I thought I would share some tips based on experiences as an IT professional. I hope you find this list helpful.
1. Add a sub account to your bank account, deposit only the money you will need for online purchases into it, then use that card–and only that card–for online transactions. Don’t trust online vendors with [...]

Well, gays are back on display in the press, and so is America’s hypocrisy. As the federal court hears arguments both for and against gay marriage, I can’t help but laugh every time I hear someone comment on how homosexuality is so  “perverted” and “disgusting.”  It’s long been argued those who protest too much are [...]

Some  love it.
Some  hate it.
Some will fall in love.
Some will fall out of love.
Some will yearn for love.
Some will die for love.
Some are out shopping for loved ones.
Some are out shopping for themselves.
Some are out shoplifting.
Some are celebrating a profitable year.
Some are on the brink of financial ruin.
Some are already ruined.

The Bee has been covering Christianity more and more lately. My guess is that it has something to do with the economy. Surveys reflect a rise in church attendance since the recession started. Today they ran an article maintaining how “Some Sacramento-area faithful [are] turning [their] backs on pastors [because of] spiritual abuse.”  This on [...]

So I’m jogging through my neighborhood this morning. As I–miraculously–reach the top of a steep hill in a park near our home,  a guy my age approaches with his dog in tow. We meet  at the apex of the hill. I am gasping for air, no doubt appearing as though I am on the verge [...]

Last Sunday was a day of reckoning for this Joe. Shortly after breakfast I felt a sharp pain in my upper abdomen. Unrelenting. Highly uncomfortable. This was about the third or fourth time I had experienced this exact sort of pain in the past year. I knew its pattern by now: all day steady pain, [...]

Great weekend planned at Raley Field this weekend.  From the Cats’ email blast: ”
“This Saturday, the division-leading River Cats are offering special Family Pack deals (click here for tickets) to go along with the Sutter Health Fireworks after the game. Fans can purchase a Family Pack which includes Tickets, Hot Dogs, Cokes, Chips, Dessert and tickets [...]

Updated 10:36am.. I was considering the concept of independence today, not just from the standpoint of 1776, but also as the measure of my individual freedom as a U.S. citizen. In my Google travels, I found an intriguing quote from George Bernard Shaw that negates the idea of true individual independence.
The prolific playwright and socialist [...]