To avoid annihilation and promulgate their controversial new religion, the early Christians went underground – often, literally.  Cognizant of the threat of persecution, and spreading truth through stealth and perseverance, The Faithful persevered to see Christianity become one of the major religions of the world.   When Clear Channel and Payola got their mitts […]

  Consumers, the race is on!  Don’t bother lacing up your running shoes, donning sports apparel, or even placing a bet on a “sure horse.”  For this race, all you need to do is to be the spectator.  For this, you’ll feel as if you’ve earned First Place in a marathon or your filly came […]

  For more than twenty years, I have written curriculum vitae, resumes, cover letters, and other documents facilitating career advancement for a broad range of job seekers, including medical professionals, in the United States and the United Kingdom.  My responsibilities include directing my clients to access the external resources I am confident will benefit them […]

  Death and taxes.  Back in the day, these were the only two things in life on which we could supposedly count.  But, to death and taxes, every American can now add the following ugly truths and potentialities:   1.         A sinking economy   2.         Dwindling “entitlements” into which we, the taxpayers, have paid (i.e., […]

   The annals of weird lawsuits is about to be thicker by one more page.  A young New Jersey couple is taking the owner of their rental home to court for not warning them that their rental property is … haunted!  Yes, an actual court date has been set for later this month (April 2012).  […]

  Don’t tell a soul, but I have a crush on Dr. Sheldon Cooper.  For the uninitiated, Dr. Cooper is the main factor in the equation of The Big Bang Theory.  On this hit comedy series, Sheldon is a 21st century Mr. Spock possessed of an eidetic memory and an IQ off the charts compared […]

  Too many years after I’ve supposedly grown up, I still crave a loaded Easter basket as Lent draws closer to the day of Jesus’ resurrection.  Maybe I never did grow up.  Or maybe I’ve just had memorable, if not schizophrenic Easters as a kid.   In Catholic school, Easter, and particularly Lent, were solemn […]

  At every level of government, finances are tightening.  Once steadfast in the knowledge that their jobs were safe during economic recessions, governmental employees have been stripped of their sense of security.  Budget slashing for States and municipalities begins at the Federal level.  Departments, programs, and services once deemed untouchable have been reduced, and the […]

    “Neither rain nor sleet, nor wind nor hail Can keep the mailman from delivering his mail.”   Coined before the advent of text messaging and emails, this bit of poetry stood as a testament to the work ethic of he who carried the U.S.mail.  It meant that whatever the elements threw at him, […]

  Tucked in among the drivel this week on Yahoo’s home page was a story of actual interest.  If you’d nodded off while reading the titillating news about Bobbi Kristina dating her adopted brother, Ashley Judd’s plastic surgery, or a very pregnant Jessica Simpson tottering about on stiletto heels, you may have missed it.  If […]