Approximately 167 days ago, Americans were paying about $1.613-billion each day for their gasoline. Today is Boxing Day, and I estimate that expense is now $611.5-million and headed still lower. The $611.5-million comes from a simple arithmetic calculation. Read More...

Forgive me for not rendering a post for about two weeks. A visit to Florida (I feel young again!) was followed by a short Thanksgiving week, and then a cavalcade of deadlines and duty. Unlike many of the talking heads on television, I have a day job, Read More...

I have the greatest respect for learning, so the moniker for today’s blog post refers not to the pursuit of knowledge but instead to the folly of believing that those with advanced degrees or with positions of importance are immune to the pitfalls Read More...