Last week my wife and I attended the wedding of our great niece, Rebecca Doub, to Adam Castleman at The Army and Navy Club in Washington DC. It was a spectacular affair to be forever remembered.
At a local restaurant not long ago I received a dramatic lesson in banking. My personal credit card was rejected as nonprocessable. A prompt phone call to the card issuer, Citibank, revealed the reason: their receipt of a report from credit agency Experian of derogatory information.
“Shakespeare in Love” made its cinematic debut in 1998. With a screenplay by Tom Stoppard and Mark Norman, the film won that year’s Oscar for Best Picture. In 2013, the romantic farce and history-inspired fantasy was adapted to the stage by playwright Lee Hall.
There are times in one’s life when one is forced to make a decision. Even knowing that the decision will have far reaching negative or positive consequences, the decision still needs to be made.
There’s something uniquely human about the way many of us mishandle money, particularly when it’s received unexpectedly. Whether it’s a bequest from a long-forgotten uncle, an unexpected court settlement, or a sweepstakes winning, suddenly coming into a stash of cash can unhinge any of us.
Publisher’s Note: As you read this I’ll be Washington, DC, to handle their public relations crisis. Meanwhile Beachcomber Historian Gerrie Schipske has agreed to keep an eye on things.
Every so often it’s advisable to focus on the factors making life worth living. I’ve identified four qualities that produce an agreeable result: 1) Consistent good health, 2) Material abundance, 3) Enjoyable interaction with friends and relatives and 4) Days filled with purpose.
Even adults living under the same roof with teenagers don’t always know what the latter are saying, thinking, doing and what, if any, their plans for their futures might be. After graduation, the complexities of high school are soon forgotten.
