We Type A’s are a prickly bunch, so it is quite easy to agitate us with something as seemingly harmless as a common grammar mistake. To not run afoul of one of us, I am providing some grammar tips. These are the mistakes that most annoy me personally: Snuck Although this word has begun to […]
Note to readers: In the New Year I will be posting articles less frequently as I have a lot going on this year. I really appreciate all of you, my faithful readers, and I wish for you and your families a healthy and prosperous 2017! It’s almost comical how often so-called “healthy eating […]
People think they can’t lose weight because they eat when they are bored, depressed, lonely, anxious, or any other slew of emotions. But an even more fundamental reason they can’t lose weight is due to the primal instinct of fear. Think about prehistoric man/woman and their constant struggle for food to sustain life. Things were […]
imprinting, def.: rapid learning that occurs during a brief receptive period, usually soon after birth or hatching, which establishes a lasting behavioral response to a specific individual or object In the first couple of weeks after we adopted Anderson, I noticed that when I would lie on the couch or a bed he loved […]
Like many Type A’s, I have struggled throughout my life with the burden of perfectionism. It is a difficult taskmaster, I can tell you that. I think it will be instructive to relay my evolving attitudes toward perfectionism over the four decades of my adult life. I have tried many different ways to adopt a […]
In spite of my admonitions and those of most other finance experts, many people still insist on actively trading stocks in an attempt to beat the market. If you are one of these people, then I recommend you at least consider using the following principles in your active trading strategy so you have a higher […]
I think everyone chooses, through their actions, what the primary focus of their life is. What do you most desire and seek, as you pass through your short time here on earth? Here is a continuum I’ve created to help you determine what it is you most value: Self-focused Power Authority, influence, praise, validation, status, […]
A friend of mine made this comment to me a few years ago, and I not only thought it was odd, but also sad. It seems to me that if you are expecting disappointing behavior from people, certainly someone in the course of your day will exhibit it, and then that will be how you […]
Guys talk a lot about girls, and aside from sex, the topic often runs to whether or not she’s crazy. Many of you have probably viewed a youtube video called “The Hot Crazy Matrix – A Man’s Guide to Women.” In it a nerdy engineer-type guy discusses differing combinations of “hot” and “crazy” in women, […]
Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with so much happiness? Jonathan Foer Our breeder insists that Anderson is a purebred Bichon Frise, but I’m beginning to have doubts. In my last post about him acting like a teenager, I showed how big his paws are, and likened them to a polar […]
Not Such Great Reasons to Drink Alcohol
Those of you who have read my book (and for those of you who haven’t, shame on you!) know that I’ve had a long and eventful past with alcohol, and that’s being charitable. Whether it’s my Irish heritage or just lack of common sense, I never had much luck managing my alcohol intake. My hope […]
Social Security Will Be There For You When You Retire
People worry a lot about Social Security collapsing before they retire, and understandably so. The system is rapidly running out of money and Washington seems to have no collective will to pass reforms to shore it up. It’s a mess, or, as they say in Texas, if not, it’ll do until the real mess gets […]
How Do You Define Investment Success?
It happens to me all the time and I find it quite amusing. I’ll meet someone new at a cocktail party, they find out that I am a finance professional, and, invariably, they try to impress me with their stock picking prowess. It usually goes something like this: “Yeah, I bought an oil sands stock […]
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