Back in the day, there were many occasions when I would show up in court to contest a speeding ticket—hoping the judge would reduce the points or make the ticket go away altogether. As a high school or college student, the value of time versus money was somewhat out of whack—and spending a few ...

The Blizzard of 2010 started on my youngest daughter’s 8th birthday—but her party went on as planned last Friday afternoon. Upon school letting out early, we shuttled a dozen or so kids to the house—where they played games and made sundaes. The snow fell almost 2” an hour through Friday evening—and we spent ...