You might’ve heard me talk about this a bit in the past, but I grew up in East-Central Illinois on a farm in the ‘70s and ‘80s. And one of the things I grew up listening to on the radio – until I had one of my own – was Country & Western music. I […]
Are you merely sipping SABSA or drinking the full draught?
I was reading something new yesterday that was giving an overview of SABSA from the perspective of someone who was enthusiastic about it, and was trying to do their part to raise the awareness of it and its merits among the wider world. I love it when people do this, because it helps the whole […]
Blaming the billionaire boogymen
Over the weekend, I happened on a particular post in my Twitter feed that actually irritated me enough that I’m still thinking about it this morning as I write this email. The scene was somewhere in an urban, 3rd-world setting where a family with three small children were filmed lying in the street. The children […]
In retrospect…we could’ve spent more on cybersecurity
This evening, my wife and I finally got around to watching Laundromat. If you haven’t seen it, it’s really quite good—along with the similar series on Amazon Prime about the international financial system. And, it’s partially narrated by the most recent voice of both Zorro and Puss…in Boots, so really, what’s not to love? As […]
Is it worth it?
I was recently asked when I was talking to someone about the newsletter you hear about most days whether it was really worth it or not. The reality is that I can’t answer that question for you. You have to make your own value calculation, and then you have to decide if about $3/day is […]
