Jessica Simpson, Chelsie Hightower, Kelly Clarkson and the The Fate of the World

One of these things is not like the other. Bury your head in the sand, information over-load, detachment from what we perceive to be "reality." The first three in the heading here are the this week's most popular web searches by visitors to Yahoo. So, maybe Yahoo attracts a more "pop culture" user. At the bottom of the list: Foreclosures. Not Job Search, not Unemployment, Not Government Stimulus, not the Economy. Interesting. It's easy to get distracted, to procrastinate, to hope it's all going to get better. Sure, maybe there is nothing you can do to save the world by yourself, but you can at least work on saving yourself. If it's escaping to La La Land to find out pop culture, well, there goes the country. If it's to focus and save yourselves, your home, to get ahead and take advantage and take action in turbulent times: When would NOW be a good time to start talking with some advisors. Or, tune out, buy a Snuggie or a Flowbie and veg-out to someone esle's life on the network. If you don't plan, you'll be part of somebody else's plan. Let's talk about where we go from here with your financial future and security. Pat Townsley, California Mortgage Advisors. 415-485-1776. www.ptre.net