Collecting My Thoughts

On an Antiques Roadshow rerun (possibly 2018) I saw a lovely, 19th century beaded purse. I was surprised it was valued at only $385. It was ...

What an exciting day I had.. My purse was stolen at Wal-Mart near Port Clinton, so I had some interesting experiences, working with the staf...

As crises go in the Bruce family, this was not serious, but my coffee maker died yesterday morning in mid-drip. So today I went to Wal-Mart ...

Amazing. 100 years ago the largest, most valuable companies actually had products!. The only one I can see that made it through is Standard...

I was at a local bank next to a McDonald's today. Noticed the sign for workers at McDonald's. $10/hour. Ohio's minimum is $7.95/...

Last year Wal-Mart donated $3 million to New York City charities, including $1 million to the New York Women’s Foundation, which offers job ...

I’ve seen Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame on Fox and Friends and on Glenn Beck talk about the importance of training our young people for jobs...

The UFCW of Nevada pays temporary workers minimum wage to demand fair treatment and wages from Wal-Mart. Doing the same thing it claims Wal-...

On October 9 I wrote to Eduardo Castro-Wright of Walmart in Bentonville, AR about pulling advertising from Glenn Beck because of pressure fr...

Wal-Mart--will the left be happy now? Wal-Mart will continue its international expansion. Yes, the world's largest retailer that revolut...

The growth of Wal-Mart This is stunning. I remember the first time I walked into a grungy, crowded Wal-Mart in Florida. Probably early 80...

Why should I have to shop around? Wal-Mart no longer carries the J.R. Watkins face cream I learned to love after purchasing it at the Port...

3651 My new Wal-Mart scoop Yesterday I bought a long sleeve light-weight t-shirt at the Port Clinton Wal-Mart. It has a scoop neck, and...

3607 Pick up the phone! if you are a Republican anything or a gay man or trying to get your kid into an exclusive pre-school or having an ...

2579 Finances, taxes, consumerism and materialism--what I've blogged This isn't everything, but it may take a while to find them all...

2049 Tips and Clips from columnists and the news Lots of interesting topics in the news--I'll check around for links, although even i...