Archive for the ‘Making wise choices’ Category

The “Credit Score” Approach to Relationships

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

These days, a good credit score is essential.  Credit scores: affect interest rates you can get on car loans, credit cards and home loans.   establish how you pay your bills on time show how much you owe others identify the way you use your credit explain the kind of mix you have in credit […]

No Assembly Required, Batteries Included

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Two and one half hours down the road I rented a room at a local Myrtle Beach hotel and prepared to meet a friend who was in town on business. It had been several years since I saw her.  She was a colleague in the last job I worked in before retirement.  I love talking […]

The Bucket List for Relationships

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Many of us have seen the movie “The Bucket List” that came out in 2007.  Even if you haven’t seen it, you probably know the term “bucket list”.  What you many not have considered is how that concept fits into your everyday life.   When it comes to relationships, I think a bucket list is […]

It’s Been a Good Week for Gun Owners

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

I was driving back home when the word came across my cell. The Supreme Court had made the decison by a 5 to 4 vote in favor of the right to bear arms. I let out a “whoop” in the car that scared my sweetie – that is until he saw what came across the […]

I Don’t Even Know my Last Name

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Carrie Underwood sings a song about mistakes she made that started when she told a man she didn’t know here name at a bar one night. It’s a cute little some with some potentially serious complications. In it, she wakes up the next morning with a ring on her  left hand finger in Las Vegas. […]