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Neil Young bought a portion of Lionel Trains back in 1992. He is listed as a co-inventor on seven Patents assigned to the company. Yes, that Neil Young.If you make a lot of money, you have to spend it. ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Comments
Comments are not always appreciated. In response to a number of SPAM, TROLLING, and HATEFUL comments, I have changed the comments section here to limit to people who are "members" of the blog, whatever that means. I need...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Pining for the End Times...
Why do so many people seem to want the world to end?End times theology. Mayan Calendar predictions. The meltdown of the world economic order. Succession and Civil War! People seem to love to fantasize...
Pop Stocks, Again
You don't have to be Warren Buffet to call Groupon as a hyped stock. And as I predicted, it pretty much has tanked and likely will stay tanked for a good long time.Groupon is in the news again, and not in a good way. ...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Worth Fixing?
So many things are made so cheaply these days in China, that fixing things is sort of a waste of time.Today I was riding my bike around the island and the chain is slipping badly. The fact that I ride it on the beach and...
Ten Rules for Credit Cards
For many, a credit card is a necessary evil in our culture. If you have to have a Credit Card, you have to be very careful with it!The following are ten simple rules for having a Credit Card. These are rules that I learned...
Will The Economy Sag? Do You Care?
Will the economy falter in 2013? Should you Care?The Greek Debt Crises. The looming Fiscal Cliff. Lingering unemployment. Slow growth. Rising inflation. There are a lot of things to worry...
Monday, November 26, 2012
Shopping Health Insurance - Yet Again
It pays to shop your health insurance now and then.I have written before about insurance. It can be hugely expensive, and most folks buy far too much of it. People are paranoid about having a dent in their car, a...
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Can You Live on the Median Income? Well, Duh!
Some folks have trouble understanding basic math.On MSNBC back in 2011 was a series of articles chronicling how the unfortunate "little people" in America are struggling to get by on "only" $50,000 a year. It was one...
Too Much Technology?
Tech toys are lots of fun when they are new, but as they age, they can be problematic. A car with a lot of technology built into it - unnecessary technology - can be a nightmare to repair when it gets older.A reader recently...
Saturday, November 24, 2012
The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving
As with Christmas, the real meaning of Thanksgiving is not in the trappings.Many people get depressed at this time of the year. And maybe that is why we invented winter holidays - to do something to cheer ourselves up at a time...
Friday, November 23, 2012
Raging True Believers!
Save belief for the church.... and even then, remain skeptical.Belief is an odd thing. And I can understand how people might be drawn to a religion to answer the unanswerable questions in life - "Why are we here?", "What happens...
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