Month: June 2026

  • Filling my calendar

    I’ve been trying to live the life of a retired person, but I am finding it harder than I imagined. Every successful person has a serious amount of luck in their history. I am no exception. I have been extremely fortunate in my career to be able to retire in my 50s. I used to…

  • Big (Movie 1998)

    Yesterday, I rewatched Big staring Tom Hanks, released in 1998. The setup is fairly simple. Josh, A 13 year old boy is entering puberty and likes this girl. Unfortunately, he is short and the girl likes an older 16/17 year old boy. So, Josh wishes on a magic Zoltar machine. He says “I wish I…

  • Scott Pelley sucks

    Scott Pelley worked at CBS News as a journalist for 37 years. He was recently fired and went on the NY Times Daily podcast to give an interview. I really wanted to be on his side, but he made it so difficult. In fact, at the end of the podcast, I really hated him. Full…

  • The Best Time to be Born

    My kids often tell me that it would be criminal to bring a baby into this world, but I strongly disagree. It’s by far the best time in human history to be born. Things are better now than they have ever been worldwide. By the numbers News shows often highlight the bad things in the…