A Piece of the Rock

I don’t understand how insurance companies can make any money on life insurance. I mean, eventually everyone dies, so isn’t the pay out rate 100%? For example, I know someday my policy will pay out much more than I’ll ever pay in premiums. I suppose they make money on people who purchase coverage for most [...]

They don’t drive like this in Maine

My niece, Ashley, recently moved to Mumbai, India from coastal Maine to complete a year of school as an exchange student. Below is an email she sent home to her mother describing some of her early impressions:
“Traffic in Mumbai is not unlike a cosmic game of Frogger.
There is no traffic law.
Instead cars weave [...]

Lee-ward

I have started a new job and yesterday I got a tour of the facility from an engineering manager, whose name is incidentally also ‘Lee’. It’s the first time I have ever worked with another Lee. In fact, I don’t recall ever going to school, college or otherwise with someone who had [...]