The Traveler

Over the years, I've heard more than my share of what I like to call "advice on life." You know the type: the longwinded forays into unsolicited knowledge usually prefaced by a breathy sigh and an anecdote that starts with, "When I was your age ..." Most often the wisdom is spewed either by a parent, grandparent, boss or some random individual who is overflowing with inflated self-importance.…

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay finds himself in increasingly hot water lately as the Texas Republican, who was admonished three times last year by the typically listless House ethics committee, has been criticized three times in the past two months for relationships with lobbyists.…