The United States Congress – Washington Politics – Politicians -The people who run election campaigns – the government.
It might be just about the crowd I hang out with, but it seems like it would be tough these days to find anyone who has much respect for any of the above. Unless, of course, they were [...]
I spent the weekend in La Jolla, California. Here’s what I learned:
La Jolla means “The Jewel”. The Jewel is a stretch of spectacular California coastline just 20 minutes (it used to take four hours to travel the 14 miles or so from San Diego) north of San Diego.
I was mesmerized as I walked the spectacular “Coastal Walk” trail [...]
“…inbred human propensities to swing from euphoria to fear and back again seem permanent… generations of experience do not appear to have tempered those propensities…”
– Alan Greenspan, Economist and former Chairman of The Federal Reserve
When it comes to investing, we are our own worst enemies. Rather than being dependent on quantitative [...]
“Most of the time common stocks are subject to irrational and excessive price fluctuations in both directions as the consequence of the ingrained tendency of most people to speculate or gamble… to give way to hope, fear, and greed… The investor’s chief problem and even his worst enemy is likely to be [...]
“Most of the time common stocks are subject to irrational and excessive price fluctuations in both directions as the consequence of the ingrained tendency of most people to speculate or gamble… to give way to hope, fear, and greed… The investor’s chief problem and even his worst enemy is likely to be himself.” – Benjamin [...]
“I have lost so many, have lost so much, and each has been a breaking away, a letting go, the way clumps of earth that hold the river are worn free by the river. So the river of experience scours the small container that is our life, deeper and deeper.” Mark Nepo, Seven Thousand [...]
I love to travel and my life has obliged by indulging my love. I recently returned from a trip and strangely, over the next few days I found myself thinking of how nice it would be to own a Mini-Cooper (for those of you who aren’t sure what that is, it is an automobile, [...]
Most of us have experienced enough Hollywood movies to have seen Native Americans shown wearing what is commonly referred to as “war paint”. Actually, such painting of the warrior’s body was not designed to promote physical safety, inspire ferocity and/or bravery within the wearer, or generate fear within his opponent, as one might [...]
As a dad, you’re a provider, teacher and coach. You look out for your kids, help them navigate the road of life and ultimately prepare them for a future in which they can take care of their own families. For parents of teens, part of preparing them for the future is being [...]
I received a call in the middle of the night from a friend who was visiting a third world country on one of his frequent humanitarian trips. What I make up is that through such visits he hopes to catch the world’s attention to the plight of those far less fortunate than most of us. [...]
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