Word today that Amazon’s Prime service now has 100 million customers is a sign of the world of buying things that we increasingly live in today. Prime’s annual subscription entitles you to free shipping and access to Amazon’s music service and other perks. … Continue reading →
There’s not much that upsets me greatly, but companies I deal with who use folks from another country to answer my calls are on top the list right now. I’m so used to having to spell my last name, Ulm, … Continue reading →
I walked outside at 2:00 A.M. this morning to a 20 mile per hour wind and snow smacking me in the face. This would be okay I guess if it were early February, but on April 17th….seriously? The global warming crowd won’t find many … Continue reading →
Sister Mary Michel Schmitt may never be canonized a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, but if she didn’t get a “no questions asked” free pass into heaven no such thing exists. Sister Michel, as she was known by her … Continue reading →
I’ve got no federally funded study to back up what I think, but I’m pretty sure that the first warm days of spring do more for our attitudes than all of the medicans we can take combined. The first 70 degree … Continue reading →
We’re finally doing it. My bride and I are finally joining the growing legions of Americans who will be living without a land line telephone. This is very bad news for the host of telemarketers, time share sales reps, political parties, … Continue reading →
Our President may have authored a book called “The Art Of The Deal”, but I can thank my 4 year old grandson Evan for re-teaching me about something that may in reality be at least as important. That’s “The Art … Continue reading →
If I weren’t pretty sure that the information in the Metro News Network story below was likely true, I wouldn’t bother to pass it along. It seems researchers have discovered something many of us already know, and that’s that social … Continue reading →
There have been few times in my life when someone who speaks, and writes, as much as I do has found it difficult to come up with the appropriate words to say. This is certainly one of them. The response … Continue reading →
I have been thinking for some time how I can put in a few words the life experience I have had since the diagnosis November 7th of last year that our 38-year-old son Eric had pancreatic and liver cancer of … Continue reading →
