Money is the most direct form of power most people ever get to enjoy.  Power comes in many forms:  Political, Social, Military, etc.  While most of us may never sit in Parliament, or hob-nob with celebrities, or command vast armies, money is something that’s within all of our grasp.  And yet, many of us spend [...]

It’s no wonder why slot machines are known as “one-armed bandits.”  It’s a form of gambling where the player has no way of knowing for certain just what his odds of winning actually are.  So why do so many people play the slots when there could, conceivably, be no chance of winning at all?  It’s [...]

The heroic Supermarine Spitfire is an aviation legend.  Together with the Hawker Hurricane, which was in service longer than the Spitfire and therefore saw more action, the Spitfire found service everywhere Britain fought in World War II, from Singapore to North Africa.  Over the skies of Britain during the Blitz, the Spitfire would make that [...]

This year’s World Cup is over and Spain won.  It’s long past time to get over it and get back into the spirit of things to bring your team back into fighting trim this year in preparation for the next World Cup, and you know it’s not going to be easy.  That means you have [...]

If you’re lucky enough to live in a part of the world that couldn’t care less if you smoked, you probably wouldn’t understand how enjoyable Western smokers enjoy a good cigar.  The rich aroma and the stout flavors of a fine Dominican cohiba sets them apart from acrid odors of cigarettes.  In this day and [...]

It can be said that the modern age can be marked by the mediums which we record and listen to music. Since the late 1890s, music and recordings were made on analog vinyl records that physically recorded sounds onto a wax surface with such detail and accuracy that when you passed an electric needle on [...]

It’s entirely possible you may be placed in dangerous situations.  You never really know.  In this day and age, what with terrorism and other things that plague our modern world you might be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice.  Or perhaps you’re just unlucky and you know it, and it’s just a matter of [...]

With all that you have to do day to day you really ought to consider how to make your life just a little easier.  Organization sets you free, so the saying goes, and this is true, but it does require a bit of effort on your part.  Taking some time to organize your inventory so [...]

Chess is a classic game that emphasizes the difference between tactics and strategy.  Strategy is the overall gameplan of what you intend to do to achieve success.  Tactics is the means of how you achieve that success.  Where a planner might deploy troops or initiate procedures in certain ways, it’s where the actual action takes [...]

It’s a troublesome nuisance to fumble through your wallet for your cash.  You got to open your coat or reach in your back pocket, pull it out, and show one and all where you not only keep your cash, but your credit cards and identification.  In this day and age, identity theft can destroy lives, [...]