I’ve just explored two interesting lists. The first is a list of layoffs in 2008. The second is a list of CEO compensation in 2007. The two lists are related because for many of the companies on the first list which laid off employees in 2008, the second list details the companies’ CEO c...

I live in a small town. I’ve been spoiled by the locally owned businesses which provide great customer service in Ruston. In fact, I take it for granted that great customer service is a part of doing business. I am traveling this week and I am seeing sorry customer service. Out in the “r...

I stop by my local post office several times a week to retrieve mail from Post Office Box 7. (Someone asked recently how I managed to get POB 7. I asked for it and it was available.) The staff of the Ruston Post Office have always been helpful and friendly. A couple of weeks ago my box held a bright...

I wrote yesterday about Bruce Schneier’s Password Safe. I use it and I recommend it. It makes password security easy. Today, think about the financial information you have stored on your computer. Is it in a spreadsheet in your “My Documents” folder? Do you have brokerage or retire...