After what I've been through, I don't think grown adults are capable of making friends after, say, age 35. The older generations, Gen X & Gen Boom, weren't really trained to be social, so, this doesn't surprise me. The Millenials? I don't know what their excuse is, other than way too many of them are coming out of high...more

And I thought the house we were moving to is bad...at least it is a house...and that isn't saying much. The house we are moving from is a mansion compared to the rooms in this article. Wonder if any New Yorkers are looking for a mansion in our current city?

These would mostly be observed from a distance. I enjoyed them from that perspective.

I remember what started my first credit card into the monthly unpaybackable range...   Attending the wedding of my friend of many years. It was as far away as could be, I was very young, so, did not know to say no.   Amazingly enough, that couple is still married. But, I never could afford them a wedding present af...more

I'm tired of the disrespect parents get in the USA. No pride in parenting, for sure, mostly because, I'm sure, it doesn't turn a profit.   Very few parents I've met actually want to take the actual time it takes for a family to raise its own children when there are plenty of women out there ready and willing to take...more

A living wage for those who do the work to assure the profits would be nice. Instead, the CEO's are keeping it all for themselves. Out & out wage theft.

I was all excited for Granpa to buy his grandkid an iMac or an iPhone until I discovered these products aren't assembled in the USA. So, Steve Jobs is no saint, and, we won't buy any Apple products any more.   In fact, didn't he use abusive tactics to keep his thinkers and innovators in line? Rumor has it he just was...more

I know! God forbid We the People have access to healthcare insurance of last resort, right? Long live Medical Bankruptcy!   Hoo hoo ha ha ha

One of the most common fallacies of unbridled capitalism is that companies will grow and grow and grow forever. I think this is a cool study regarding the natural limitations of capitalism. Nothing lasts forever. Corporations, humans and even stars in the sky have birth, life & death cycles.