I’m dreaming of a debt-free Christmas
Merry debt-fueled Christmas, America! According to a recent NerdWallet study, nearly 40 million Americans are…
Author Tom Purcell
Spendthrift idioms define Congress
“Republicans like to talk about fiscal discipline, but when they have control of Congress they…
The higher tech gets, the ruder we get
Our rapidly growing incivility started with the invention of the telephone-answering machine. Before the answering…
Wearing out longevity’s welcome
Boy, are Americans getting old. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median age -…
Be Civil, by George!
“Can you believe that a man dumped a drink on a teenager because the…
Summertime dinner calls long overdue
Maybe a new Utah law will revive the lost art of parents calling their children…
Confusing facts & opinions
“The Pew Research Center quiz was harder than I expected.” “Ah, yes, you speak of…
Facebook knows WHAT about me?
A chat window opened on my computer screen. A Facebook “friend” I didn’t know began communicating…
Lighten up, critics, it’s Groundhog Day
If I were Punxsutawney Phil, I might think twice before coming out of my burrow…
Washington is my only hope against the cookies
I’m on a diet– a miserable diet – just as millions of Americans are during…