Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Rant D’Jour is about winning. And losers. Well, don’t be too sure that winning the big money always brings happiness. Here are a few examples…more -30-

So you wish you won the lottery, eh? The 8 Nebraskans who won the record 365 million are set for life, right? Well, don’t be too sure that winning the big money always brings happiness. Here are a few examples … Continue reading →

The Rant D’Jour is from the WEEKENDER issue of today. For once I write about something timely. I certainly don’t mean to trivialize the Earthquake and the Tsunami in Japan…more -30-

There is a line in Star Wars – Episode IV – A New Hope The planet Alderaan is destroyed by the Death Star, killing millions. Obi-Wan says: “I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices … Continue reading →

The Rant D’Jour is about the Lowe’s Home Improvement Store opening in 2007 in Edwardsville. I still prefer my little local hardware store. Sometimes the simple things in life are the best. Maybe more often than not. If you had … Continue reading →

Sometimes the simple things in life are the best. Maybe more often than not. If you had told me when I was a teenager that touring a new hardware store would be on the top of my list of fun … Continue reading →

The Rant D’Jour is about the grease that makes civilization work. Not, not bribes, although here in Luzerne county that’s closer to the truth. No, I speak of politeness. God must love rude people. He made so many of them, … Continue reading →

God must love rude people. He made so many of them, after all. It’s just astounding to me that we all don’t choke the life out of each other on a daily basis. You would think after thousands of years … Continue reading →

The Rant D’Jour is really about daylight savings time on the other end. But it’s still interesting. Well, I think it is. Its 5 am as I type this but it’s really 6am as far as my body and my … Continue reading →

Its 5 am as I type this but it’s really 6am as far as my body and my mind, what’s left of it, are concerned. I hate Daylight Savings Time but I love this extra hour more than a free … Continue reading →