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Month: January 2023

Day 186: Long Live the Movies

Posted on January 31, 2023

My wife and I are both equally enthusiastic movie-goers. By “movie-goers,” I also mean “movie-watchers,” since we don’t always go to the movies that we watch. During the Pandemic especially, there was…

Day 185: Blissing Out at the Cafe (2023 Edition)

Posted on January 30, 2023

For years now, I have loved going to the cafe to write. These days I do my best to time it so I can maximize my positive experience. I aim to go…

Day 184: Documenting Personal Growth

Posted on January 29, 2023

It’s late on a Sunday night so let’s keep this short and sweet. I continue to get value out of documenting my personal journey on this blog. Here are three areas where…

Day 183: Your Receiving Matches Your Transmission

Posted on January 28, 2023

As I was writing the other day, I am continually looking at how our thoughts match up with our experience. Today I picked up another way of looking at it, courtesy of…

Day 182: “Badlands” (Original Music)

Posted on January 27, 2023

Recently I was working on a project to compose music for someone. Though the collaboration didn’t work out, I got a chance to write some neat music, including this short piano piece…

Day 181: Back to Investing Basics

Posted on January 26, 2023

In re-reading “A Random Walk Down Wall Street,” I am reminded of the basics of how to succeed as a long-term, buy-and-hold index fund investor. These basics could be summarized as follows:…

Day 180: Halfway Through Year Two

Posted on January 25, 2023

I am just about half way through my second 365 days of blogging! It’s been a fun experience so far. I am still enjoying myself and looking forward to more. Here are…

Day 179: Re-Reading “Random Walk Down Wall Street”

Posted on January 24, 2023

I am re-reading (again) “A Random Walk Down Wall Street,” by Burton Malkiel (2012 edition), the investing classic that champions buying and holding index funds for investors rather than trying to beat…

Day 178: Who is Ultimately Responsible?

Posted on January 23, 2023

How we think about things is a HUGE indicator of how we will experience those things. Whether we realize it or not, our thoughts about a subject are always a match for…

Day 177: Master of My Fate!

Posted on January 22, 2023

I am continually getting the chance to focus my mind toward the positive. I’m as human as the next guy, and sometimes I really have to work at it to keep a…

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