Chris It’s been a few days now with the same symptoms. Runny nose but congested (that’s an oxymoron, isn’t it?), sneezing, itchy eyes, trouble breathing. Mostly, the worst part is that it’s affecting my sleep. Or rather, it’s preventing me from sleeping well. And as a result I’m not able to think clearly. I feel sluggish … Read more
Tonight, I took a break from my evening cookie soup (GASP, Blasphemy!). Instead I went for a strawberry smoothie. My usual recipe is frozen strawberries, half of an avocado, whole milk, and a bit of bourbon barrel aged maple syrup. Sometimes when there’s no avocados, I substitute half of a banana for a similar thick … Read more
Today is Easter! We knew this because yesterday I did a Facebook Live video of Easter Eve Eggstravaganza where I reviewed 6 different chocolate eggs. But today, after a grueling morning of spring cleaning, we just relaxed in the afternoon. And at 6pm, we went to do our weekly Sunday evening shopping. When we pulled … Read more
Today we decided to get an early dinner at our favorite restaurant, Shanghai Dumpling. Since they started doing takeouts only for Covid times, we place our weekend orders at 11am. They officially open for business at 11:30, and we arrive around 11:45 from our 40minute drive and we wait. Sometimes they don’t have our order … Read more
Today was my last day at Somfy Systems and it was bittersweet. It was sad to leave so many great coworkers behind as they’ve helped me grow, in and out of the office. But on the other hand, I’m venturing into the exciting untested world of entrepreneurship. As part of my farewell, I sent a … Read more
Today’s stock market after the opening gap up stayed largely flat. But there was still money to be made. In a flat day like today, it is the perfect opportunity for an Iron Condor. The Iron Condor is a Put Credit Spread combined with a Call Credit Spread. As long as the Short Strikes are … Read more
Simple test. What is your age? Assuming you’ll live to be 100 years old – what % of your life have you lived? Do you FEEL like you’ve lived (your age)% of your life? Me, I’m 39 this year, and I don’t feel like I’ve lived 39% of my life. I feel like there’s so … Read more
According to Tom Sosnoff, this is a one of his keys to success. He also seeks this characteristic in others. When he’s interviewing job candidates, he would ask a question like, “What’s 17% of 42?” Sosnoff says 50% of the people won’t even answer fearing answering incorrectly. But what he’s really looking for is people’s … Read more
Not exactly what Bill Joel was singing about, but this week we had some interesting trouble in the Suez Canal with a boat being stuck there for days. According to a Forbes article here, the crisis is way overblown. While I agree that it is overblown in it’s hype and the disruption to the global … Read more
My wife asked me today if I think people will be more willing to try things after the lockdown has been lifted. The logic would be that with the forced shutdown, people would want to take advantage of renewed opportunities. My answer, though, was that I didn’t think so. Maybe it’s a pessimistic view, but … Read more