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Sacrifice

Someone was asking for advice a couple weeks ago. They wanted to make more money, but really their problem was that they didn’t save enough money. Not that making more wouldn’t be great...

Dec 23, 2021 133 22

Gratitude 2021

I write at least one post about gratitude per year, and each year I find the task a little bit more difficult because I have even more to be thankful for and narrowing it down to just o...

Dec 16, 2021 31 3

Vermeer Quest Complete!

In either 2013 or 2014 I decided to see every Vermeer painting in the world. I've always been drawn to his paintings, and when I found out that there were only about 36 (two are dispute...

Nov 8, 2021 96 13

Beethoven's 10th Symphony

Apparently this blog is now about me reading random articles on the internet and then going to Germany because of them. Luckily it's not always about getting Covid while I'm there. This...

Oct 26, 2021 20 2

My Experience Getting Covid

I tested negative in Germany, and boarded my flight. I felt great. When I woke up on the plane I noticed that I had a slight runny nose and just felt a bit "off". I figured that the run...

Sep 20, 2021 59 15

A Day or Two in Dresden

I woke up to an email from my mom with a link to a story about the restoration of the Vermeer painting, "Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window". You may remember that I'm trying to se...

Sep 12, 2021 20 11

Moving Away from Weekly Posting

I can't remember or easily find when I started writing weekly posts, but I think it's been something like 5-7 years. Since committing to doing so I haven't once missed a week, although...

Aug 1, 2021 44 21

Negative Cash

Up until about a year ago I was against debt. Most debt I had encountered was opportunities to buy things one couldn't afford, which didn't appeal to me, or situations I couldn't make u...

Jul 25, 2021 239 15

How I Evaluated Risk During Covid

I like to talk about EV and risk management a lot, but most of my examples are finance based, as the math is the clearest in those cases. Covid, however, presented a unique situation fo...

Jul 16, 2021 19 11

Back in Europe After Covid

As I got off the plane yesterday, I kept saying "wow…" underneath my mask. Going to Europe was more or less part of my monthly routine two years ago, but thenCovid kept me out for a yea...

Jul 11, 2021 17 3

My First Time Playing Poker in 5 Years

My friend Todd was visiting Vegas from Japan for the past few weeks. When I asked if there was any Vegas stuff he wanted to do while he was here, I was surprised to hear him say that he...

Jul 4, 2021 55 3

Home Automation

One of the projects I've been tinkering with constantly for the past nine months or so that we've lived at our new house is home automation. I've been into home automation since about 1...

Jun 27, 2021 99 3

The archive

Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Gratitude 2021

Gratitude 2021

Vermeer Quest Complete!

Vermeer Quest Complete!

Beethoven's 10th Symphony

Beethoven's 10th Symphony

My Experience Getting Covid

My Experience Getting Covid

A Day or Two in Dresden

A Day or Two in Dresden

Moving Away from Weekly Posting

Moving Away from Weekly Posting

Negative Cash

Negative Cash

How I Evaluated Risk During Covid

How I Evaluated Risk During Covid

Back in Europe After Covid

Back in Europe After Covid

My First Time Playing Poker in 5 Years

My First Time Playing Poker in 5 Years

Home Automation

Home Automation