I was pulling on a thread today researching the product of cryogenic treated fret wire. I have a Les Paul style guitar I built from a kit while in college in the early 80’s that needs a new fret board. I stumbled upon this bit of history: Scroll down to response #11 CB Alyn “In […]

When we visited Rhode Island in April 2022 on a house-hunting trip, the housing market was red hot. We made offers on three houses, all in Providence. For the first, we made a cash offer but conditioned on inspection. That offer was immediately rejected. Our other two offers didn’t stipulate inspection, but we were out-bid. […]

In many capitalist European countries, college students do not have to pay tuition fees out of their own pockets. Here in America, most students have to fund their own college costs, which for many students means student loans. Whether or not they complete the degree, student loan borrowers can’t discharge these loans through bankruptcy. Of […]