Staying up in a down economy

December 2, 2008 | 2 comments

“The economy is in recession,” economists have officially decided. This is no news to the citizen on the street looking for work and struggling to make payments. Numbers cranked out of Washington D.C. are experienced by everyday people long before

Terrorist attacks in India

November 28, 2008 | 2 comments

A reader sent this to me today. I think you’ll enjoy it… Hi Evan, I was inspired to share this with you today…. I was watching the news this morning and feeling disturbed about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai and

Life is a journey not a destination

November 27, 2008 | 3 comments

I spent this afternoon cooking with my wife in preparation for guests tomorrow for a family get-together on Thanksgiving Day. It was a very enjoyable time, a peaceful time of calm and relaxation while we cut and chopped and mixed

No time for spite

November 25, 2008 | 2 comments

While skimming an interview of Reese Witherspoon written up in Parade magazine last Sunday, a quote of Reese’s caught my eye. She said, “I don’t have time for hate or negativity in my life. There’s no room for it.” I

The better bailout

November 21, 2008 | 1 comment

The news is filled with corporations and businesses flooding Washington D.C. with requests for bailouts. The automakers’ plea for $25 billion has been tabled by Congress until December. Congress wants to know what the industrialists would do with the money