No matter what your take on politics, you have to admit that today's economy is a little scary Of course, it's cyclical - every 10 years or so, there is an economic downturn, and this time it's been whipped into a veritable frenzy by the media, who at this point are so proud of themselves for learning the bare basics of the markets that they can't stop writing about them - like little kids who enjoy making potty all the time

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that "individuality" is the key to success ~Robert Orben Your degree may serve as your certification for a future career, but it is no guarantee that you'll actually get a job

So, you buckled over and got your girlfriend that engagement ring she's been pestering you about since your seventh date Of course, back then, she was more subtle - so, do you see us being together and so, do you want to get married

The grape harvest for 2008 is just about completed For those of us who are wine lovers - dare we say oenophiles

Freedom comes at a high price No matter what they may think about the current war efforts in Iraq, most Americans understand that the soldiers fighting on behalf of our country are working to maintain the tradition of standing up for our beliefs that first began back in the 1770s – and which allowed the creation of this great United States

Turn to any of the menswear spring collections for 2009 and what do you get Wham

The winter is still here - at least in most parts of the country - but there are all the signs of spring on the horizon Only the most spirited or laziest of us still have our Christmas decorations up, and the aisles of stores of being crammed to bursting with candy for Valentines Day and Easter

Here we stand, poised on the brink of the New Year -and what, exactly, are you planning to do about it It's time for all those New Year's Resolutions

I had a rare moment of fashion crisis this week I was watching the television show Ugly Betty

It's getting down to the wire The deadline to end all deadlines is just around the corner - so if you haven't completed your Christmas shopping, you had better get started

The Christmas season is well under way Any store you enter is full of the magic of potential Christmas expenditure, with all the tinkly music and garish color schemes that accompany the birth of the Baby Jesus

All across the country, high school football stadiums are back in action, with parents, students, and boosters turning out to root-root-root for the home team Whether covered with stadium blankets and drinking hot chocolate from Thermos bottles or in shorts and T-shirts and swigging back bottled water and Coca-Cola products, there is no question that high school football is an incredibly popular national pastime

It's that time of year again - time for the company holiday party When it comes right down to it, such an event is a mixed bag