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Frequent-Flier Mileage Run
Grandpa: Are we there yet? Homer: No Grandpa: Are we there yet? Homer: No Grandpa: Are we there yet? Homer: No Grandpa: ... Where are we going? - From the…
The Cost of Finding God
"God thinks within geniuses, dreams within poets, and sleeps within the rest of us." -- Peter Antenberg Although Jeanine and I are still not pregnant, we continue to have the…
Coffee Grounds in the Garden
"A cup of coffee - real coffee - home-browned, home ground, home made, that comes to you dark as a hazel-eye, but changes to a golden bronze as you temper…
Dyking up Like.com
"Imitation is the most serious form of flattery" -- Proverb I've found the next gig for Carson Kressley, the fashion maven on Queer Eye. Last week, Walter S. Mossberg's column…
Ten Money Questions for Betty Young
American Airlines was the first Fortune 100 company to build a gay and lesbian sales team focusing exclusively on the LGBT community's travel needs. Dubbed The Rainbow TeAAm, Betty Young…
Soda Soaked Laptop
"Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man." -- Pablo Picasso When I interviewed Abigail Garner, the author of Families Like Mine, I asked if there…
More on Microfinancing: Credit to World’s Poor
"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage." -- Niccolo Machiavelli Much has been…
The Price of The Good Life
"I think war is a dangerous place." - George W. Bush Friday, on my flight home from London, I sat next to a soldier. I assumed he was a soldier…
Ten Money Questions for Bob Witeck & Wes Combs
Bob Witeck and Wes Combs are the authors of Business Inside Out: Capturing Millions of Brand Loyal Gay Consumers. Their DC-based firm, Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc., works with uber cool, gay-friendly…
The Rule of Two with Food & Money
"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." -- Anthelme Brillat-Savarin An appetizer, bread, a drink, and in addition to your meal, pick two of…