On December 7, 2010 I — a veteran of World War II — will host a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Service at the VFW Post 2445 in Maple Shade, New Jersey; the event will begin at 11:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time.  This is an open invitation to all who wish to attend: veterans, families of veterans, […]

Despite the prevalence and anonymity of e-mail, traditional mail is not only alive and well, it is vital.  Checks, invoices, wedding invitations, birth announcements, correspondence, all manner of packages, and more are still delivered by postal workers and courier services.  To keep your important mail and packages clean and dry as well as secure, you’ll […]

Stuck in airports, the doctor’s office, on long lines to buy Christmas gifts, or even at in-law functions you’d just rather not attend, your time will fly by much more happily via the amazing video-converting services offered by ImTOO. With the cutting-edge technology and know-how to convert 150 different forms of video media, ImToo can […]

Are you, like millions of other Americans, banking on the holidays to break your bank? Before the hordes of costumed trick or treaters ever rang doorbells this year, retailers and roadside nurseries had fired up the Christmas trees, blown up their plastic lawn Santas and eight tiny reindeer, and launched special sales.   Some retail merchants […]

You’re going to a formal event, a party, or a casual get-together.  You’ve carefully selected a gown, dress, or outfit appropriate to the occasion, applied makeup, styled your hair, and selected jewelry to accessorize your look.  You’ve left no stone unturned to optimize your appearance.  Or, have you? For millennia, scarves have been an important […]

Whether you’re negotiating the desert sands of Iraq, the boulders of the Grand Canyon, or just digging yourself out of a snowstorm, you need the right gear.  And the right gear always demands rugged footwear that will not only stand up to the task but also will see you through to the next adventure and […]

Hit the dirt!!!  Or the mall, the bank, an industrial park, or even your own home: wherever you are empowered to deter criminal violence and/or survive natural disasters.  But don’t go out there without protective gear, and don’t risk wearing just anybody’s gear. Fully operational for nearly 18 years and still expanding, L.A. Police Gear […]

In today’s economic climate, many people find themselves in dire financial straits.  Unable to make ends meet, they use credit cards when emergencies crop up and even, sometimes, to pay for necessities like food and utility bills. The combination of available credit and needs that would otherwise go unfulfilled makes credit card usage seductive to […]

Not long ago in England, history texts for British school children wiped clean, from all maps of Ireland, the nine counties constituting The Troubles to Brits and Irish alike.  As late as 2002, Japan’s history books made absolutely no mention of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  Today — November 24, 2010 — in Brooklyn, New […]

Do you have a yen to visit the land where a 600-mile long wall, built entirely by hand, was designed to protect an ancient nation?  The land from which Marco Polo returned bearing a new food — pasta! — and the most gorgeous, vibrant silks?  The land that created the first-ever, pre-electricity, still-in-use calculator known […]