Let’s pick up where we left off last week. Yes, teachers have amusing – sometimes even hilarious – stories about their adventures. Yet until you’ve stood in teachers’ shoes, you have no idea how hard the job can be. ¯ ¯ ¯ Is teaching the hardest job there is? No, of course ...

Occasionally, I give speeches, usually about my good old days working for an airline. My title for this 25-minute tell-all speech is “Blue Skies and Barf Bags.” The title pretty much says it all: It WAS WONDERFUL. Except for those few yucky moments when it wasn’t. If you are under 50, ...

It was more of a pink ebb tide rather than a red wave but at least the midterm elections are over along with the continuous, and repetitive coverage on the news channels. I am interested in elections and the impact they have on our republic but for the last few weeks, the coverage became so ...

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” That famous phrase from Charles Dickens sums up the double-edged sword hanging over the roughly 63 million Americans now getting monthly retirement payouts from Social Security. Their 2022 COLA (cost-of-living adjustment) rose by ...

The other night, in trying to watch some news on TV, I was interrupted by about five ads asking me to go to one or the other law firm specializing in personal injury work, especially car accidents. It seemed that a least half of the advertising was from law firms chasing injured victims. (In ...

Veterans Day on Friday was recognized nationwide to honor the millions of veterans who have served. Between relatives, friends, coworkers, and neighbors, nearly everyone knows at least one person who has served in the military. Veterans Day is a time to reflect on the unique challenges faced ...