That in the current state of affairs with the US waging war in both Afghanistan and Iraq, Mideast peace talks took place on American soil is a huge success. It borders on a miracle considering the reputation the U.S. has in the Middle East these days. G.B. came up with this idea and C. Rice, the Secretary of State, did a ... More..

Poverty is a scourge. It happens of neglect and abandonment. Good fortune leaves people sometimes but mostly it is people who abandon themselves, their families or their communities first before good fortune leaves. Poverty is a huge issue in the world today with the majority of the world living on $2 a day. It is a h... More..

The major cost of being an overnight millionaire is getting to discover how many friends and long lost relatives come to shore not to share your joy but to help themselves to some free living off you and your family. We have been through buying, staffing and maintaining a mansion for a lot of people before whose appreciation... More..

The best of very many companies I've worked for was United HealthCare. Other people might have had different experiences. On one floor of an office building there might be several enclaves. Nobody talks in Financial, everybody watches American Idol in IT and not watching basketball in Legal is illegal. My experience with... More..

During the Cold War era the world was simple: there was us, the good guys, and them, the commies plus, even though we're talking about the majority of the world's people here (sic!), there was this indiscriminate mass of people conveniently swept under the rug of the Developing Nations or the Third World terms. Prior to the... More..

I find that there are two main "things" which attract men to a woman and would gladly offload some, if not all, of my following to other women. You might have heard about pheromones, substances claiming to have seductive qualities. Well, I find that it is not perfumes or potions but home cooked food that somehow attracts me... More..

"God forgives, people don't" said my pastor suggesting that if an infidelity happened it needed not necessarily be brought up to the cheated person's attention. I was in a state of shock at how he could have said that! It took me at least a couple of years to understand that yes, indeed, now I think my pastor was right. ... More..