I haven’t posted in about a year. Surprisingly, it has been the busiest year I can remember. The business made major progress both from resolving legacy issues and planning for the future. I’ve used AI to help build out a suite of products to manage the business and my personal routines. One of the products…
I lost Hershey, my 13 year old chocolate lab two weeks ago. It has been a long week of emotions and emptiness after years of spending time with Hershey and becoming best friends. She lived a long and happy life. She helped me though so many difficult times. At the same time though, she was…
For the past two months, even before Trump’s administration started their tariff war, I began thinking about buying a new car. I have a 2007 Volvo S40 with over 185K miles on it and while the engine still performs, the car passed emissions tests and I recently detailed it and bought 4 low-cost tires, I’m…
Last year and earlier this year, I was approached by a professional money manager asking me to transfer funds over to Morgan Stanley. In our last conversation in February, I mentioned to him that I didn’t feel like being in the market and that a significant correction was likely due. He said he and his…
I just had a conversation with a neighbor and she was crying. As a mixed race person she felt like she lost. I mentioned to her that I feel we are ready for a female president, but Kamala just wasn’t ready or may not be that person. If Kamala thinks ,and her supporters think, she…
(I had AI help me write this article because I only have a few minutes this morning. :)) The promise of Full Self-Driving (FSD) vehicles has long been a topic of excitement, debate, and skepticism. As Tesla continues to push its FSD technology, other automakers are racing to catch up, making us wonder if we’re…
Investing In America’s Future – SaveAmericaPlan.com – click to visit the website. Imagine a world where every American child is born with a safety net. A world where, upon taking their first breath, each newborn is handed a key to their future—a $20,000 investment that can grow to over $100,000 by the time they turn…
Anyone talking about AI these days is immediately trying to figure out how they can use it. Gradually people are finding use cases. The image recognition can quickly analyze a picture including, as in the example attached, a complicated ingredients list. This is my birthday month so I am treating myself and saving some food…
The most interesting piece of info I learned recently is the most successful people are people with processes. Processes aren’t just for business. People need processes also. Be more efficient, consist (people know they can depend on you), focused (don’t get derailed), and continuously improve (always finding ways to be better and deal with challenges….
My father passed away on December 19, 2023. During the months leading up to his passing, I struggled with conflicting emotions including very painful memories of my father leaving my mother when I was six and my family moving into a smaller house and suddenly everything became more difficult. Those early years set a platform…
