Signing away your protection. Many of the contracts we sign nowadays have a mandatory arbitration clause, and that includes those used for employment, insurance, home-building, car loans and leases...
Explore
Money Saving Tips For Seniors
Getting the biggest bang from your buck by Catharine Allado Times are hard. With this economic condition, it is very important to use your money wisely. Spending less money means more savings for you...
Tatoos
An ancient tribal art is today’s form of self-expression When we Boomers were kids, if you had a tattoo it meant you were a tough guy, a sailor or a side show freak. Today every blonde teenage...
Polo, Anyone?
Now for something completely different If you are looking for a new hobby or pastime, how about something in the sports area. No, not bowling, or shuffleboard, they’re a bit too mundane. How about...
To Pot or Not to Pot
That’s a burning legal question. Let me begin by saying I am for the legalization of Marijuana. I am for both the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana. I find it simply...
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
The ancient Zen question. Of course, as with many questions there are often more than one answer. All of these multiple answers give way to the science of Philosophy. To avoid boring myself...
Marital Power Politics
No one’s happy in unequal relationships Power and control are issues in all relationships. Sometimes it comes about through strength of personality and sometimes through assets. One person...
I Hate Flying…But Really I Don’t
It’s just a matter of attitude It’s not that I hate the flying, it’s everything else that goes into it. Why must I take off my hat and vest, and not my shoes. Why must I sweat out the...
Napa Valley
In “Wineries Italian Style”, I argued that the experience of wine tasting in Italy is so much better than in the U.S. I’ve been to Napa and to many of the wineries throughout New...
Reducing Stress: Daoist Meditation
The health benefits of inner peace I’m not certain if it is the most overused word in the English language, but if it isn’t it soon will be. I see it on TV, hear it on the radio, on podcasts in...