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“It’s the Economy, Stupid! No – It’s History, Stupid!” For the few remaining souls still living who remember the depression of 1931, which followed the stock market crash of 1929, and the disruption it caused in our lives and millions of people across America, we can only hope that it never happens again. When 35¢ an hour was the going wage and $1 an hour was good; when bread lines were long and Wall Street was in an uproar; when doctors charged $2 a visit and lawyers prepared deeds for $5; t...

Preface I had just finished writing my autobiography in 2004, “A Time of Life,” which my son, the professor, edited. Then I began to think about another book. I had an outline for another idea when I thought about how I was blessed with a good healthy life at age 88, and had changed my lifestyle around in many ways regarding my exercise program and diet to keep my body from deteriorating after the passing of my dear wife of 40 years in April 2003. My “positive thinking” attitude has always be...