Monthly Archives: January 2010

Skype

We all remember several unfulfilled promises over the years of a technology  that would allow us to see the person we telephone.  That technology is finally practical, and, although not perfect, is a very pleasant way to keep in touch … Continue reading

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The “God is Dead” Movement

An article in the Wall Street Journal discussed the recent death of Mary Daly, 81, a theology professor at Boston College, who was one of the young activists challenging the doctrines of the Catholic church following Vatican II.  That movement … Continue reading

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A Title On the Door

I was intrigued by an advertisement in an old 1963 New Yorker with the heading, “A Title On the Door Rates a Bigalow On the Floor,” a slogan many of us remember.  This heading is over a full-page photo of … Continue reading

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My Father’s Bond

While my father was living in a retirement home in Boca Raton, Florida, he proudly told me a friend at the home who was a retired broker got him a Bell South corporate bond paying 8% interest, significantly higher than … Continue reading

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Risk and Returns

I originally wrote this in an email to a friend who was a little fuzzy on investing, but I thought many others could profit from the explanation, so here it is, expanded just a little.  It is all about bonds, … Continue reading

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Phyllis Diller

This week’s New Yorker magazine has a short piece describing a visit with Phyllis Diller at age 92.  The fact that she is 92 was disturbing enough, but more upsetting was using several paragraphs just to describe who she is.  … Continue reading

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Sometimes They Ask

Jim, my friend at the community center and a retired psychology professor of my own age, was surprised when his adult son recently asked him, somewhat belatedly after all these years, “What was the subject of your Ph.D. thesis?” His … Continue reading

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