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Never fear failure! It is your best friend and your best learning opportunity. People who never experience failure usually end up failing epically. Because they fear small failure, they court large failure.Failure. ...
Monday, January 31, 2011
Mullethead on the Beach
I saw a guy who looked almost just like this on the Beach in the Bahamas. He had the most wicked mullet I have ever seen - it went all the way down to his ass. He was holding forth on his debt-laden lifestyle. Listen....So...
Thursday, January 27, 2011
First to Market is Often Last in the Marketplace!
The de Havilland Comet was the first commercial jetliner to market. It was a colossal failure. First to market is often last in the marketplace.The de Havilland Comet is famous for being the first commercial jetliner to...
Killing Yourself Over Money - Stupid!
Money is just an idea. Killing yourself over an idea is silly.Tragic news in the paper the other day. Some lady decides to shoot all her kids, and then herself, and then set the house on fire. The back story is that...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The Savings from Living on Less
A vacation home on a lake! How marvelous! How Expensive! It was fun while it lasted.Living the Vida Loca was a lot of fun, for a while. But like a lot of folks my age, I found out that having a "nice lifestyle" while...
Outdoor Lighting And Parasitic Draw
Many folks put commercial lighting fixtures like this on their homes, drawing 300 Watts or more, and creating an ugly ambient lighting effect.As I noted in an earlier posting, my neighbor and I were comparing utility bills and noted...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Memory does not survive a Generation?
Collective Human Memory seems to span only the last 20 years.When I talk with people about the recent Real Estate collapse, I usually mention the previous collapse of 1989. And usually I am met with blank stares."Really?" they...
The Year of the Living Dead - 2011
There are many companies and individuals who are zombies right now..The stock market is up! Consumer confidence is on the rise! Claims for unemployment benefits are down! And long-term forecasts are looking up! ...
Bored with Facebook
Facebook is boring!I have stopped using Facebook. Not dramatically, like some of these drama majors, who declare that such-and-such a change in Facebook is pissed them off so much that they are "closing their accounts for good!"...
Two Choices
Note: I am re-posting this entry as it may have been lost during the holidays when it originally appeared.You can take one of two paths in life. The path of self-actualization and action, or the path of passive acceptance and...
Monday, January 24, 2011
My 20 years with Fidelity
We have been investing with Fidelity Investments for over 20 years now. For the most part, it has been a positive experience, but our relationship may be taking a new, positive turn in the near future.After writing My 20 Years...
The Political Junkie
Political Junkies on both the Left and Right love discussing Sarah Palin endlessly. What outrageous thing did she say today? But in Reality Land, most normal people see that she is little more than a media star at this...
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Another Dot Com Bubble?
Are we headed for another Dot Com Bubble? Yup.We are heading for another Dot Com Bubble. Why is this? A number of factors.1. People are coming off a bad Real Estate market, as in 1989, and looking for places...
The 4% Rule for Retirement
How Much Money Should You Withdraw From Your Retirement Funds?When you retire, presumably in your 60's, you may have Social Security to rely on (hopefully) and your savings. Perhaps a lucky few will have a defined pension -...
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