According to the US Census Bureau in 2012, “Grandparents maintained 67 percent of coresident households. About 1 in 3 grandparent- maintained households had no parent present.” That is 67% of 4.2 MILLION households maintained by grandparents. WHAT? Those numbers shock me, and it is probably because I just didn’t grow up that way. People raised…
Category: Why People Jump
Material for my book “I Know Why People Jump.” It is a compendium of behaviors that we all need to take a look at and modify so life can be more desirable to those around us.
The Only Answer to the Unemployment Problem
This weekend I had the opportunity to talk to a couple of my brothers who are looking for work. One is a 60-year-old amputee with an architectural degree and as many years experience as you can have at this age. He found a job through a friend here but after less than a year was…
Everyone is an Affiliate
“We are affiliates.” We hear this day in and day out. What does it even mean? I will tell you what it means to the people who try to use the services of these affiliates. Being an affiliate means you share a name, and you can tell us how we can get to the other…
It Doesn’t Have to be a Big Deal
Sometimes in life, it doesn’t take a whole lot to put someone over that proverbial edge. We need to consider this before we make our stupid decisions. Where I am, people I know live paycheck to paycheck if they receive a paycheck at all. Some people are living on disability because life just dealt them…