The Dave Ralis Blog at phillyBurbs.comA blog at phillyBurbs.com, a Calkins Media Incorporated company.My last blog for phillyBurbs.com- July 8, 2008 This is it. My 1,542nd and final post in &8220;Home Turf,&8221; the blog I started here as the online sports editor for three years and finished after 1 12 years as the News and Money content editor. In short, I was one of a handful of folks who got up before ...http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=32003&cat=16 Service economy here we come- July 8, 2008 By 2016, how many U.S. workers will be in service, rather than goods-producing, jobs More than 34 Source: 2008-2009 Occupational Outlook Handbookhttp://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=32007&cat=16 The drug dealer next door- July 7, 2008 They live in comfortable, upper-middle-class communities where BMWs are commonplace, swimming pools dot many backyards, and the school system is top-notch. And they accumulate the kind of luxury items - authorities found nearly 100 Rolex watches and 100 pairs of Prada shoes in their home - that separate the really wealthy ...http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=31986&cat=16 Real-life Slowskys- July 3, 2008 Call them cheapskates. Call them luddite lights. Call them the real-life Slowskys, those turtles in the Comcast commercials who prefer to do everything as slowly as possible. Only 14 percent of dial-up users say they&8217;re stuck with the older, slower connection technology because they can&8217;t get broadband in their neighborhoods, the Pew Internet ...http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=31902&cat=16 Top 5 reasons UFOs are buzzing Bucks County- July 2, 2008 The Mutual UFO Network said it will dispatch &8220;field investigators&8221; to Lower Bucks after four reports of strange craft hovering over the county between January and June. Here&8217;s the top five reasons I can think of for our visitations: 1. They&8217;re still looking for a good Mexican restaurant now that Don Pablos ...http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=31861&cat=16 I wont ever be able to retire- July 2, 2008 According to the Associated Press - not The Onion - it is now nearly mathematically impossible for me to be able to retire in the same style I&8217;ve become accustomed, which ain&8217;t exactly lavish, without having 126 percent of my current income stashed away. In other words, I now have to ...http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=31852&cat=16 How not to dig a financial hole- July 1, 2008 Wachovia, the nation&8217;s fourth-largest bank, has decided that given the mortgage crisis, it no longer makes sense to hand customers a shovel and tell them to dig their own financial graves. The bank will no longer offer a mortgage payment option that allowed borrowers to pay less each month than ...http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=31781&cat=16 |