Don’t Panic

Douglas Adams made those words famous in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
Arthur C. Clarke said Douglas Adams’ use of “don’t panic” was perhaps the best advice that could be given to humanity.
In these times, I want to answer the telephone with those words sometimes and calm all those laid off, those wanting to cash in [...]

Ike Dislike

My wife spent the last of her latest paycheck to buy her aunt a plane ticket and bring her to Leesburg, Va. – the aunt’s latest stop in fleeing Port Arthur, Texas and Hurricane Ike.
I applaud my wife and helped out Sunday – even taking back my wife’s recently-purchased DVD player to get a badly-needed cash [...]

Face Feeling, Hannah Horror and Freddie Mac

Originally, I’d intended to tout the benefits of a college savings plan 529, explain how it differs from a Coverdell Plan (thanks to a friend’s explanation) and just plain go on about my plans for my children’s futures for this blog entry.
But that was before we drove through Tropical Storm Hannah, knocked a hole in [...]

Lost Week Leading Up to Labor Day

Last week I consider the lost week featuring a meeting with a bankruptcy attorney and leading to a Labor Day weekend campout that ended before Labor Day.
The week’s events featured fun, injuries and insect bites.
To sum up, my schedule has changed and I’m lost trying to find time to blog.
Met with an attorney who advised [...]