Let me say this about that. When I was a student, I hated tests, quizzes, exams, reviews, oral presentations, mid-terms, finals, thesis, dissertations, and any other sort of prodding and probing of my cognitive capability.  I understand the need for instructors to assess the level of knowledge their students have retained from their classes, but there […]

Let me say this about that. Once the sole domain of the wealthy, cruise ship vacations are now as popular with the middle class as a trip to DisneyWorld.  Cruise ships have long since migrated from the stately, dreamy-paced life on-board, with it’s black tie dining, champagne brunches and string quartet chamber music.  Today’s cruise ship lines have […]

Let me say this about that. There is no way around it.  I’m fat.  But if you look around – I’m not alone.  It is one of God’s little jokes that when you get older and can afford more of life’s pleasures, anything you put in your mouth will add twice it’s weight in body […]

Let me say this about that. Two middle-aged gentlemen lost their jobs and had achieved no success finding other employment.  After a couple of months, they decided to give up looking for new jobs and try their hand at making money by day-trading stocks.  They usually met for lunch each Monday to exchange stock trading […]