He claimed he bought his expensive suits and boots with my tax money!
I know a wealthy developer in New York City. An interesting man who’s rich beyond my imagination. I am frequently intrigued by ways in which he handles his financial affairs.
Often he’s,“Penny wise and pound foolish” but…
Would that request be attractive in an online profile?
A number of years ago the magazine Red Book (ceased print publication 2019) did one of its ubiquitous surveys.
Researchers asked both sexes:
What was the most annoying and possible deal breaking trait in the opposite sex?
Women answered: Not being…
When my friend, the art teacher, found out that Quita Broadhead was going to have a one-woman show she had to go.
Quita Broadhead painting: Photo by author
It was winter of the year 2000. Publicity was ramping up for the Quita Broadhead show at the prestigious Wayne Art Center…
There it was, sitting in an empty apartment.
Photo by Author
I can’t remember the first day I used my granny cart but I can remember the first day I saw it. It was July 31, 2016. Lilian Groves’s son and daughter-in-law had just moved her belongings from her apartment. Her lease had ended and Lilian was going…
Accept them, forgive yourself and move on.
I’d like to say at this point, “Learn from your mistakes!”
Doesn’t everybody say that?
Oh, if it could be done!
I find that there’s very little learning from most mistakes (we’ll call them mistakes for purposes of this article).People tend to continue to make the same mistakes over and…
He was right; the apartment over the garage my long deceased Aunt Agnes lived in appeared not to have been entered in years.
It was a summer day, hot as blazes in Philly. Although everyone I knew seemed to be working hard to get past the pandemic it was rearing…
The four important factors to evaluate when thinking about investing in a property are: location, location, location and — location.
White Elephant was always a phrase that I thought was pretty cool. Something that has tremendous value but you can’t sell it. The cost of maintenance is so high it’s…
Thank you ladies.
I was born with a chip in my brain. It compels me to want to have a mutually satisfying relationship with a woman. I think most men are embedded with that same type of chip.
The first bloodless revolution in America started in the early 1970’s and…
He also became a grandfather and a great-grandfather for the first time at the same age on the same day.
Joel is one of those guys who likes hunting and fishing. A “man’s man” in a time when that breed of animal is almost extinct.. A confirmed bachelor, he has…
In swimming parlance you’re either a sinker or a floater.
I always took pride in keeping in the best physical shape I could. Playing sports in high school and college helped, forcing me to follow the team-sponsored regime along with all the beer I consumed.
After graduation, I was on…
Brian Dickens Barrabee
A lifetime of philosophical, psychological, physical and fiscal involvement. Above all, a storyteller. brianbarrabee@aol.com
