Hope you all enjoy your day, but let’s remember that it’s not just about beer and hot dogs.

• A Letter to My Future Self at Retirement Photo by a.drian In my son's English class in 8th grade, he was asked to write a letter to himself 4 years into the future, the year he would graduate high school.  His 8th grade teacher mailed the letters to all of the students soon after graduation.  We got......
• Recession Pricing: Take Me Out to the Ballgame on the Cheap The Law of Supply and Demand is alive and well, at least when it comes to baseball tickets.  Demand for tickets is down, so prices have fallen as much as 60%.  Even ticket resellers at StubHub.com and TicketsNow.com have seen decreases of 15% - 20% on ticket prices.  Ticket holders......
• How To Avoid Getting Laid Off We were stuck in a conference room with no windows.  The subject of the meeting escapes my memory, but I do remember that there was a heated discussion, with a lot of profanity thrown back and forth.  I was stuck next to a loudmouth, and in close proximity to his......

• Fun Facts about Calories A calorie (or kilocalorie) is a measurement of energy. 1 calorie = the amount of energy (heat) required to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). There are 3500 calories for each pound of body fat. To lose one pound of stored fat,......
• New York Hot Dog Onions When visiting New York City, there's one thing you can't miss, the hot dog vendors. And there's one thing these vendors have that we've not seen anywhere else, the onions they put on top, along with mustard and sauerkraut. Not just any brand, this is specific to the Sabrett vendors.......
• Post-Holiday Blues The day after Christmas can be such a let down. I felt this especially as a kid. I would wait in anticipation for what seemed like an eternity for Christmas Day. I could hardly sleep the night before in my excitement. Yet, once Christmas Day had come and gone, the......