I can

“The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of children, the

Another bloody weekend. More shootings. More carnage. More pictures of grieving family members. More statements from politicians declaring “we must have immediate action.” More insanity from the press and the

Last week, we talked about the arduous trail that led me to purchase our first electric car, a Tesla Model 3, a practical and economical machine. But I think the

I recently went through a job change and those of you who have experienced such a thing know what a joy it is. Fortunately, we had about a year’s notice

By now, everyone has probably heard that the Mueller investigation regarding Trump White House collusion with the Russians in the 2016 election is now over.  In a summary to the

I love tax season. The crisp air in the morning. Football season is over and the hope that is baseball season is right around the corner. The Christmas bills are

I’ve been a little distracted lately from the usual political drama and diatribes. They just don’t seem so critical these last few days. Cancer. Who thought this was a good

Last week we looked at this author’s view of how the future will shape up for transportation, retailing, dining, and the home. I’m still upset that we don’t have flying

Whenever I think about the future, I wonder “where is my dang flying car?” Back in the 1960s, didn’t they promise us we’d all be whizzing around in George Jetson

As I sit alone in my office, everyone has gone home and I survey the wreckage of the latest Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Clam Bake, Christmas and Hanukkah BashTM, I

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” — Jim Eliot, Missionary How often do we think of giving at Christmas? Oh,

We were sitting in the surf off Waikiki recently, me on an old-style longboard and my bride Trish on a shorter new-fangled board favored by much younger people and pro

In a recent letter to the editor by Dennis Fitzgerald, a fellow from Australia, the author noted the absence of President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin from World War I

My friend Pat Coskran just wrote a fascinating book about life with his son, Sean. At 32, Sean is no longer a child but a man who views the world

That seems to be the charge that many on the left are throwing at the right these days. There is a bill, H.R. 3990 written by Rep. Rob Bishop from

“What are they doing coming here? I mean, why don’t they fix their own problems instead of bringing their poverty and diseases to our soil.” History.com, paraphrase from Irish Immigration

I love campaign literature. Somehow, I got on the Democratic Party mailing list so now I get both red and blue mailings. A couple years ago, I gave Christy Smith