My wife went to the drug store yesterday. She bought 3 small things and came back with a receipt that is 24.875” in length. I measured it. It’s indicative of how desperate some retailers have become in today’s marketplace. I had a similar experience at our local Hallmark card shop. I was there to buy a simple Father’s Day card and the saleswoman kept following … Continue reading Enough With The Offers!
That’s our nice SUV – sitting in the garage of our recently-purchased condo in Florida. We drove it down to Florida a few weeks ago and left it there. Now we need to replace the hole it left in our Minnesota fleet – where we spend most of our time. The big challenge in replacing it is that the automobile industry is in a bit … Continue reading Hole In The Fleet
When we bought our vacation place in Florida, we wanted something that was easy to ‘Lock & Leave’. We just finished our first trip down here and we are making a quick departure back to MN today. I asked a number of friends if they had checklists that they used before they locked up their vacation places – many were nice enough to share. I … Continue reading Flyaway Checklist …
A week ago, we drove 1,550 miles from MN to FL to drop off a vehicle at our new vacation condo. My trusty SUV is being retired to Florida – so that we can just fly down whenever we want and have some wheels here. We got arrived in the Sunshine State last Friday and it’s a good thing our SUV’s air conditioner is well-charged. … Continue reading Tropical Summerland
Colleges & Universities are under attack from a lot of directions lately. Conservatives attack their focus on DEI over merit, and Progressives attack their historical white patriarchy. Students are protesting on campus, taking over school buildings, and making a mess of things during commencement season. Here’s more bad news. The ROI of a college degree is increasingly looking bad. Especially for a graduate degree. A … Continue reading Higher Education ROI
Last night, my Mom sang in a choir concert with friends at her Senior Living Center. We missed it, as we are halfway across the country – taking a car to our FL condo. Still, the rest of our family was there and my brother shared photos of the event. It got me to reflecting on aging. Aging is an inevitable part of the human … Continue reading Recipe For Aging
Bernie says it. Biden says it. Our state governor says it all the time: “We need the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes!” What’s fair? They never say. A great sound bite, with little actual substance. A few years ago, I posted an analysis of what “Seizing The Rich” actually looks like. My goal was to put into context how small the wealth … Continue reading Seize The Rich!? (2024 Update)
The weather finally turned nice in Minnesota and I’ve been out having fun all week. On Monday I played pickleball in our city league, Tuesday & Wednesday were bike rides (46 mile total), Thursday was 3-sets of tennis, and today I’ll be out golfing. Throw in walking the dog & mowing the grass and it’s been quite a physical gauntlet. What’s great about this week … Continue reading Injuries Overcome?
I did a double-take when I saw this job satisfaction chart this past week. Employees surveyed by The Conference Board were LESS satisfied with EVERY aspect of work except … “Overall Satisfaction”. Quite curious, isn’t it? The data is from a recent survey by The Conference Board which pinned overall job satisfaction at 63%. Up 40 basis points from last year’s study. If you look … Continue reading Job Satisfaction/ Dissatisfaction
Last week I played my first round of golf this Spring. My talented, somewhat golf-obsessed, brother invited me out on one of the first sunny days we’ve had. I stumbled around looking for my ball, while he posted a respectable 84. He improved on that his next two times out with a 79 & 78. “Game feels pretty good for 64 years old,” he said. … Continue reading Got Any Golfing Goals?
