I'm a retired life insurance actuary with a wife of 39 years.I've never been paid for writing, but some family members and classmates appreciated my travel journals. I try to be witty, if not humorous. I took a writing course in Albany, New York about 10 years ago.

I've been running (currently loping) since I was 15 and am approaching 50,000 miles lifetime. I also like math and math books (Ihave 136), particularly non-technical by authors like William Dunham, Ray Nahin, and Amir Aczel.

Most of my reading is non-fiction: math, history,and politics. I have a special interest in the solvency of Social Security. I rarely read non-fiction. (Question to daughter: How can you read so much fiction when there's so much great non-fiction available? Answer from daughter: How can YOU read so much no much non-fiction when there's so much great fiction available?)

My major philosophical concern is the equitable distribution of income in a capitalist democratic society. A consumer economy functions most efficiently if there is widespread purchasing power. Absent effective government regulation, money has a tendency to run uphill.

Politics, News & Issues > Conservation Simple ways to conserve energy and save money in your home

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We were paying $15 per month for a corporate garbage collector to come once each week. We now drive 8 miles each way (Sometimes combining it with another trip such as the post office or en route to another location.)to our county recycling center where the charge is $1. We have gone seven times in 6 months. This has been successful for us.Moreover, it has helped open our minds to other ares of savings such as Medicare supplement coverage and relying on the intern for news instead of a delivered newspaper.

We're a retired couple, so we don't produce much garbage. However, we also made ano...

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