Columns

Eyes On The Targets Investors who did not “sell in May and go away” are fortunate they disregarded that ancient Wall Street cliché. After a...

Seeking a Traditional-Contemporary Downtown Blend My Aunt Margaret begged before Christmas, “Don’t get me anything!” To her the important part of the holiday was getting...

PTSD I have a bad habit of reading ahead of myself. Take the Indy story, “Good Luck 2017 Grads.” Laguna’s mayor pleaded with graduates, “We...

Two Paddleboards Adrift This is the story of two lost paddleboards and their trans-European adventure. It’s also a parable of how one industry is continually...

History is Relative My hometown in Texas—population 1,275—celebrated its 50th year anniversary the summer after I graduated from high school. The celebration was a big...

A Shining City One of the advantages of being in the autumn of my years is that I can look back over several decades and...

Rongo Brothers When I was growing up…scratch that. I never grew much. So, when I was a little boy before I became a little man,...

Stay On Target Stocks finished May with a gain for the month of 1.2% on the S&P 500, bringing its progress this year to 10%....

Shark Attack!   By now, you’ve read, seen videos of and heard about great white sharks in the local waters. The papers and TV stations are going...

Driving Miss Ditzy I had a thought after reading Indy’s “Uber, a New Perk for Seniors.” Then I lost that thought. So I reread Indy’s...

The Dynamics of Loss Many of us who live here are currently mourning the loss of Stu Saffer who was the original creator of the...

What Gets Measured, Gets Managed “Lose five pounds,” my doctor said after this year’s annual physical. I’ve lost them and found them again. Part of...

Nourish the Neediest  I think about food all the time. My mother’s great pearl of wisdom to me was, “never finish a meal without knowing...

Don’t Rescue Me I spend a lot of time perfecting my sedentary lifestyle. At my age, the testosterone is testoster-gone. It’s prudent to live still....

Furry Hats and Sculpture Trios On “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert, does a hilarious segment wearing a giant furry hat, reminding viewers that all powerful...