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Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time ends in 2020 at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, marking the time when clocks “fall back” and we gain an extra hour of sleep. Daylight Saving Time, often incorrectly referred to in the plural as Daylight Savings Time, started in 2020 on Sunday, March 8....

2020 Debates and election

I watched the 1st Presidential debate for about 5 minutes, during that time I was embarrassed by both candidates behavior.  Neither looked presidential, they looked and acted like preschoolers. While we essentially have only two political parties according to the...

Disney Plus vs HBOMAX

The streaming service wars are showing how well run some of the parent companies are run. Looking at two of the newest services from a couple of the largest companies is a telling sign.  Looking at Disney and ATT. Disney Plus shows that Disney’s parent is well run and...

Retirement

You have worked long and hard. You also planned and saved and sacrificed to make this happen and now want to enjoy your later years in peace and quiet, with comfort. Did you expect that in retirement taxes can be your largest expense?  Probably not.  All of those...

A Simpler Time

It’s the 4th of July weekend and all five of us are here for the annual barbeque. While my wife was thrilled to have us all together, it was interesting to see my boys all in their twenties playing video games together. While this has been a common sight in years...

Movies

Have you noticed that there are significantly fewer movie studios than there were 20 years ago?  Some still exist in name only like Columbia, but they are owned by Sony, so don’t count. The consolidations have left us with studios who are less willing to take risks...

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