During the 2008 primary season, MSNBC host Chris Matthews experienced something rapturous as he listened to a speech being delivered by then-candidate Barack Obama. He described the feeling as follows: “I have to tell you, you know, it’s part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama’s …
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When I was growing up, I was a sports fanatic. I literally had to be dragged from the street by my mom if I was in the middle of a baseball game and dinner was ready. And I lived and died by the fortunes of my teams. If my team won, all was right with …
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What inspires you to write? What makes your creative juices flow? Is it the aroma of fresh coffee at Starbucks—the low din of background voices, the cushy chairs and the soft music that rev you up? Or is it a fresh page in a new notebook or writing journal? How about sitting on a deck …
A while back, I wrote a post that payed homage to Asian Americans. This homage was richly deserved. Just take a look at the statistics regarding median household income by race and ethnicity. Asian Americans are kicking ass. And they’re doing it the old-fashioned way. They’re working hard, both in school and out, procreating responsibly, …
Anyone familiar with this blog knows that I’m a big fan of geoarbitrage. In the words of the immortal Chico Escuela, “Geoarbitrage has ben berry, berry good to me.” But what if you’re muddling along financially and you already live in a low-cost city or state? What if because of health issues, allegiance to family, …
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