When do you know it’s your dream job? One of the things that I love the most about living in Brooklyn is that there are so many people here. So many people to garner life experience from and hear their stories. When listening to my new audio book “Barking up the wrong tree”, (review post […]
I must admit….growing up poor has it’s advantages… Depending on the individual, it can teach you to be frugal and how to appreciate the things that you have. But it also has it’s downsides when living in the land of the wealthy. It can leave you with a hint of resentment toward others that have […]
Sometimes it’s about the tools you use When I built my Ikea kitchen all by my lonesome, the best investment I had made was purchasing 3 small clamps. They are similar to these. Wow, what a difference they made. These things clamp the cabinets together tightly so you can easily screw them together. I had […]
Consuming media in the 21st century How we receive information is rapidly changing form. If you haven’t seen my short piece on how I’m scanning my own books, you can check it out here. Books, magazines, audio and video are all merging into a constant stream. The book in the list below entitled “The Inevitable” […]
The good old days weren’t always good What is that saying? You’ve gotta know where you’ve come from to get where you’re going? Well I had a little flashback this weekend, when collecting some paperwork for my home equity line of credit. I stumbled across my first paystub from my very first real job at […]
It’s about the future Anyone who remembers that line from the movie “The Graduate” might have mixed emotions about it. If you’re not familiar with the scene or the movie, take a look here. Was he correct? Did the young “Graduate” take his advice? My one word today, would be……wait for it. Google. This may […]
Hidden talents You probably didn’t know this about me, but I’m an AMAZING Air drummer. Yup. You heard that right. Air Drummer. In High School, I had a friend, who has since passed away from testicular cancer, who actually was a very good drummer and in several bands up until the time of his death. […]
Certain personality types are susceptible to spending I used to work for a publishing house and never realized that one of the strategies of publisher’s is to get people to build their “collection”. My old boss was a genius. He re-published the classics, which were in the “public domain”. That means you don’t have to […]
Long tail upgrades When we were both employed, I was springing for flat panel TV’s in every room. It was an interesting exercise, because I bought them over a 2 or 3 year period. It gave me an education in the various types of TV’s out there, and the evolution of “SmartTV’s”. I moved from […]
Taking off 2 years I left my last full time job at the end of January 2016. So, I’m coming up on the two year anniversary of that. The stock market was getting beat up with a drop in oil prices and a few other things. Frankly, I was a little caught off guard by […]