It is often said that the first step on the road to recovery is to admit that you have a problem. So I admit it: I am addicted to domain names. I want to own them all …at least, all of the good ones. And I have hundreds of them. But I actually only use a dozen or so of them on websites or as red...

09/04/2010

The Labor Day Weekend and the “end” of Summer!

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Is it just me or did Summer just fly on by at warp speed? It seems like just a few weeks ago I was writing about Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. But as the hours of daylight wane and the night air finally begins to cool, it’s time to start thinking about sampling some muscadines and scupper...

09/03/2010

If “Home Ownership” is passé, what do you tell the 40% of Americans that own their primary residences free and clear?

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Pundits ignore it. Prognosticators omit it. Politicians are oblivious to it. But there is one argument in favor of home ownership that no one can legitimately dispute: 40% of American homeowners own their primary residences “free and clear.” This large segment of our society is immune to the cyc...

09/02/2010

The world is a very distracting place, so forgive me if I seem lost in thought.

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I have never been one to suffer from tunnel vision. When I am traveling from place to place, I take full notice the world that is around me. Whether I am in a back alley or a National Park, I notice the all of the details that are around me. And while some of the beauty of the world is obvious ...

09/01/2010