Benefit From Being A Baby Boomer
People sometimes ask me: “What should I do with my retirement account?” I often tell them to consider ways of retiring that are not dependent on financial abstractions and various corporate/government promises, such as Social Security or corporate pensions. This usually gets some puzzlement because they’ve been trained for decades […]

Turn Your Linux Desktop into an Alarm Clock
several months ago, i posted here a less geeky tip on how to turn your linux package trap into an alarm clock using a python script. this time, i’ll keep it simple by showing to you some free and open-source programs that you can far install and use […]

A Note From Syria on Iraqi Refugees
This post was written anonymously by a journalist in Syria. A few biographical facts have been changed to protect the people mentioned.
DAMASCUS —
Ahmed, an Iraqi in his early 30s, crossed the Iraqi-Syrian border in late November. With him were his wife and his two young sons. They chose […]