by Jim Mullen on December 18th

The last thing most of us need is more stuff — we already have plenty. I have an attic, a ..

by Jim Mullen on December 11th

I won! I won! I won the lottery! Seven dollars on a $10 ticket. I’m taking it as a lump ..

by Jim Mullen on December 4th

It seems we are about to fall off the “fiscal cliff.” Didn’t we already do that? What happened in 2007 ..

by Jim Mullen on November 27th

Almost everyone we know has packed up and gone south for the winter. The ones who haven’t left yet will ..

by Jim Mullen on November 20th

Now that some stores are starting to open on Thanksgiving Day, my BFF Stacy and I don’t have to waste ..

by Jim Mullen on November 13th

Historians agree that the Pilgrims really did celebrate a first Thanksgiving. But it wasn’t turned into a regular yearly celebration ..

by Jim Mullen on November 6th

My email program, which touts itself as the best in the world, promises effective spam filtering, easy-to-organize mailing lists and ..

by Jim Mullen on October 16th

Eighty-seven million Americans watched the first debate between presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. You’d have thought Honey Boo ..

by Jim Mullen on October 9th

We’re buying a new car this weekend. I’m hoping the clunker we’re using for a trade-in doesn’t conk out before ..

by Jim Mullen on September 18th

New muffler and exhaust pipe, $400. New tires, $700. Third trip to find out why the “check engine” light is ..