Hall and Oats Behind the Music
There were music performers who had mega-hits during the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond, but few can match the success of Daryl Hall and John Oats. This “Behind the Music” video is a 44-minute retrospect…
Who Were America’s Top 10 Greatest Presidents?
Presidential historian Doug Wead has produced an updated video of his top ten presidents. These are all presidents who completed their term. He includes a few mentions that didn’t make the list and explains why…
The Making of 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love”
This may be one of the most fascinating videos I have watched in a long time. For anyone who is a baby-boomer, the 1975 10cc hit “I’m Not in Love” is one you will surely…
Tax Reform helps ALL Americans
There is an interesting dynamic that evolves when you write economic and financial articles every week. In my case, it can be like walking onto a car dealer’s lot and cringing at what is to…
Subaru Commercial
Some commercials are worth watching. Subaru got this one right. The two surfers, the grandpa (played by real surfer William “Harbor Bill” Mulcoy) and grandson, strike out in the early morning from different origination locations.…
First Book Almost Complete
My first book, a children’s book, is nearly complete and will be self-published. “The Adventures of Pochi” will be a series about a stuffed dog who circumvents the world learning about new cultures, traditions and…
2016 – the Year of Loss
By mid-year last year, it probably occurred to a lot of baby-boomers that we were losing a number of music greats. People like Glen Frey, David Bowie, Bobby Vee, Goerge Michael, Leon Russell and Prince…
Get Together – The Youngbloods – a song for the times
It was 1967 when the Youngbloods released Get Together. It was the time of Viet Nam and the hippie culture. It was before political correctness, so the song even mentions the second coming of Christ.…
Win the Powerball – how much goes to Uncle Sam?
A Massachusetts hospital worker just won nearly $759 million and is the single biggest winner of a Powerball jackpot.CNBC created an interesting infographic that illustrates a portion of the enormous chunk of the winnings of…
Calling out a problem in a company
If an employee calls out a concern in a corporate culture, should that employee be fired? That seems to be what happened to this former engineer who worked for Google. The employee even made some…