Must say … highly impressed. The CryptKeeper will def go down in history as one of the greatest. Totally self-sacrificed. Gotta say … much respect. To step away from the most powerful position(well, one of) on the planet? For the good of the nation? Recognizing that yes, you are the problem? Mad props. The final …
book reviews
Shockingly Meh
Much like the Jan.6 insurrectionists/rioters/patriots/goons, sometimes have to wonder if Stephen King just smears stuff on the wall to see what sticks. Not that this was a bad read, no … stayed curious as to what’s next. But the payoff? So not worth the buy-in. And actually like Stephen King (gotta say his whole name, …
Guess That Answers That
I like Bob De Niro. Seems like a crusty yet amusing person … your mom’s older brother who stockpiles guns and dirty jokes … “You talkin’ to me?” Unfortunately, methinks he gets typecast as a gangster … did not know he was up for Jack Torrance at the Overlook but Jack did it better / …
Law #15 – Annihilation Absolute
Imperial China, roughly 200 B.C. Two men, once great friends, became bitter enemies. Hsiang Yu descended from nobility; hot-tempered, dull-witted, and prone to violence, Hsiang was the heroic idiot, the type to lead his men into battle from the front. Liu Pang, on the other hand, hailed from the peasant class, and tended toward the …
Law #14 – Social Intel
From the turn of the 20th century until just before WWII, Joseph Duveen was the preeminent art dealer in the US. Known for his famous quote — “Europe has a great deal of art; America has a great deal of money” — Duveen was born in England and dropped out of high school to help …
Law #13 – Help Me Help You Help Us
Beautiful opening scene to Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart.” Might want to visit Scotland one day. Likely not, but … a thought. Anyhoo, the first few minutes of the film return to 1280 AD. The Scottish king dies without a proper heir, and the nobles and elders of the clans were invited to a meet with King …
Law #12 – Conditional Truths, Salacious Generosity
Al Capone, crook supreme, believed in no one and distrusted everyone. As grandsire of organized crime, Capone laid down with dogs and itched constantly. So when Count Lustig approached Capone at the height of his power, offering to double a $50,000 investment in 60 days, Capone knew it was a con. However. Intrigued, he decided …
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Law #11 – In-dis-pen-SA-BAA-AHHLLoooo
In a piece of almost-forgotten history, a town in the Middle Ages was saved from a foreign aggressor by a mercenary, and the good folks of this small community wanted to reward this exceptional man for his heroic acts. Money? No, could never pay him enough. Honor? No, could never esteem him enough. One bright …
Standard What? Standard Who?
With investing there is a novel little concept called “standard deviation,” and what that means makes no sense to me, so will share with you. Edelman explains it like this (see p. 234): “The standard deviation is the amount of swing in performance that an investment can be expected to have from year to year …
Money Ain’t (E)motion (Best Not Be Re Investing)
The key to success in the stock market? Go long, be boring. The wisest wisdom says to invest/buy into the stock market for the longest possible term, then stay in a little bit longer. Why? ‘Cuz while individual stocks (i.e., companies) might crash/burn, the overall value of the stock market inevitably goes up. Volatility = …
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