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Income and outlays data provide an important and frequent look into the state of our economy.    Of course, income is, for the most part, a necessary condition for spending.  Outlays, in the report on personal consumption expenditures (PCE) represents over two-thirds of our nation’s output.  Both were mixed in October 2020 according to the Bureau of Economic Analy

Zombies are occasionally the subjects of fictional works.  These undead, horror-related characters are found in books, music videos, movies, and video games.  Often pathogens infect them, turning a once lively person into no more than an animated corporeal without other human essences.  Once an individual transitions, they may become a vector of the disease for which there is no

A portmanteau is one for my favorite tools of the English language.  It sounds awfully French to be English, but I digress.  They result from blending two or more words.  Spork is probably the most utilitarian one I can think of.  You can eat a salad or bowl of cereal with that portmanteau.   Those of us in Southern California are familiar with smog (smoke + fog).&

Charlie Brown just wants to kick a football.  Yet each time I’ve watched him attempt it, Lucy van Pelt swipes the ball away right as he plants his non-kicking foot.  As the rules of Newtonian Physics kick in, he ends up in a horizontal position before falling to the ground.

Cash use has been on the decline.  Technology has made it easier to spend money without it ever being held in your hands.  Consumption is nearly frictionless as mobile technologies allow a person to go from an advertisement on social media to payment in seconds.  So, are we headed to a cashless society?  The jury is still out but a trend has emerged.

Mourning doves are found throughout America and have large populations in most places they reside.  They are a hearty animal, capable of surviving in a variety of conditions, including summers in desert climates.  As you know, deserts are challenging environments.  Relative to other parts of earth, little grows here and that which does is highly adapted.  For these birds to