Little Rock With the admissions that the bigger-than-God-and-government banks are skimming gazillions in profits from predatory payday loans, some welcome sunlight is shining on the dark caves of financial services for workers trying to stretch the money to make the month or deal with emergencies. The Pew Research Center released a report on some of the …
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Welcome to My World on Thanksgiving!
New Orleans On the eve of the USA Thanksgiving there is a long list of chores and cleanups, some long postponed, that have to be sorted out as family and friends assemble. Normally, these times signals a momentary lull, a chance for a breath, but believe it, working in the world is not like that at …
Gone Fishing with Rod, Reel, and Books
Rock Creek No newspapers, no cell service, no internet, no television, no plumbing, and only power from a car battery and some solar cells we brought along: sweet! Almost two days of chores, which we actually enjoyed, before we could wet a line. Third cast, I caught a beautiful, good size brown trout. Lucky days! Life …