Really can't understand the cult following for New Orleans.  Seems to me the city reached its peak with music decades ago, and what it has to offer now is just a wild time, something like Nevada with no gambling, a place to go and 'do whatchu wanna' with no consequences.  Sad that so many people died because of Katrina...more

It would never occur to me to do this, although now that I have read the article, I can see how a fit of enthusiasm could prompt spending like this.  The farthest out on a limb I've ever gone is indulging in some Caribbean fashion that surely I would wear once home.  Surely!

Please illuminate at what age it is easy to get a job.  When young, you lack experience.  When middle aged, you are distracted by family.   When old, you risk inflicting your geezertude on colleagues.    I have real compassion for anyone who has been out of work long term, whether young, old or in the middle.  How...more

What shall we call ourselves now?  The post-literate society?

What shall we call ourselves now?  The post-literate society?