Ellen Adam's Blog

          Jean Chatzky's advice on how to retire in comfort Jean Chatzky says it’s possible to save $1,000,000 for retirement by following a few simple rules.  Chatzky says it’s a matter of adopting good basic saving and spending habits as early as possible.  Chatzky’s five basic rules of thumb a...

Wine by the glass, Copa Di Vino, but is it any good?  Shark Tank weighs in. When you buy quality wine, you buy it in a bottle, or, you’re paying 3 times the price for a glass at a fancy restaurant, right? Well, that’s all about to change.  Copa Di Vino, a family winery in the Oregon Gorge, has in...

I've had this joke around so many years I don't even know who to credit it to.  But with the seriousness of many events as of late, I think it's time for a good long laugh, so here goes: A new Priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak.  After mass he asked the Monsignor how he...

Will Radioactive Particles reach Eugene Oregon or the East Coast? Part 1 Since the disaster in Japan I have been praying for the thousands of individuals experiencing such devastation.  I can’t for a second imagine the trauma of life as you know it disappearing in a flash, and worse not having a ...

Will Radioactive Particles reach Eugene Oregon or the East Coast?  Part 2 This is the 2nd post: Read the first post Nuclear Reactors are supposed to be safe, how did this happen? First, the Tsunami whipped out all of their backup systems.  It’s important even when a Nuclear Reactor is shut down (...

Price of Gas around the world: an Apples to Apples Analysis Recently I posted Price of Gas is all relative, and it's not as bad as you think!  I got many comments, some positive, some not, some pointing out the obvious, that I was not comparing apples to apples when looking at the price of gas.  ...

Price of Gas is all relative, and it’s not as bad as you think! I was in the kitchen listening to CNN talking about the price of gas and how it’s rising daily; it’s expected to be closer to $4, maybe even $5 per gallon fairly soon. I got to thinking, what I do pay on a per gallon basis for the Ga...

VooDoo Doughnut has buzz - TRY IT - in Eugene Oregon! Years ago while in Portland for a conference a fellow attendee begged me to make a doughnut run with her to VooDoo Doughnuts.  It wasn’t that warm out and I couldn’t understand why she would want to go to a doughnut shop in an iffy side of tow...

It’s true – Antiques Roadshow is coming to Eugene, Oregon! How much is that old crank telephone in your attic worth, anyway?  You’ll soon find out, because Antiques Roadshow is coming to Eugene, Oregon! The popular Antiques Roadshow will be in Eugene on June 4, 2011.  Tickets are FREE and limited...