July 21, 2026

Some of you might have noticed the lack of a rant for last week. Lay the blame on a road trip I took to see one of my daughters and her family living in Idaho. The visit was wonderful. I had a great time playing with the grandkids. It was too hot to do much…

July 6, 2026

Some folks are explaining the cost of living is going up due to extremely rich people manipulating the currency and the markets. While this is true and has a terrific impact on our lives and our wealth, this is not the whole story. “New Improved!” “The Joneses have one. We must keep up.” “Faster than…

June 19, 2026

Yes, we’re tackling one of the big ones this week: Love. Right off the bat, I want to say I am not going to define love. If you don’t know what love is, maybe when you read this you’ll catch on. Also, I want to make it clear that love is not just a physical/emotional…

June 6, 2026

Many of us will remember Data, that cute, not so cuddly android robot from Star Trek Next Generation who wanted to feel emotions like a human. Yeah, he was a gas and lots of fun to watch. He seemed to know everything. I’ll bet he would give us a caution about how data is collected…

May 12, 2026

I was walking to pay a bill. It wasn’t far, so I walked to save gas. With the prices so high, I do all I can to save that precious commodity. I might also mention that I was prepared to pay cash for what I owed. I like cash. All that electron created money makes…