A few weeks back a guy calling himself The Mad Fientist showed up in the comments section here on jlcollinsnh. He started by linking back to my post. As if the name alone wasn’t enough, that got me poking around, and enjoying, his site. One of the cool things he does is podcast conversations with other… [Continue Reading]
Tales of Bolivia: Calle de las Brujas
Charming Sitting on my desk as I type is a small glass vial. It is sealed with a metal cap and is filled with a clear liquid I presume to be water. What appears to be a small gold chain runs around the bottom. Filling the vial are tightly packed objects, perhaps bits of cloth,… [Continue Reading]
Home again
New Hampshire – Home A couple of weeks ago we made it home from South America. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. With apologies to Mr. Dickens. While I’ve been meaning to resume posting here it always seems to take me a while to re-engage. Writing is hard work… [Continue Reading]
I could not have said it better myself…
“If you reach for a star, you might not get one. But you won’t come up with a hand full of mud either” — Leo Burnett “Never be haughty to the humble. Never be humble to the haughty.” — Jefferson Davis “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying… [Continue Reading]
Happy Birthday, jlcollinsnh; and thanks for the gift Mr. MM!
In 1974 my dad died. I was 23. (Didn’t expect the Happy Birthday post to begin there, I’ll bet!) He never had much interest in kids so our relationship didn’t really begin to develop until I was in college and could relate to him as an adult. Of course, by then I had my own… [Continue Reading]
Mr. Money Mustache
A few weeks ago I received a private email from Mr. Money Mustache. He runs one of my very favorite blogs. Indeed, I have often thought that if I had had access to such wisdom at the start of my financial journey I’d have gotten far further far faster. But, alas, when I started the… [Continue Reading]
You can eat my Vindaloo, mega lottery, Blondie, Noa, Israel Kamakawiwo ‘Ole, art, film and a ride on the Space Shuttle
Elvis and “You can eat my Vindaloo.” If we had ads like these I wouldn’t fast forward thru the commercials. I’d also buy me some New Walkers Poppadums. Bet you can’t watch it just once: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QduTLFILORY&sns=em My pal Trish is a whip smart, drop dead gorgeous international entrepreneur. She’s lived and traveled all over the… [Continue Reading]
You, too, can be conned
I made an enemy this week. She is the widow of an old friend. Before he died, I promised to try to look out for her a bit. During our recent conversation she said I made her feel small. She said I made her feel stupid. There were tears. I’m very likely guilty on both counts. I’m… [Continue Reading]
Armageddon and the value of practical skills
Maybe I’ve been watching too much Discovery Channel. I’ve been thinking about Armageddon lately. All these programs on asteroids or super volcanos or global warming or viruses or alien invaders or an ice age or the reversal of the magnetic poles or AI robots or nanobots or maybe Zombies taking us out. Well, relax. It… [Continue Reading]
What Poker, Basketball and Mike Whitaker taught me about Luck
Here’s a little thought experiment. Consider all the people you’ve known for a moment. Now focus on the five who have been least successful and the five who have achieved the most. Ask yourself, what is their attitude regarding luck? In my experience the contrast is striking. What I notice is this: Less successful people… [Continue Reading]
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