Home Again! 19,000 miles and 30 some states. I need to go back to double check how many states exactly. We spent 2 nights in Flagstaff then drove 140 miles to Phoenix where we stayed at my brother's condo for three more nights. more »

Matt Taibbi writes for Rolling Stone magazine and just started a blog. This discussion of the financial melt down and credit default swaps helped me understand a bit better the issues here. Matt is at times profane but also profound. more »

Of my 58 years I have been an Oregon resident for 52 of them. I lived in California while I went to college and about two years in Washington when I got my first job in insurance. It was a difficult thing to do particularly at this time when I lose a ch… more »