Well, this is the third time I’m using “Tonight’s Appreciations” as a blog post title. For whatever reason, I have a “thing” about wanting to vary my titles. It just seems important!…
Author: Chris
Day 188: Malkiel’s Introduction to Treacherous Derivatives
So I finished “A Random Walk Down Wall Street.” I am quite appreciative of this book. Yet I admit it surprises me a little bit that the father of the index fund…
Day 187: Who Makes the Laws in Your Imagination?
Do we have any power over the way we perceive the world around us? Is that perception a static thing, a product of what is outside of ourselves, or can we influence…
Day 186: Long Live the Movies
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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…