Louise Speck's (lspeck) Blog

This is Minnesota, the "Land of 10,000 + Lakes"! Beautiful scenery - the Fall colors are right there at the top when you compare states. The Winter is crisp and fresh with beautiful snowfalls that blanket the ground and trees in a cloak of white and some mornings the trees and bushes glitter and ...

On this cold, winter day in our nation's capital we have just seen the inauguration of the first African American President of the United States. Some of us are excited about the new era which is upon us with a new President, Barack Obama, who will stand up for what he believes and some are sadde...

Look outside your window's in Plymouth, Minnesota today and you will likely see snowflakes gently falling, coating the frozen, already snow covered landscape with a fresh, clean blanket. While I am enjoying the lovely scene of the new falling snow I'm going to take a look at what you will see if ...

What is it like to be a "Senior Citizen"?  How many ways are there for Seniors to be "Scammed"? Of course there are the scams/frauds that everyone of us has encountered. Don't tell me you haven't ever received the "Nigerian" letter or some variation of same. I just won't believe it, unless you ha...

Did you wake up early the day after Christmas and head for the department stores to grab all the after Christmas bargains?  I did. I went to the Mall of America. Would you believe! The traffic was backed up what seemed to be at least 5 or 6 blocks.  It boggled my mind to think about all those peo...