“The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher didn’t actually say that, but she did say that “socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people’s money.” Close enough. And her performance[…] Read On
In contrast with today’s enormous and ever-growing sociopolitical divide, I seem to have a somewhat different, some might even say moderate (yikes!), take on recent world events than your average everyday American. There must be something seriously wrong with me. I couldn’t care less about the Royals, especially Prince Henry[…] Read On
Has it really been 20 years since the turn of the millennium and the dot-com bust? Holy crap! What the hell happened to my hair? My abs? My memory? My legendary hangover resilience? The New York Giants? At least I’m still above ground, so there is that. As I’m sure[…] Read On
Hey kids, it’s soapbox time in Silly Valley. I feel it coming, yes I do. Maybe not an epic rant but, well, we’ll just play it one outburst at a time. Anyhow, I’m all amped up about some rampant BS that’s been driving me bananas for years. For as[…] Read On
As you know, I’m not a fan of pomposity. That’s why I don’t watch CNBC’s Shark Tank. I’ve actually had the experience of pitching VCs who sat in judgement while I desperately struggled to raise capital for the startups that were foolish enough to hire me. Raising capital is tough[…] Read On
My brain is completely fried. I’m like a vegetable. And that really bums me out. I hate being useless. Now I’m sitting here trying to figure out which vegetable sucks fried. Jicama I guess. That’s it, I’m like fried jicama. Now I’m craving fajitas and margaritas. How did I get[…] Read On
There’s a relatively new fad. Imagine that. It’s called FIRE, which stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. The idea behind the FIRE plan is to work hard, be frugal, save your money, invest wisely and get out while you still have time to enjoy life. Of course that was pretty[…] Read On