You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family. The same is true of your DNA and the circumstances into which you were born and raised. After that, you’re pretty much on your own. Whatever choices you make, however things turn out, it’s your life and you own[…] Read On
News Alert: This old guy somehow managed to run five miles today. Okay, so I took a two-minute break to stretch out a bit at three but still. Nice to finally get back to pre-surgery form. Still running a bit slower but that will improve in time. You know, it’s[…] Read On
I was just reading about how former New England Patriot’s tight end Rob Gronkowski, aka Gronk, managed to save all $54 million of his NFL earnings. His strategy was to live off the endorsements income and save the football money. Simple. Turns out lots of famous people have had similar[…] Read On
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who behave like adults and those who look like adults and behave like spoiled brats. The latter refer to their clumsy attempts at the former as adulting. ICYMI, adulting is millennial speak for what some of us – fewer[…] Read On
“The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.” With all the recession talk, lots of folks are wondering if political or media rhetoric can help bring on a recession. The short answer is yes, it can play a role in initiating or deepening a[…] Read On
I’ve heard plenty of conspiracy theories in my time but lately they’ve been coming nonstop. The 9-11 attack was an Israeli plot. Trump Russia collusion to discredit Clinton. Clinton Russia collusion to discredit Trump. Jeffrey Epstein was taken out because he knew too much about too many powerful people. And[…] Read On
Our culture fetishizes innovation. Fanaticizes market disruption. But that’s not how the world really works. Right now I’m wearing torn blue jeans, a t-shirt, a hooded zip-up sweatshirt, white sweat socks and a pair of Converse All-Star sneakers. This might as well be a scene from half a century ago.[…] Read On