Dave
A recent article in The New York Times business section reported that the average income for America’s 200 highest-paid executives on 2015 was down 15% from 2014. Boo hoo. Those poor folks: they had to get along on an average income of only $19 million. How about you? How was your income in 2015? Are […]
Independence Day is coming, the day we celebrate our freedom as a nation — and a day for fireworks, picnics, get-togethers and patriotic fervor. Let’s face it: these are treasures no amount of money can buy. And then there’s that other kind of independence that sure helps with one’s day-to-day life in these United States: […]
Have you heard about the super-luxury hotel rooms in some parts of the world that cost maybe $75,000 a night? That’s right: one night! Can you believe it? It’s getting to be just TOO MUCH! Sure it might be a hoot to stay in a hotel suite with private servants, art masterpieces on the walls, […]
Having been with the PCH Prize Patrol from the very beginning, I am often asked “What is your most memorable ‘winning moment’?” Frankly, there have been so many Prize Patrol visits (over a thousand since 1988), that it’s impossible to select “the most memorable.” But there are many that stand out from the early days as […]
It seems like every few months that much-honored 1939 movie “Gone With The Wind” (based on the classic Civil War novel) shows up on TV. Even without watching it I am reminded of the film’s famous words — when Scarlett O’Hara cries after Rhett Butler walks out: “I can’t think about this now … I’ll […]
Any office worker knows that at some point you have to clean out the files. Paperwork accumulates and is stashed away – as if it will answer some future need. At Publishers Clearing House, our management encourages us to “get rid of that stuff” that will never be looked at again. During one of these […]
A recent Prize Patrol presentation provides us with an answer to a question you blog readers frequently ask: “What if the winner isn’t home?” The simple answer is “We wait.” In this case we knew we wouldn’t have to wait for days – because we heard a dog barking. Who was it? A lass named […]
There’s a line in the legendary Broadway show “Fiddler on the Roof” spoken by Tevye the Milkman that always makes me smile. In a prayer he looks toward Heaven and says, “I realize it’s no shame to be poor … but it’s no great honor either.” You may nod your head in agreement and […]
Phew, if you’re like me, you’re thinking you’d like this “race to the White House” to hurry up. Sure it’s important, but it’s been demanding everyone’s attention since last summer and has many more months to go: with more debates, countless interviews, two conventions and potential twists and turns in the political drama. Amid all […]
Being a dog-lover, I enjoy watching the annual Westminster Dog Show. Like other TV viewers I look at each pedigreed pooch and think “If I was that judge, which dog would I select as ‘best in show’?” And then I realize: “If I was that judge – what a terribly heavy responsibility! Imagine being the […]
