As of today, anything left in any Circuit City store still unsold is getting chucked or sold off in a single lot. The chain is now officially closed after taking a beating from Best Buy, the economy, and some well-documented foolish business moves (like replacing higher-paid, well-informed sales people with minimum-wage pod people and failing … More Radio Shack Still Exists, But I Prefer Fry’s

Now that the country is on the hook for trillions in money that doesn’t exist to provide jobs that may only last until the money runs out, where’s the incentive to buy anything? To invest? To watch a nest egg grow? Truth be told, I have no nest egg, just a handful of credit cards … More Why Buy?

A long time ago, Freakville (an affectionate name self-bestowed by Jacksonville locals) had a decent radio station: Planet Radio 93.3, now 107.3. When it launched, the DJs were cool, the music was new, and the sound was alternative. For a town with no college stations to shatter the airwaves with non-studio tracks, Planet Radio was … More Jacksonville Radio X102.9 Alternative?

I started thinking recently about how much I’ve changed since half a lifetime ago. Doesn’t seem like much, but you never know when you might want to reflect. So here goes the first in what may be a series. Half a Lifetime Ago: Three Thing I Miss Being able to eat anything I wanted, as … More Half a Lifetime Ago: Three Things I Miss