Month: May 2020

My father was an accountant.
Not the kind of accountant who wore a fancy suit and was a partner at a “Big Four” accounting firm pulling in six figures…
He was more of a “grind it out every day for decades” bookkeeper at a small private business.
My father was a reliable, honest employee – exactly the kind of accountant a business like that needs.
Despite my father spending four decades at the same job, his annual vacation entitlement was always just two weeks. (No wonder he was thrilled when it came time to retire.)
My mom was a teacher.
Not just any teacher, but a …read more […]

Stock futures kicked off the overnight session Thursday evening, pointing to a lower start to May. …read more […]

A week ago, my wife was craving chicken tenders from Outback Steakhouse. Let me tell you, I am not a fan!
And, to add heartburn insult to injury, she also wanted the patented Bloomin’ Onion! Maybe 30 years ago my system would have been able to handle that fried-food disaster, but not today.
So we went online, and, lo and behold, she already had an account set up. It was a breeze placing the order, leaving the tip and getting a text confirmation informing us when the meal would be ready to be picked up. All we had to do was leave …read more […]