A female friend recently lamented in her blog that she was having a hard time attracting male attention. The reason, she said, was that she was perceived as being beyond…
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There are more rumors about Facebook than there are about Oprah’s sexual preference. You’ve heard a few of them. Facebook will charge a membership fee. Facebook will charge to look…
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The Internet is a great communications tool. But like a hammer, it can be used to build a house, or it can break a window. The intent of the person…
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Some of the most popular movies and TV shows involve the concept of taking shelter from a threat. Whether it’s nuclear war (The Day After), zombies (The Walking Dead), biological…
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See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. You’re off on the sealanes to the Canary Islands. Where is it? It’s just south of Spain. Hope and Crosby headed west to Morocco,…
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Here’s one for you: an Irishman walks into a pub and orders his Guinness with an olive on the side. After finishing each drink, he places the olive in a…
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Someone once asked singer Adam Ant why he was making a comeback. Baffled, the avant-garde New Wave singer replied, “I never went away.” With apologies to Mr. Ant for the…
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Sometimes, the biggest clues to financial health lie in the tiny details. Sbarro, the pizza maker that’s ubiquitous in food courts across the country, recently filed for a second bankruptcy…
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Here’s a great idea — we’ll have your family meet with a high-powered salesman when they’re utterly distraught. The salesman will attempt to up-sell on all sorts of customized items,…
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See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. The Armenians may be viewed by outsiders as a somewhat melancholy people. You’d be, too, if you went through what they did. It’s a…