Up-selling Is Everywhere

Whether you’ve known it or not, you have experience up-selling as companies come under increasing pressure to turn a profit in bad economic times. At Kroger, where I used to work, we were supposed to address our customers something like this: “So, I understand you are looking for iceberg lettuce, would you like some bean [...]

Explore Different Options When Purchasing Bonds

As an investor, you may find that bonds can be a valuable part of your holdings. But there’s more than one way to own bonds, so you’ll want to be familiar with the various investment vehicles available — because the more you know, the better the choices you’ll be able to make.So, let’s look at [...]

Son refuses to participate

Q: According to his PE teacher (Kindergarten), our son has recently started refusing to participate in class. He sits off to the side and pouts. She said he won’t tell her what the problem is. This is a very active child who comes home and plays outside with other kids most of the afternoon. We [...]

Chihuahua

I have two very old deaf cocker spaniels, we have very recently taken in a Chihuahua who is about six years old, his owner had to locate a new home for him for personal reasons. Now after living with two old deaf cockers, having a young dog with GREAT hearing and the energy of a [...]

Partners In Hope

Partners In Hope – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital I would like to introduce you to Marlo Thomas, television Star and CEO of her fight to continue research on children’s forms of cancer. Her father, Danny Thomas, built St. Jude Children’s Research hospital in Memphis, with the vision that one day cancer would be a [...]

Winter Snow

Winter Snow “It has all the look and feel of a classic midwinter nor’easter,” said a National Weather Service meteorologist. People in West Virginia, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut are accustomed to hearing the word, ‘nor’easter,’ but even they were surprised to hear the ‘nor’easter’ in October. Store owners rushed to stock their [...]

MASK

Hello Friends, Several months ago this column introduced poetry written by Maddison Reichert, a home-schooled 17-year-old senior from Nolensville. She is dual enrolled at Family Christian Academy, where she earns college credit for courses taken through Liberty University. She plans to attend Lee University in the fall. Maddison’s interests are writing, photography and playing the [...]

Son has low self esteem

Q: Our oldest son, age eight, has recently started saying that he has no friends, no one likes him, he’s no good at anything, and so on. None of this is true, mind you. He’s a good kid who does well in school. We are at a loss as to where this is coming from. [...]

For My Money

For my money it is Stein Mart for after Christmas shopping. But then I’m a clothes and accessories person who knows little of autos, electronics, or carpentry. More’s the pity, but there it is. For the real he-man Auto Zone, Pep Boys, Best Buy, Electronics Express, Lowes, Home Depot and others are the place to [...]

What Does Investment Landscape Look Like in 2012?

As an investor, you know that 2011 was a somewhat “choppy” year, with the financial markets going through many ups and downs. So what can you expect in 2012? As baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra is quoted as saying: “It’s hard to make predictions especially about the future.” And these words are certainly applicable [...]

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