Products and services are usually more expensive in Hawaii. Why? Economics. Land is limited. Tourists are willing to pay more. Immigrants have money. Almost everything we use is imported. Simple, right? How did the politicians get it so wrong?  read more »

I've never seen a 12 year-old boy carrying a hanky. The name 'hanky' alone will prevent most red-blooded 12 year-olds from using it, even when forced to carry one. What should a kid use when outdoors in the snow, sledding for hours at a time?  read more »

With apologies to Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser beer, today's fashion shows are cluttered with beautiful Clydesdales. Seemingly gorgeous models strut their six foot, 100-pound frames down a runway and look like sultry horses.  read more »

Television promised to revolutionize the world. It did. If 500 channels of mediocrity is a revolution. What happened? Lowest. Common. Denominator. The path of least resistance.  read more »

Time is money. Time is also a luxury for most of us. Vacations are often a rush; activities crammed into a week or two. Try six weeks. Try 30 states. Try keeping your sanity.  read more »

I can't be the only one who's noticed that television news is being infiltrated by blonde bombshells (contrasted in flavor by an occasional Asian female). Is it a journalism degree or Clairol?  read more »

One of these days I'll learn to buy stocks when they're low and sell them when they're high, instead of the other way around. You could make more money in the market by doing the opposite of what I do.  read more »

When the boys were barely two, they disappeared. When small boys play at home there's always sound; chatter, clatter, clunking, and play noise. One day, that noise stopped.  read more »

Life's decisions come in all sizes, shapes, and with an odd sense of timing. That means, when we look back on a decision in life, we can ask ourselves, "Why the hell did I do that?" Or, the more frequent, "What the hell was I thinking?" Here's why and what...  read more »

There's probably some statistical or physical (I never made it through Physics in high school) reason why bread, when it falls from the table to the floor, usually does so 'jelly-side' down. Jelly-side up? No mess. Jelly-side down? Get a dog.  read more »

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