by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 14, 2010 | Opinion
I can’t say I’ve always been a morning person, but I am now, and I like it that way. I don’t need an alarm clock to get up before our part of the globe turns its face to the sun, when the darkness rests like a blanket on the ground, punctuated here and there by...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 11, 2010 | Opinion
I can’t keep up with Facebook. For one thing, I don’t really try: it takes enough energy to keep up with the people I can see, without frequently checking to see who’s online and what they’ve been up to.Facebook used to send me an email when...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 9, 2010 | Opinion
While economic gloom hangs over much of the world, electronics giant Cisco and other businesses are drooling over the business potential in a new wave of “instant cities” designed for up to a million people each.Songdo, a new city along South Korea’s...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 6, 2010 | Opinion
People who live in subdivisions are familiar with something called a “Homeowners’ Covenant.” It’s basically a list of rules for what you can and can’t do with your own house and land. Home buyers are supposed to read the covenant before...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 4, 2010 | Opinion
Music is sometimes described as universal, and I suppose it is. Songwriters often think of their music as a way to bring people together (think “We Are The World”), but I was reminded Wednesday night that musical tastes can also divide.Jan and I attended a...