This blog post is for a reader of one. And that one person is a specific human being. Or blogger. Or maybe a cyborg. Perhaps even an alpaca. I’m not really sure. Whatever the reality, I’m sticking with “person.” For now. I’m open to being shown that I’m mistaken. That presumably sentient being (whom I’ve…
First Thing’s First
In my last post — The Missus, Yippie — I thoughtfully stroked my chin wrote about some things personal finance-related that I’ve learned from The Missus. Well, in the spirit of fairness, I’m gonna write similar posts about Thing One (The Elder) and Thing Two (The Younger). You are hereby notified that this post will…
The Missus, Yippie!
I married up. Way up. The world population when The Missus and I got hitched was about 6 billion and change. Notwithstanding that pretty high number, I still find it incomprehensible that: (1) there was someone so completely detached from their sanity and good senses as to even consider spending their life with me; and…
Wild Thing
OK, in my last post, “The Living Daylights,” I blathered on about a New Yorker “Politics and More” podcast episode featuring comedian and TV program-host Hasan Minhaj. That post focused on something that Minhaj said that piqued my interest. To wit, his assertion that there’s a fundamental difference between “surviving” and “living,” and his explanation…
The Living Daylights
Continuing on the theme of all things podcasts that I’m listening to — which I’ve explored in some recent posts — a few months ago I started regularly listening to the New Yorker‘s “Politics and More” podcast. I’m a fan of the New Yorker magazine, so when I learned of the podcast, I figured I’d…
Pardon Me. I Must Be Mistaken.
I’ve made lotsa mistakes in the area of everything personal finance. Lotsa. Thankfully, aside from the minor matter of taking out many tens of thousands of dollars in loans to attend a meh law school (I may or may not understand the meaning of the word “minor”) none have been debilitating. Most other major mistakes…
One-Fifth to Rule Them All
As I mentioned in my last blog post, “Could It Always Be Worse? Probably, Yes. That’s Good.” I recently started listening regularly to Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. I also recently started regularly listening to The Axe Files with David Axelrod. Axelrod, for those of you who may not know, is a political consultant who’s most famous for…
Could It Always Be Worse? Probably, Yes. That’s Good.
I recently started regularly listening to Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, which features interviews of comedians and other celebrities. Apparently, I’m not his only listener. WTF? I first became aware of Marc and his podcast in 2014, soon after Robin Williams’ death. It was then that I read something about a 2010 WTF interview of Robin….
The Carlmelsiddanjerry Guide to a Long, Active, and Happy Life
Carl Reiner, a titan of American comedy and entertainment over the last 100 years, died last week. For those of you not as familiar as you should be with Carl, his tremendous talent and range, and his litany of achievements, the opening line to his Wikipedia entry sets things up nicely: “Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 –…
Tenantus Shot
In a post that I published last week, “Foregeative Experiences: Property, Oh Brothers!,” I whined about discussed our experience with buying/owning property that I’ve lived in. The short takeaway on said experience: I did not like that, Sam I am. I’ve read all manner of accounts of people extolling the wonders of building wealth and…
