The Unexpected Appeal Of Getting Older

What can one person do in a single lifetime?

April 27, 2022 · 2 min read

For the first 50 years of my life, I don’t think I read a single biography or autobiography. But as I stepped hesitatingly into what I optimistically thought of as Part II of my life, I became interested in…

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Notes From My Journal

When I’m Going to Get Back Into Stocks

April 6, 2020 · 6 min read

“Every step of life shows much caution is required.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe When I’m Going to Get Back Into Stocks The Dow has fallen. A reader asks: Is it time to get back into stocks? I’m not an…

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A Century Of Global Economic Expansion And Retreat

December 5, 2020 · 2 min read

Today is book and movie review day. And I’m happy to be recommending one of my favorites – a classic in noir film and fiction: The Maltese Falcon. But before we jump into that, I want to pass along a noir…

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8 Other Things That Money Can’t Buy

June 7, 2019 · 2 min read

”Money can’t buy happiness.” A cliché? Sure. But as is usually the case with clichés, it’s true. Problem is, because we hear them so often, the mind filters them out and we ignore them. This cliché, in…

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Searching For COVID Facts Beyond Political Spin

July 8, 2020 · 6 min read

“I believe in innovation, and the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.” – Bill Gates Even Less Positive JM is negative. So are PR, RT, and SC. K is positive. So is PB, my…

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