There are many “Rules of Thumb” that I have learned a great deal from over my life. These are old sayings, born of real-world experience, that can help us to avoid classic mistakes if followed. They typically provide the wisdom that is acquired based on other’s mistakes. One rule of thumb that I heard many …
Supply chain issues continue to exist worldwide. Norway, appears to have the most egregious supply chain shortage that I have seen so far. As background, Norway requires all citizens that have reached the age of 17 to serve up to 19 months in the military. At induction, the citizens are provided with all their supply …
The Alabama/Georgia rematch for the NCAA Championship is tonight. While there were some great bowl games this season, the playoffs were snores-ville. I don’t have a dog in this fight, no pun intended. During the game we will have to see which way the momentum tide goes, ok, pun intended. Best of luck to both …
Happy New Year. With the new year there are always new resolutions. Here we are on January 3, 2022, how have your new resolutions gone so far? I had a friend in college who said his new years resolution for the year was not to do anything stupid. He had broken that by the time …
Everyone loves to make predictions for the coming year. Some are good, some are way off, but they are always fun to read and keep track of. So here goes mine. As a disclaimer, if you have twenty five cents and these predictions, you can get a cup of coffee at a really cheap diner. …
The lead up to Christmas was always nerve racking. Had I been good enough to catch Santa’s eye so he would get me what I really wanted? That Harmon Killebrew signed baseball bat? The Motorific set with all the cool cars and track? The Foto-Electric Football game, the Daisy BB Gun, the Johnny Lightning Cars, …
Without looking it up, can you recite all the gifts listed in the 12 days of Christmas? The song was originally published in 1780, a time when Christmas presents must have been very different. Most of the gifts now would be criticized by various groups as being insensitive or even abusive to protected species. Not …
Ah Thanksgiving. Over the years we have been provided so much to be thankful for. As a kid, when Thanksgiving came I was overjoyed about being thankful for four days away from school. In college, I was really, really thankful for returning home for a wonderful, home cooked meal. Those superficial appreciations aside, we are …
This past month a house sold in Boston, MA for $315,000. The house was listed at $450,000. Why the discount and the low price in a hot market? Well, the square footage of this structure is 250 all in. It is on a lot size of .06 acres. A couple of years ago tiny homes …
You likely noticed that last week’s update did not include my normal introduction. That was because I was struggling with becoming a breakthrough Covid case. I started feeling symptoms on October 27. By the time I wrote the update my edges were pretty much rubbed off. I felt I had the worst head cold ever …
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