A lot of things we're seeing right now are very familiar pieces, but they're done in a new fabric or read more

A lot of things we're seeing right now are very familiar pieces, but they're done in a new fabric or color. It's about juxtaposition - denim with velvet. That makes it easy to get a lot of use out of it.

Stocks will probably hit a wall in the next couple of months, unless we move closer to the Goldilocks scenario.

Stocks will probably hit a wall in the next couple of months, unless we move closer to the Goldilocks scenario.

If you are serious about your goals, drop the conditions. Go directly to your goal. Be your goal! Conditions often read more

If you are serious about your goals, drop the conditions. Go directly to your goal. Be your goal! Conditions often disguise strategies for escaping accountability. Why not just take charge and create the experience you are looking for?

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most read more

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most severely affected area in northern Illinois remains stubbornly dry.

It's a different matter with sheep. Once their wool is waterlogged, they drown.

It's a different matter with sheep. Once their wool is waterlogged, they drown.

In some years, we see the boating season just being delayed, and they might be able to make it up read more

In some years, we see the boating season just being delayed, and they might be able to make it up later in the year. Based on the tone of the last earnings call, I?m not expecting to see a spike for them in the third quarter. The next big question is: What is 2006 going to look like in terms of how the boating season shapes up and how successful will these new initiatives be that the management is waiting on?

They turned a coal mine into a gold mine. People come from all over the world to see this mine read more

They turned a coal mine into a gold mine. People come from all over the world to see this mine — from Sweden and England and all kinds of places.

I didn't want that. I wanted a group of other veterans I could talk to or maybe a military doctor read more

I didn't want that. I wanted a group of other veterans I could talk to or maybe a military doctor who was there (Iraq) who can help me out or something.

He who survives will see the outcome.

He who survives will see the outcome.