My grandmother owned a ton of Hummels, and I’ve got a strange soft spot for them – enough so that I actually own a Hummel-related domain at Hummel Trader. Last week Goebel, the German manufacturer of the figurines, announced that it would cease production, after years of declining sales. I assume the decline has a [...]
From Ghostbusters, a 1984 movie I assume most readers have seen:Dr. Peter Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Mayor: What do you mean, “biblical”? Dr Ray Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff. Dr. Peter Venkman: Exactly. Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming [...]
A friend of mine here in Richmond named Ron Klein has done something pretty novel. About two years ago, Ron set out to buy the rights to a book called Turn Your Imagination Into Money, which was first published in 1934. Once he’d acquired the rights, Ron set about preparing a new edition, which has [...]
