A few months back I wrote a blog about College Funding. I explained that personal finance was a kind of hobby for me so this month I decided to expand the topic and provide my perspective on several other issues financial. Apologies to those who see much of this as basic. It may be, but … Continue reading Finance 110 →

I have always admired those who can make music, either with their voice or a physical instrument. I just think it’s magical. As my family will attest, although I have a deep appreciation for music of all types, the genes responsible for tonality, and the ability to carry a note, have slipped off my chromosomes. … Continue reading Music Man →

It’s funny, isn’t it, how some places keep showing up in your life at interesting times? One such place for me is Thorek Hospital, a small urban hospital in the near north Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Lakeview is a very diverse, very interesting, area that has seen, and will someday see, better days. I first … Continue reading There are places I’ll remember, all my life… Part 1 →

It’s interesting, I think, how a life course can take significant twists and turns based on chance meetings or seemingly small decisions made along the way? To wit: After graduating from State University of New York at Binghamton, or SUNY Binghamton (now called more simply and sanely Binghamton University), I landed a job at Dun … Continue reading Birth of a Salesman →

Last week I intended to provide you an update on several topics, but my discussion on how I came to use the terms “Cats & Dogs” for miscellaneous topics took a detour and I ran out of room. So here, without further embellishment, is my first blog edition of Cats & Dogs! UBER I stopped … Continue reading Cats & Dogs…really →