As the U.S. population ages, many members of the baby boomer group are rejecting the elderly housing paradigm of their parents and grandparents. An article in The New York Times describes innovative senior housing in Florida whose name, Latitude Margaritaville, is based on a popular Jimmy Buffett song. In describing this over 55 housing...
“Money, money, money…” sang Abba in 1976. What is it? It is funny how challenging it is to define. Is it those metallic discs clinking in your pocket? How about those strips of colored paper in your wallet? How about when you write a check? Is that money? What if you write on a...
Hello, First I would like to say that I watch your show every morning and I absolutely love it. Thank you so much for what you are doing. I have learned so much! Now for my question, how did Moses know he wasn’t Egyptian and that he was an Israelite? It’s driving me crazy. Am...
I wasted six irrecoverable minutes last Thursday. I was in a hotel room watching a member of the U.S. House of Representatives on television justify his failures, and those of his colleagues, by pointing a finger of disdain at a large part of the American population. Poor results were because too many Americans were too...
For a while in middle school, I was friendly with a boy whose father attended school events as frequently as mine did; which is to say—never! Ours was a natural alliance between two outsiders who turned to one another for company while other boys dallied with their dads. His father was a doctor while mine...
Don’t we all start out with optimistic plans? We are going to accomplish great things, be great spouses and parents, build our businesses and ever so much more. Yet, somehow, we sometimes find ourselves still single, still yelling at our kids, still working at a dead-end job struggling to make ends meet. We haven’t made...
I heard you briefly refer to self esteem and the idea of promoting self-esteem versus self-respect on your weekly Podcast. I grew up in the era of self esteem, however, my parents always spoke of respect. Please go into detail on your thoughts as to why promoting self-esteem degrades oneself. Thank you, Lane (father of...
Every September at the Puyallup fairgrounds about 40 miles south of Seattle, occurs one of the Lapin family’s favorite fairs. On one special day each September, we would head to the Washington State Fair. We’d arrive early morning, soon after opening and leave only when the lights started going out late that night. We love...
In January 1991, during “Desert Storm,” a group of American B52 Stratofortress bombers flew to Iraq, bombed their targets, and returned safely home after 35 non-stop hours airborne. In September 1996, the same type of bomber destroyed Baghdad’s power stations as part of “Desert Strike”. The enormous eight-engine bomber was again used in Yugoslavia in...
During the past year or so, despite difficult economic conditions, some companies have reported excellent earnings. Upon reading their reports it becomes clear that many of them achieved this without increasing sales revenues. Instead, rigid cost discipline allowed these firms to post profits. Many families have followed a similar culture of frugality. They are enduring...
