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Educational ? Lottery
Hey, I’m in favor of a good thing. Especially when it comes to kids. After all, their potential—regardless of their roots—is unlimited. So, is it just me, or am I the only one wondering where the millions (billions?) generated by the educational lottery has gone? Certainly not into the schools. I mean, whose education,... Read »
Old Age in the New Age
My dear Hattie, how I love her. I came home one day last week and noticed that, after all these years, she had backed her car the entire way up our narrow driveway so as to be facing out. She’s not a particularly good driver, and I smiled. But same thing the next day... Read »
Wine in Restaurants
Let’s see. A bottle of wine costs me and the girls seven dollars. Which means the café we like probably gets it for about four dollars. But then they turn around and list it on their menu for $28 (yes, marked up seven times). Or $6 a glass—and usually a suspiciously small ‘glass’. Ever... Read »
$ Got a Great Idea?
IF YOU DON’T KNOW about this, you should. And you should tell any friends you know who are ‘idea’ minded. Curiously, you may not have heard anything about it simply because the information is hidden deep inside the Charleston Chamber of Commerce web site. Regardless, this is a fantastic opportunity for someone (5 winners... Read »
Solutions for AT&T
As you can imagine, I’ve been inundated with emails about Hattie’s AT&T rant. (For some reason no one’s telling her.) Anyway, based on ideas that have come in so far, here’s what I think AT&T should do. First, acknowledge that there are two problems: service and customer service. The first problem is… well, have... Read »
Checking out at Costco
I sort of understand the person who checks my card when I enter Costco. After all, it’s a club. Before you step into the big barn (ever notice that smell in there?) they have to be sure it’s you. Never mind that I always use my sister’s card. Anyway, what I don’t get is... Read »
The New AT&T is Getting Old
THEY CALL THEMSELVES the new AT&T. But what they don’t tell you is that it stands for Aggravating, Terrible, & Tedious. Aggravating because of the trouble it takes to get service from them. Terrible because of the quality of service you finally do get, and tedious because of the way you are treated by... Read »
What the Hippies Got Right
I DIDN’T ATTEND WOODSTOCK—I was in ROTC summer camp at Ft. Bragg. But there was a time in my life when I considered myself a citizen of the Woodstock Nation. Recently, looking over my faded and dog-eared copy of one of the Whole Earth Catalog editions that came out in the late sixties and... Read »
Tyranny at Home
AS I WALK down the lane of life it seems that more and more people and things are crowding me. I don’t like crowds. Recently I did a favor for a friend and picked up a few grocery items for another friend. It cost me $13, for which the recipient immediately wrote a check.... Read »
