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After Navy service in World War II, I earned a BFA from the Phila. College of Art (now the Univ. of the Arts). I was then recalled to active duty in the Korean War. Following was a 40-year career in public relations, advertising, sales promotion, graphic

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Travel > Vacations The best all inclusive vacation packages for families with children: 3 of 3
All-inclusive vacations for the entire family can be very convenient. After paying just one price, Dad won't have to interrupt his vacation relaxation to dig into his pocket several times a day to pay for food, entertainment, sports, snacks and other daily family needs. When purchasing a family vacation package that has been... More..
Local Guides > Washington DC The best spots to watch the presidential inauguration in Washington DC: 3 of 3
You know all the festivities will be at noon on January 20 in cold, clammy, probably snowy Washington. So, maybe the best spot to watch all the proceedings, from the swearing in of President Obama to the big parade and all the social events, may be on your TV set from the comfort of your living room. Or maybe on the huge scr... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Community service trips: 3 of 3
Community service trip? Why are you telling me to sign up for a vacation that isn't a vacation, but just a tough job helping other people? I've worked hard this year and deserve to get away for relaxation. Doggone it! I'm entitled to bask at the shore, toss dice in Vegas, sip vino in Tuscany or dine at an outdoor Paris cafe.... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting Gift ideas for grandparents: How to restore and frame an old family photo: 3 of 3
I'm cheating a bit here, because two of my 2007 holiday gifts to grandparents I created as an art project for my sister, age 87, and brother, age 85. The third gift I'm giving myself. I'm just a few years younger than my siblings, and as a retired writer and graphics artist, I decided to conjure up a surprise. Earlier this y... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Gift Advice Tips for subscribing your aging parents to Life Alert, LifeLine or MedScope: 3 of 3
Help! I've fallen and I can't get up. Remember those awful commercials of about ten or 20 years ago? They must have brought in scads of business to the company that made the emergency alert device, because the commercials ran for many years. The makers also milked more publicity out of them, because the ad's call for help be... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders (Other) Is Cuba's Raul Castro offering to talk to President Obama a real opportunity?: 3 of 3
President Obama should do everything possible to respond to Raul Castro's offer, and use the initiative to set up serious and frank talks with the Cuban government. Other Presidents since John Kennedy always felt they would hurt their political reputations if they even considered talking with Cuba's Communist leaders. Howeve... More..
Local Guides > San Francisco The history of Lombard Street in San Francisco, CA: 3 of 3
The one thought I always have when I see that one crazy block of Lombard Street is: the people who live in these houses must be really tired of seeing hordes of climbing tourists and unbroken lines of creeeping cars jam their street every hour of every day. And they must be totally disgusted with those unwelcome visitors who... More..
Entertainment > TV News & Commentary Celebrity commentary: Barbara Walter's new tell-all book reveals adultery: 3 of 3
Most TV viewers today may be too young to remember one unintentionally funny gaffe in Barbara Walters' long and successful career in TV. Way back n 1981 when she interviewed movie legend Katharine Hepburn, Barbara got real serious and asked Kate in her famous lisp, "If you were a twee, what kind would you be?" Barbara his be... More..
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Humor: The unstoppable Tiger Woods: 3 of 3
You've seen it all happen on your TV screen with your own blood-shot eyes. When a championship race horse comes up with a sore leg and can't cross the finish line, they shoot him. When a golfer Tiger is hobbled by a sore leg, he makes it across the finish line while he shoots all competitors with his deadly driver and putter... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Listings & Agencies Actors: How to get an agent: 3 of 3
A family member right out of college struggled to get an agent. Today's she's a highly-successful writer/producer, but it wasn't because she had an agent. She did stand-up comedy, low- or no-pay acting gigs, then got a succession of jobs writing with various TV shows. All without the help of an agent. During her struggling y... More..