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No longer ‘too young’

May 11, 2008

Lately I’ve been wondering when I will be at the age when I will no longer hear, “you’re too young” as a sugar-coated “NO!” and instead make the transition to being too old.

I would bet money that 9 out of 10 adults would be highly offended that they were regarded as too old to do something they wanted to do. Hollywood gave the aged gumption with the picture “The Bucket List,” in which the Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman characters escape from a cancer ward and set off to complete a wish-list of adventures before they die.

If this were to happen in real life, I wonder how many 80-year-old men would be told they were too old to skydive. And for that matter, how many would plan to jump out of the plane anyway?

So, if I cannot tell you that you are too old, how can you tell me that I am too young?

I have heard the “you’re too young” excuse from my parents for as long as I can remember asking them to let me do things.

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Never let your mom brush your hair when she’s mad at your dad

May 4, 2008

And, with that bit of Gallagher wisdom, I bid The Review a fond farewell.

I’ve been hearing arguments all week about why I should stay, but only a fool would ignore Opportunity when it starts knocking.

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Earth Day resolutions

April 27, 2008

With Earth Day creating awareness for the environment, and me being a technology oriented person, I decided to do Earth Day technology resolutions — especially since my new year’s resolutions of learning to play the guitar and exercising hasn’t panne

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Stimulate me

April 13, 2008

I’ve heard a lot of talk lately about the uber-generous Economic Stimulus Package the hard-working, tax-paying Americans will be receiving in a little while.

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Pain at the pump

April 9, 2008

Congress may not have been in session the last week of March, but work didn’t stop for me or my staff. I spent the week traveling Ohio’s Sixth District. The highlight of the week for me was my Economic Listening Tour.

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