Small-business salaries are rising from the dead. That's good news for small business employees, but it may not be great read more

Small-business salaries are rising from the dead. That's good news for small business employees, but it may not be great news for the overall economy. Inflation is rearing its ugly head and may soon stifle economic growth.

I kind of kept the momentum going from last week and just took that into here, at a place where read more

I kind of kept the momentum going from last week and just took that into here, at a place where I enjoy playing.

But because the victims die gradually from diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, HIV, and from drug and alcohol read more

But because the victims die gradually from diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, HIV, and from drug and alcohol abuse, the public are generally unaware of the scale of the fatalities,

I'd just as soon stay home and raise babies.

I'd just as soon stay home and raise babies.

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, read more

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, to keep the political support going. We've gone to the Moon, we've stopped doing that; now commercial people are doing it. Who knows? Maybe we will get technology from other sources; something I have written about in my days of writing science fiction.

The learning curve compared to last year, where we installed a new system and a new defense in the first read more

The learning curve compared to last year, where we installed a new system and a new defense in the first three weeks, isn't as steep this season. Now that we've had a year to work with the kids, I think we can build on our success.

We had a few good opportunities. We had a couple corner kicks and then we had a few great opportunities read more

We had a few good opportunities. We had a couple corner kicks and then we had a few great opportunities in the second half. Credit their keeper with making some good saves.

You cannot strike out in your first major-league at-bat.

You cannot strike out in your first major-league at-bat.

Real style is not having a program - it's how one behaves in a crisis.

Real style is not having a program - it's how one behaves in a crisis.