Monthly Archives: July 2010

On U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, The New York Times reported today that “The [House Ethic Committee] report said Mr. Rangel had shown “a pattern of indifference or disregard for the laws, rules and regulations of the United States and the … Continue reading →

It is finally Friday. I suppose I’m grateful to be through another and to be through it above ground. However, I’m not sure that Friday’s, or the inception of the weekend means what it once did to me, as I … Continue reading →

An admission and apology. I have been thinking recently about President Obama and came to the realization that I was wrong in my consideration that he’s done little or nothing. No, I don’t think the Health Care Legislation is the … Continue reading →

I think I’ve referred to this lawyer friend of mine in past posts; an incident today with him prompted this post. By way of background, this fellow, in his late 50s, is clearly an alcoholic in heavy denial. He’s all … Continue reading →

It had been a bad day. In the history of my bad days, it may have been the worst. I don’t remember what the hell caused it. It doesn’t matter. I had just returned from Washington and it was the … Continue reading →

According to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, the gaps in after-tax income between the richest 1 percent of Americans and the middle and poorest fifths of the country more than tripled between 1979 and 2007 (the period for … Continue reading →

I don’t often talk about computers, as there is some mystery to them for me, notwithstanding that I had a PC 1 in IBM’s “First Day Window,” and wrote a book on…, well, it doesn’t matter so as it was … Continue reading →

A federal judge has blocked key provisions of a controversial Arizona law aimed at illegal immigrants. The judge blocked a requirement that police have to check the immigration status of detainees they reasonably suspect of being in the country illegally, … Continue reading →

Years ago, my employer and I went to New York on business. During the trip, I invited my oldest friend to dinner, who I always considered to be the smartest fellow on Wall Street, Mike Metz. Mike was an affluent … Continue reading →

The sun had long since set and whiskey laden as he’d been so often in the past, he wound up sleeping outside by the pool. It was the better part of a bottle of bourbon. In the morning he showered … Continue reading →