In the late 1800s, Karl Marx came up with "The Ten Planks of the Communist Manifesto." In the late 1930s, Sinclair Lewis wrote a book titled "It Can't Happen Here." Sorry Mr. Lewis, it is happening here and quickly, as evidenced by the House vote on socialized medicine and the relentless daily attacks on our personal freedom and capitalism. If "Obamacare" goes through, our beloved government will own or control 48 percent of the private industry. Next up, cap and trade. This bill is in response to the world's biggest hoax ever perpetuated, global warming. For instance, when we exhale we emit CO2. Plants need C02 to live and supply oxygen to all breathing creatures. If we eliminate the C02 there will be no plants for the animals to feed on and no air for us to breathe. What are we going to eat? Nothing, we all die! Politicians don't care, they just crave power. Big Brother will then have total control over us. But on the bright side, politicians will also die from lack of hot air to spew. ...more

November 11, 2009

Someday, maybe, the two of you will be comfortably settled into a sweatpants-and-shared-soap domesticity. The kind that inspires pronouncements beginning: "Here's what you can get me for Christmas. ..." ...more

December 21, 2008

I only wish I were experiencing a similar percentage drop in wages-revenue as compared to the losses the county and our government is experiencing. Perhaps my losses are attributed to the decline in construction as well as the real estate market or is it the expensive fuel and rising grocery bill? I may also be over taxed with the real estate since you are hard pressed to sell it even at appraised value. Real estate used to be an asset, now it is a trap. Whatever the driving force is behind the ailing economy, the government has not even come close to feeling the crunch that the small business owners and labor force are enduring. I wonder what the future holds and what the economic gurus will label this economic era. ...more

June 9, 2008

"Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it," proclaimed the poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore. ...more

February 14, 2008

Deborah Buckwalter has a unique touch. It is displayed throughout her new store, which attracts a variety of shoppers - from the home decor gurus to those men looking for a unique anniversary or Valentine's Day gift. ...more

February 4, 2008

Already three days into 2008 and as I write this on the evening of Jan. 1, I have succeeded in my resolution of drastically lowering the amount of money I spend on my refreshments and doing some exercise to lose some of my excess inches around my waistline. ...more

January 3, 2008

The receptionist's job can be an excellent steppingstone, entry-level job leading up the organizational ladder. The career gurus don't tell you that thousands of successful people started out as receptionists. ...more

December 16, 2007

Unless you have walked through the Garden of Paradise or been a member of the Rare Fruit Council International, you cannot imagine the wonderful fruits you can grow easily in Central Florida. ...more

October 10, 2007