Archive for July, 2011

Chapter Two As he drove to Lynn’s, Gary thought proudly and fondly of his two children who were now in their early twenties. Eric, who worked as a technician, was probably the most modest and reserved in manner. Some people would call him introverted but that description was inaccurate. He was exceptionally quiet, did his [...]

Author Tony De Maio I have watch the charade/circus in Washington with respect to the debt ceiling “crisis” with some amusement. (Note: When addressing the circus in D.C., it is important to specify WHICH circus one was referencing.) I have watched as plan after plan has been proposed and “failed”, as we meander closer and [...]

Author Allen Currie Chapter one Tuesday 14th February — Day one The voice on the phone was unusually abrupt. “Gary, it’s Nils.” Nils was Nils Jenson, SVP, Treasurer, and number four man at Foremost American Bank, which had a reputation as being the most advanced bank on the street. One reason was their uncanny ability [...]

Author Tony De Maio The following appear to be the “problems” associated with the “privatization” of Social Security. To my way of thinking, all can be resolved. The one problem I cannot resolve is the unstated one—each political party appears to dread the notion that the other political party will “solve” the problem. I also [...]

Author Linda Brady Traynham Weekends make me nervous, what with stock markets open elsewhere and politicians conniving behind closed doors. The “crisis” over the debt “ceiling” has all the reality of a Punch and Judy show and stopped being amusing a long time ago. Everyone is posturing, nobody is serious, both sides will claim victory [...]

Author James the Wanderer Let’s start with a little general chemistry: Na+ + Cl- NaCl Sodium plus chlorine gives sodium chloride. Beginning with a silvery, unstable metal and a greenish, noxious gas, they combine and produce a whitish-clear salt. A reaction occurs: two inedible substances combine to form a basic necessity of human life. Two [...]

Author Tony De Maio I’ve been called an uncompromising S.O.B. so many times that I decided to spend some time thinking about just what it is I am. It must be true, or else not so many people would say it. One should not confuse “bargaining” or “negotiating” with “compromising”. In a bargaining situation, both [...]