I’m going to describe my bright high school years, and I want to know if my high school experience reminds you of another social dynamic that exists in the United States today. Here we go. Bright High School Years I went to high school on Long Island in the late 70s. The town I lived …
Thanks to the Pittsburgh Steelers and its legendary Steel Current defense, football wisdom in the 1970s could be summed up in one simple adage: “defense wins Super Bowls.” Now, I don’t know if that adage holds true for the NFL today. I stopped caring about sportsball at least a decade ago. But I do know …
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Financially, I did exceptionally well under President Obama. I have also done exceptionally well financially under President Trump. And I fully expect to hit a financial home run under President Biden. So what’s the secret of my past, current, and sure-to-be future success? Simple. In 2003, I stopped expecting the government to fix my problems, …
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And in the end The love you take Is equal to the love you make —The Beatles In a just system, those who engage in a lot of self-sabotage shouldn’t be handsomely rewarded. Handsome rewards should only be reserved for those who avoid self-sabotage and make themselves useful. Now check out the following chart: Assuming …
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Now that I’m on the cusp of 60, I think I’ve acquired a fair amount of wisdom. And what I want to do now is drop some of that accumulated wisdom on the great unwashed. Here, then, are five things that we are conditioned to think are important but really aren’t. Music Way back in …
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