I saw this interesting short reel online this week which related exactly to my own fitness activity. The author of the video, Dan Buettner, wrote the Blue Zones books and a newsletter called Eating to 100. Link: Three Sports, Dan Buettner Instagram On Sunday, we went for a long bike ride, on Monday I played pickleball, on Tuesday I played disc golf with friends, and … Continue reading Sports to Live Longer
If you are a certain age, you might have carried a Franklin Day Planner with you to meetings like I did. Before Smartphones, these zippered, leather-backed, “monarch-sized” portfolios were essential to MegaCorp life. I would get to work early and dutifully plot out my objectives for the day. I especially enjoyed seeing the daily quote that accompanied each page. How long ago that seems now! … Continue reading Quotable Financial Quotes
We’ve had a busy couple weeks here in MN, despite a run of bad weather. My summer schedule of yard work, biking, pickleball, tennis and waterfall hiking are already in full swing. I’m also a bit sore from too much doing! My wife heard on the radio that most people stop working out at about age 49. We’re in our late 50s, so that statistic … Continue reading Staying Fit … By Age Group
Our Minnesota Timberwolves are moving into the NBA Western Conference Finals this week, which means that I am already thinking about getting tickets should they win and advance to the NBA Finals. I’ve been “collecting” sports championships / playoff games my whole adult life, going back to when our Minnesota Twins won the World Series in 1987 & 1991. In 1987, I was a poor … Continue reading Championship Potential
A few readers / friends sent me this cheeky t-shirt image, celebrating the stock market’s quick bounce-back from the Trump tariffs. Folks thought I was too negative about Trump’s move to correct long-standing “trade imbalances” – even though my official investor position was to “stay the course”. Related: Stay The Course Still, I thought it was important to acknowledge that the S&P 500 has quickly … Continue reading Trump Tariff Bounceback
We got up early yesterday morning to take our son to the airport. He and his girlfriend were leaving for a fun trip to Japan. Getting up early, is usually no fun for me, but this time my wife and I are benefiting from the jet lag resulting from our trip to Europe last week. I usually get up a little after 8 AM, but … Continue reading Jet Lag Sunrise
Spring has wonderfully sprung in Minnesota, with warm weather, flowers blooming, and outdoor sports. Unfortunately, the real estate market hasn’t noticed. In Minnesota, every real estate agent will tell you to get your property ready for spring, when buyers flood back into the market. That’s the approach we’ve used for the rental townhouse we’d like to sell. Our son moved out in March (on a … Continue reading Spring Housing Stall
It’s dark in Budapest 🇭🇺 now, but I just achieved a positive ROI on the Viking Cruise Line drinks package with my 15th frosty beverage in the ship’s bar & lounge. Like a lot of people, we got carried away coming on to the ship a week ago with the promise of unlimited drinks for the low price of 169 Euro 💶. Our math suggested … Continue reading Drinks Package Success
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