Jun

29

Is Collagen For Kids Next?

Posted by maureen

June 29, 2007 | 2 Comments

I don’t remember much about being five or six but I do know that I hadn’t got a clue what make of clothes I was wearing or if my hair cut (thanks to mom and her non to sharp scissors ) was even remotely cool’. What was “cool” anyway? I also know that a mini-facial [...]

Jun

28

Dear Oh Deer!! Sharing Your Garden With The Animals.

Posted by maureen

June 28, 2007 | 1 Comment

One of the joys of living on a wooded lot is the glimpses of the squirrels, rabbits and deer: one of the toughest parts about living on a wooded lot is the daily ravages of the squirrels, rabbits and deer! This year has been particularly dry in our area and the wild life is eating [...]

Jun

27

Statin Pill Splitting

Posted by cameron

June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I was curious when I read about a pill splitting scheme being promoted at the University of Michigan. It seems that the pricing structure of statin drugs is not linear. I.e. twice the dosage does not cost twice the price. I have to assume this price structure is in place to make certain that drug [...]

Jun

26

Starting A Business In Your 60s

Posted by cameron

June 26, 2007 | 2 Comments

This is contrarian thinking to the max but its actually one of the easiest times in your life to do it, if you keep up with technology that is. It’s relatively easy because of retirement believe it or not. There are two things that stop younger people from starting a business that can be summed [...]

Jun

24

Net Worth - Useful Concept?

Posted by cameron

June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I have read many, many times about how much money we need to retire, and more often than not people refer to net worth. I don’t like this way of thinking very much for the following two reasons:

I will always need a roof over my head. Within limits, my home equity is the value that [...]

Jun

22

Rome In 3-D

Posted by maureen

June 22, 2007 | 2 Comments

I’ve vacation in Rome and loved every minute of my visit. There’s so much to see and so much history behind all those beautiful ancient buildings. But have you ever wondered how this much visited city would look if we were able to view a simulated three-dimensional computer model of it? Well, now we can [...]

Jun

21

Birthday Balloons Never Looked This Good!

Posted by maureen

June 21, 2007 | 3 Comments

One of the great things about having eleven grandchildren is all the birthday parties (not to mention all the cake and ice cream!) Their parents do a great job at keeping us (all!) amused and we always have a grand time. We have just celebrated a birthday and this time they did things a little [...]

Jun

20

Renewable Energy Investments

Posted by cameron

June 20, 2007 | 1 Comment

I wonder how many of us think the future for renewable energy is bright. I know I do. What is different now of course is the absolute belief that global warming is a big problem, whether man-made or not. There is also a sense that big oil, from Saudi Arabia to Texas, is ripping us [...]

Jun

18

Outsourcing America

Posted by cameron

June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I was interested to read an article in Business Week about the false accounting that our government performs on the subject of worker productivity and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to Business Week foreign outsourced operations and workers are not accounted for and yet profitability is accounted for in the USA. They claim this makes [...]

Jun

17

What’s Special about Your Dad?

Posted by maureen

June 17, 2007 | 1 Comment

In 1909, Mrs. John B. Dodd of Washington first proposed the idea of a “father’s day” to honor her father, William Smart. He was a Civil War veteran and raised six children by himself after his wife died in childbirth with their sixth child. So there goes the misconception that “father’s day” was created [...]

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