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Richard Cummings is a writer, traveler, and web content developer.

Get your copy of his latest book entitled Obvious Conclusions, stories of a Midwestern emigrant influenced and corrupted by many years living in San Francisco and abroad. It just received its first outstanding review "...reminiscent of David Sedaris or Augusten Burroughs" on Amazon UK.

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YouTube TV Review:Is it worth it?Better than cable? - September 29, 2024
The Google Pixel Fold: Why It’s the Star of Google I/O 2023 - May 9, 2023
Book Review:Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - March 6, 2022

Are IKEA’s Down Alternate Comforter Allergy Free [and hypoallergenic]?

Today, we are going to be answering the question: “Are IKEA’s Down Alternate Comforter Allergy Free?”

This is very important because we sleep for 1/3 of our lives and we need to know that our comforter will not cause us discomfort — that would be a somewhat ironic.

So I will put on my investigative hat and determine for you whether the IKEA alternate comforter is allergy free!

I love what I do because it is something new everyday and today I am given the opportunity to visit the IKEA store, which is the ultimate. One time, I furnished my whole apartment with quality IKEA stuff at bargain basement prices. So I look forward to this this assignment. Off we go…

Is “The” Capitalized In A Title?

Should the word “The” be capitalized in a title?

I recently received this email from a visitor: “My company has asked me to write several articles and many contain the word ‘the’ in the title. I haven’t studied grammar in years and I can’t remember whether the word The should be capitalized in the title or not. Help!” Thanks, Barb from Sherman Oaks.

Why Read?

“Why should I read?”, my older nephew asked me as he was waiting for me to finish my book, eager to get to the pool.

“Reading,” I told him “will teach more about the world you live in.”

“Like what?” he asked.

America: The New Mexico?

This essay was written in the mid-2000’s when the economies of Europe were thriving and the U.S. was unknowingly on the threshold of one of the biggest financial disasters in our history.

This essay asks an important question that is perhaps even more valid today: Are our entrenched practices holding us back in the modern economy?

One startling example of this is the advances made in China. As we read in the article Why California can’t compare with China, “China has built almost 30,000 kilometers of high-speed rail lines since the beginning of the century, while the US has completed virtually none.”

Obviously, our Democratic principles have a lot to do with this. Rightfully, we are unwilling to stifle the rights of the people for progress. But we still need to consider workable solutions because, while our people are not being stifled, our country may be.

Enjoy the article below from the early 2000’s.

God and Golf: Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned

Yesterday, I did not go to church because I was watching the PGA Golf tournament. One of the ten commandments says:

I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me!

Was I putting golf before God? Was golf my strange God?

Online Dating: Get Lovin’ While Looking for Love

On a recent visit to San Francisco, I learned that a large number of guys do Match.com (as well as Tinder obviously) to get dates.

These are not guys you would consider pathetic or lame but guys who could get dates in the real world. However, they get even more dates on Match.com and the rewards are rather…instantaneous.

On a Wednesday, my friends and I were setting up a round of golf. We called Jim to be the fourth player.

“Jim, can you play on Friday?”, we asked.

“Nope,” he responded, “I’m going out with this girl from Match.” Saturday? “Got a lunch date from Match and then going out with another one Saturday night.” Sunday? “Going on a picnic with a girl from Match.” After the picnic? “Got a dinner date.”

Christmas Gift for Her: Women’s Christmas Lingerie

Well, I am recommending women’s lingerie as one of the best Christmas Gifts for the woman in your life, but I must be honest. When a man buys a women this gift for Christmas, is he really buying it more for himself?

Yes. Women’s Christmas Lingerie is a winner for both the man and the woman.
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A Star is Born Review: Did Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Make a Great Movie?

In a Star is Born, we have the actor Bradley Cooper playing a singer and the singer Lady Gaga acting. Did this role reversal work? Were they able to pull off a great movie? Read on to find out!

First, a disclaimer: I’m not impartial — I am a huge fan of both Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. I’ve always respected Lady Gaga’s independent spirit and enjoyed her music. And, Bradley Cooper has an equally interesting backstory. Did you know he speaks fluent French and wanted to be Ninja?

And then, I watched the preview for the movie, and BOOM – there’s Dave Chappelle acting. A singer, an actor, a comedian? All my favorites! What’s not to love? I’m so in.

But, viewer beware, high expectations are often the death knell for a movie. Even if it’s good, you’re disappointed as you expected great.

I went to see A Star is Born the first day I could.

So what did I think?