Social insecurity
A quarter of a million dollars. That’s the amount that I’ve paid in FICA payroll taxes during my working career, according to my recent Social Security statement.
Opinion
Migrant minors fuel cheap labor machine
As illegal migration from Central America soars, more minors are moving into America’s cheap labor pipeline. It’s a dismal journey enabled by lax immigration policies.
Very minor fungus causes loss of small roots on runners
Dear Neil: Why are runners on my St. Augustine lifting up above the rest of the lawn? Do I need to be concerned? It is not of concern.
February is National Cherry Month
This past week I have been presenting several programs on cherries, and the Dinner Tonight Cooking Club presented a program on cherries. Cherries are a stone fruit, related to plums and more distantly to peaches and nectarines.
Have you seen my wallet?
I place my wallet – a lot. In fact, if losing wallets was an Olympic sport, I’m pretty sure I’d be investigated for doping.
Bingeing new TV shows won’t last long
Nine years ago this month Netflix changed how we watch television. The streaming service released an entire season of its political drama, “House of Cards,” at once, enabling viewers to binge on 13 episodes.
Understanding the difference between hope and assurance
Romans 8:24 - “For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all.
Crinum lily growing in local topsoil without bed preparation
Dear Neil: I planted one daylily nine years ago. It has only bloomed once in all of that time.
Thin Mints should be banned by the government next
The federal government should ban them. Girl Scout cookie season is upon us, my friends - the most agonizing of all the seasons.
The American labor movement is killing itself
Joe Biden likes to talk about how “unions built this country.” He’s right - up to a point. From FDR to Nixon, the labor movement played a significant role in determining the nation’s economic destiny.
