Tag: General

Bankruptcy and tithing: a no-no

In a column reprinted in today's Virginian-Pilot, Michelle Singletary points out another loser in the last change to the bankruptcy laws: recipients of tithes. Before the new law went into effect, bankruptcy court judges were required to permit debtors to tithe a portion of their income on a regular basis. Specifically, the Religious Liberty and … Continue reading Bankruptcy and tithing: a no-no →

WI parents want Angelou book banned

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is former U.S. poet laureate Maya Angelou's autobiography. The book includes details of her rape and subsequent pregnancy. Included in the curriculum of a sophmore advanced English class, some parents want the book banned. Fond du Lac High School Principal Mary Fran Merwin said parents, teachers, principals and … Continue reading WI parents want Angelou book banned →

OTR 11/26: Real estate

The topic for this Sunday's On the Record with host Joel Rubin is the residential real estate market. Guests include John Oliveri of the Tidewater Builders Association, Billy Coons of the Hampton Roads Realtors Association and Ray Gunter of the Tidewater Mortgage Bankers Association. On the Record airs each Sunday at 10:30am on WVEC, channel … Continue reading OTR 11/26: Real estate →

I’m thankful for…

... the people that I love and who love me, even though neither they nor I are perfect ... the parents that raised me and taught me right from wrong ... the people who have gone before me and paved the way ... the lessons of my life, both good and bad ... the ability … Continue reading I’m thankful for… →

Unranked ODU 75, #8 Georgetown 62

The Old Dominion Monarchs beat the 8th ranked Georgetown Hoyas in the largest upset the team has experienced since 1981, when they knocked off DePaul. Go Monarchs!

Email back up

My email is back up. So I can be reached again 🙂 Back to THE football game.  😉

Email down

My email server went down yesterday around noon and is still not back up yet. So, if you emailed me and haven't gotten a response, now you know why 😦 I'll post when it's back up. Off to the forum on redistricting 😉

A couple of comments on Economics

First, somehow I missed that yesterday, Milton Friedman died. Friedman won the Nobel Prize for economics in 1976. His ideas of monetarism were in contrast to those of John Maynard Keynes. These were the two dominant economists that I studied (in the dark ages) of college. He [Friedman] said government should allow the free market … Continue reading A couple of comments on Economics →

Don’t blame it on Turbo Tax

One of the most popular tax prep programs for the do-it-yourself crowd is Turbo Tax. But any tax prep software requires the user to have an idea about what information needs to be put in - the old garbage in, garbage out rule applies. And when you put garbage in, don't try to use the … Continue reading Don’t blame it on Turbo Tax →

On Ethics

From Answers.com: eth·ic (ĕth'ĭk) n. A set of principles of right conduct. A theory or a system of moral values: “An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain” (Gregg Easterbrook). ethics (used with a sing. verb) The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to … Continue reading On Ethics →