Just don’t get emotional about your investments. It’s that easy right? Not quite. Bad news about a company you own, or a sector you’re invested in can make you want to sell everything. Yes, investments can fluctuate based on news day to day, but when it comes to the...
I grew up a Knicks fan on Long Island. Even though the Nets (and Dr. J) played in my backyard, my heart was with the Knicks. Bradley, Frazier, Reed, Earl (the Pearl), Phil Jackson (yes, THAT Phil Jackson), Dave DeBusschere. A lot has been written in the past 24 hours...
The wise Yogi Berra once said that, “Baseball is 90% mental; the other half is physical”. Aside from a Hall of Fame career, Berra is best known for his entertaining “Yogi-isms”. Despite Yogi’s questionable math, baseball is indeed mental....
I’ve been working my way through the book ‘The Last Lecture’ by Randy Pausch. If you aren’t familiar with the story, let me catch you up quickly. Randy Pausch was a professor of computer science, among other subjects, at Carnegie Mellon. Pausch passed away from...
There are two sides to every story. Or, when it comes to the 1950 film, Rashomon, four sides. After its surprise Golden Lion victory at the 1951 Venice Film Festival, Rashomon took the world by storm. The small Japanese film was created by the now-revered director and...
I’ve been attempting to teach myself how to play the guitar for about two years now. Between YouTube videos, online classes, and e-books, I’ve gotten to be OKAY. A few months ago, however, I felt I hit a wall with my progress. It was frustrating. Having essentially...
