Sage

I should state at the start: I do no woo.  I have no religion other than kindness and believe in no magic other than that wrought by human a...

I have spent my professional life devoted to discovering facts and reporting them to the public.  I was a journalist and then a science wr...

(Not me) At age 55, I was laid off from the job I had intended to keep until I retired.  My plan was in place: I had two IRAs and a fixe...

What does it take to be happy?  A new car? A new job? A new life?  I think most people go through life chasing happiness much the way a d...

About 25 years ago, I made a concerted effort to find out more about my family’s genealogy.   It was a frustrating search.   Not only was ...

Growing up I got used to hearing, "What does it matter?" from my mother when I would ask about my father's family.  He had use...

Over the years, I have adopted any number of strays, some for days, some weeks, and some, forever. These usually come with problems related...