On My Mind

In a serendipitous trip along the www this morning, I discovered a wonderful website. David Morgan ( Bothell , WA ) is a retailer of mensw...

Life is busy, but that’s no excuse not to say “thank you.” So I told my son this weekend after his birthday party. (And yes, we survived a s...

Nothing indicates momentum like a full-page advertisement in a major daily newspaper. Using that criterion, I conclude that U.S. automakers...

For some time, Wal-Mart has been trying to get into the banking business. If that scares you, tell the FDIC by signing this letter . As desc...

As a recovering marine biologist , I have a lot of repressed memories of field work in coastal marshes. Writing about Assateague Island br...

I’ve been very concerned about the state of U.S. auto manufacturers as they continue to lose dollars and market share, and shed jobs. The n...

Success at last! For weeks I have been looking for a quality journaling book made in USA . I struck out at a drug store, book store, arts a...

Because I buy American, I do a lot of shopping on-line and from catalogs. That means the UPS truck is at my house pretty often and I know my...

Like many Americans in the days after September 11, 2001 , I gave thought for the first time to emergency preparedness. I was not old enough...

The kids went off to school this morning and there's a cool feeling of fall in the air. Time to say farewell to summer. In many ways, it...

I don't pretend to be very knowledgeable about Labor history or the origins of Labor Day, but I plan to learn. The U.S. Dept. of Labor w...

Last week I visited Assateague Island , a barrier island off the coast of Maryland , to see the famous wild ponies and undeveloped beaches. ...

Thanks to Diane's comment and suggestion for temporary housing for families that have had lost everything from Hurricane Katrina. It tur...

The newspaper today is filled with stories about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The photographs online are perhaps the most helpful in ...

I promised some of my friends to start blogging so that I would stop filling their inboxes with news, so here goes. I was never very good ab...