“Your mind is like a parachute. It only works when it is open.” Why do some crises jolt us awake and we change and evolve? While other times we just roll over and go back to sleep. It seems like our collective alarm is busted. Faced with a crisis, we
As I approach my 60th Birthday this month, I was encouraged by a recent study in Evolutionary Psychology Magazine that reports that bullshitting is actually a sign of intelligence. However, reading further I learned that people who were more willing to bullshit were more receptive to pseudo-profound bullshit. Which means
The first Independence Day celebration took place in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776. This was also the day that the Declaration of Independence was first read in public after people were summoned by the ringing of the Liberty Bell. Today on the 4th of July, The Liberty Bell is “tapped”
How good can it get! The Stock Market is through the roof. The Padres are in contention, local hero Phil Mickelson becomes the oldest golfer in history to win a major and the U.S. Open comes to San Diego this month. On top of all that, lipstick sales are up
“It is impossible to increase taxes. Disastrous to keep on borrowing. And inadequate to merely cut expenses.” ~ Charles Alexander de Cologne, French Finance Minister 1786 Why do you have to “put your two cents in … but it’s only a “penny for your thoughts?” Where’s that extra penny going?
“Inflation is like toothpaste – once it is out, you can’t get it back in again.” ~ Karl Otto, German-Swiss Economist, 1929-2014 These continue to be crazy times. The U.S. is still restraining the supply of essential goods via tariffs and COVID restrictions while printing money for stimulus. This is
“This is the government our founders warned us about.” ~ Thomas Jefferson I recently completed Thomas Jefferson’s biography and saw the above quote which brought home the point that some things just never change. What I also found interesting is that in 1793 Jefferson wrote about Yellow Fever saying, “It
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigues of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine, September 11, 1777 Happy Heart Month! (note the double entendre!) Every year more than 600,000 Americans die from heart disease. It is the number one cause of death in most age groups.
My 2020 New Years’ Resolution was to lose 10 lbs. I missed it by 15 pounds!” ~ Thanks, COVID-19 A recent Nature Magazine study suggests the average person considers over 6,000 individual thoughts every day. What are we thinking about? Are these positive, creative thoughts or are they ruminations over
The Four Stages of Life: 1. You believe in Santa Claus, 2. You don’t believe in Santa Claus, 3. You are Santa Claus, 4. You look like Santa Claus. If you had told me last Christmas that I would be walking into convenience stores with a mask on, I would have assumed I had
Back in the day they cooked in the kitchen with a big pot that hung over the fire. Sometimes they would obtain pork, which made
