Last week, I watched the Netflix documentary “Poop Cruise.” It chronicles a 2013 journey of the Carnival cruise ship Triumph, which was scheduled to sail from Galveston, Texas, to Cozumel, Mexico. On the way back, though, a fire in the engine room disabled all the ship’s power, leaving it dead and adrift at sea for […]
When I hear the phrase ‘High Noon,’ it evokes images of the old west, where two gunslingers face off in a deserted street with the townsfolk peering at the action from storefront windows. It feels like it has a hint of danger. Apparently, some High Noon canned beverages may have a hint of danger as […]
Baseball probably has tons of unwritten rules. Don’t bunt to break up a no-hitter. Don’t stand and admire a home run and then slowly stroll around the bases. Don’t steal a base when your team has a big lead. Breaking these unwritten rules is perceived as disrespectful to your opponent or worse, disrespectful to the […]
On July 19, the band Coldplay performed a sold-out show at Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium as part of their “Music of The Spheres World Tour.” While making headlines in Wisconsin for being one of the first concerts in Camp Randall in almost 30 years, it certainly wasn’t the band’s most memorable tour stop. On July16, […]
Shortly before Christmas I stopped into our credit union to cash a check (and get a free bag of hot popcorn!). While there, a personal banker informed me that I should change our money market account into a platinum account so we would get significantly more interest. I greatly appreciated the advice, and he helped […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the discount grocery chain Aldi making cookies that look and taste exactly like Girl Scout cookies. I also wrote about how the store’s mimicking of other products caused them to get sued by Mondelēz, Nabisco’s parent company, for allegedly copying the packaging of their cookies and crackers. Now, […]
While doing some spring cleaning, I came across a freezer bag containing all of my face masks from the pandemic. Not content with the boring blue ones, I had several Stars Wars, Packers, Brewers and other stylish masks. While I was fond of them, I was extremely happy they were in storage. Like me, many […]
The Proposed Bill and Its Goals The “Big Beautiful Bill,” passed by the House of Representatives in May and currently being discussed by Congress, may spell major changes for Medicaid. If adopted as it is now, eligibility for Medicaid will be drastically altered, potentially leaving millions without health insurance. The Bill’s primary purported goal, helping […]
Multiple employees at our office have daughters that are either in Brownies or the Girl Scouts. So, each year in our breakroom, you can find several sheets to buy cookies. I love peanut butter, but because my wife and son are allergic to peanuts, I can’t eat them at home. However, I can buy the […]
In December of 2014, Congress adopted the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, or ABLE Act. The Act permitted states to establish tax-advantaged savings accounts for individuals with disabilities to use for certain disability-related expenses. An ABLE account allows disabled individuals, or their loved ones, to set funds aside for the individuals’ needs without jeopardizing […]