by John Curtis | Dec 20, 2012 | John's Blog
How to get into the Christmas spirit? Because Christmas has become so commercial, it is sometimes difficult to jump or mosey to the tune of buy, buy, buy. I refuse to turn lights on until after Thanksgiving and won’t think about a tree until the 1st of...
by John Curtis | Dec 14, 2012 | John's Blog
What are they? They are the words we use to fill in when our mouths are in gear before our brains. We hear them from much of the population, like, like, especially the young. Phrases such as: Like, you know, I mean, and you know what I mean. “No I...
by John Curtis | Dec 7, 2012 | John's Blog
We are all immigrants except native Americans. My grandparents arrived from Sweden and Norway at the turn of the century. Why did they leave the homeland? The same reason as today, crushing poverty, political repression, and the opportunity to start over in a free...
by John Curtis | Dec 6, 2012 | John's Blog
I went to the movie Lincoln, which is based on the book “Team of Rivals”, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Having read the book, I had to see the movie. Most Presidents are stressed by the 24/7 pressure, but Lincoln had more on his plate than all the rest. FDR...
by John Curtis | Dec 4, 2012 | John's Blog
We have the most great universities in the world, seven out of the top ten. Our economy is the largest and one of the most efficient in the world. We had an economic hiccup but the country has continued to recover and should start to roar if our politicians can get...
by John Curtis | Dec 3, 2012 | John's Blog
Too often I hear some say, ” I pay too much in taxes. ” I wish I had a tax problem. In order to have a tax problem, you have to make lots of money. Eighty per cent of the loopholes are used by 20% of the people. Its similar to the Bush tax cuts. Three...
