Americans love credit cards, loans and buy-now-pay-later. Don’t believe me? Check this out. Housing debt makes sense to me. We need a place to live and houses are expensive. But the non-housing debt is worrisome. It’s increasing pretty rapidly. Let’s take a look at some household debt numbers from the Motley Fool. And some trend […]

Happy Friday! Tomorrow it’s Saturday. Forecast is rain just like every Saturday in recent memory. Here’s some good news for a change. Today, I read on Boston 25 News that Mel Brooks is working on a reboot of Spaceballs. Read more here. Mel is 99 years old. God bless him. From Blazing Saddles to Young

According to the While House, the majority of Americans think we are on the right track. Even MSN agrees (with the polls, if not the sentiment). Wrong Train I think the general population’s optimism centers on a few key topics. Maybe a few other things, but those are the biggees. I can understand how Americans

One of our readers asked about my comment about avoiding politics. My response was that debating politics never makes me happy. I’d rather talk about golf or BBQ, so I do. Today’s Political Discussion So today I had the pleasure of being part of a political discussion. It was over text chat so I can

This is not about kitchens, but it is about dining so…close enough. Fine Dining On Saturday, my wife took me out to dinner for my birthday. We went to a beautiful restaurant with great service and to my surprise, 4 of our friends were there waiting for us. It was a nice evening. We had

There are few things that I can truly say that I hate, but politics is right up there. In our own lives, if we can’t get something done at work, more often than not it’s because of politics. And don’t even get me started about the government. When was the last time we didn’t have

Be skeptical of everything. This has been a common theme with me lately related to emails, mail, texts and anything we receive unsolicited. I got a text saying I owe the Mass Turnpike tolls. I don’t. I got mail saying I need to call immediately about my car warranty. It’s not about my warranty, it’s

I just finished a post on cellphones, here, so I thought it was a good time to talk about service for our phones. Like it or not, our cellphone has become an appendage. Many would rather be missing an arm, leg or hand rather than go a day without their beloved phone. I get it.

This past Wednesday, Tony and I had yet another nice lunch at Napoli Deli. Great prices, outstanding food, huge portions and BYOB. During lunch, Tony mentioned he bought a new cellphone and thought I should write a post about the choices and comparisons. My initial thought was that I don’t have much to say. My