Archive for April, 2009

A tax deduction is not the only reason to give

I have a great fascination for the great philanthropists in our history and the great spirit of philanthropy that permeates our culture. Did you know that Americans give more money voluntarily than the citizens of any other country? We give seven times more money to charity than the citizens of Germany for instance. Another example [...]

No credit cards – Here's why

“Nope, no credit cards for me.  I don’t even carry one.”  I cannot tell you how many times I have said this phrase or something very similar to friends and family over the past 3 years.   Most recently it came up at the store while looking at a “great deal” on something in the electronics [...]

A lot of green fun with a little junk

This is a picture of the one of the new prototypes being tested by GM now that the government is running the company.
Just kidding!
A couple of weeks ago we took our three kids to a children’s museum near our home. This particular children’s museum is not really a “museum” with static displays and plaques to [...]