Oh, yes, the headlines were blaring at me recently: “New research shows the United States’ healthcare system came in LAST compared to the 10 best in the world!”
Of course, me being me, I couldn’t let THAT stand without digging into the details. Read more
I’m a big person.
Big, that is, in body. At 62 years old, I’m about 6 feet tall and weigh around 290 lbs. In BMI terms, around 40. That’s obese, morbidly obese, dangerously obese, you name it. Read more
I’m constantly amazed by how many of my friends are so particular about the maintenance they do on their cars. Or their boats. Or their homes.
Let’s face it, these assets cost a fortune to fix when something breaks. If you can head off those bigger costs by regularly spending a little bit of time and money on preventive maintenance, it makes good sense to do so. And so we do. Read more
Next time you are hanging around with a group of friends, maybe enjoying some crawfish or an LSU baseball game or some adult beverages, ask how COVID-19 affected them. Not to bring down the whole group’s mood, but to hear their shared experiences. Read more
“But it was ON SALE!”
How many times in our lives do we hear or use that little sentence to justify buying WAY too much of something? Or worse, buying something we really didn’t need? Makes running a stable household a bit more challenging, right? Read more
If you live in Louisiana long enough, odds are your life will be touched by cancer. Either you personally, or through the trials and tribulations of a loved one. I was diagnosed with bone cancer in 1983 and count myself fortunate to have survived the surgeries, the treatments and to be here, cancer-free since 1984. Read more
