Chris At 2:00pm today, Fed chair Jerome Powell gave a live report on the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) projection for inflation and economic growth over the next two years. Basically he said more of the same that he’s been saying for weeks: nothing is changing in the near future and the fed will continue to … Read more
It most definitely is not. But as the late great Zig Ziglar says, neither is bathing. And eating. But he recommends both every day. Because if you stop eating, well eventually your condition will be permanent. But today, I’m not talking about motivating yourself, I want to talk about motivating others. With only a few … Read more
At around 3pm today my wife asked me if we could get some Ricky’s Thai for dinner. Without hesitation, I said, “hell yea!” You see, this weekend was my wife’s birthday and we had quite a delicious food fest. Starting with our favorite doughnut shop by the shore, Purple Glaze. She went for a triple … Read more
Late this afternoon, I decided it was time to replace my car battery that has been on the fritz for several weeks. I needed to use the portable battery pack that my brother lent me all week just to start the car every time. There was an audible struggle on the ignition and it would … Read more
The recent news about NTF’s had me researching into the possibilities it brought to the future of artists and musicians. And one day, I woke up thinking about creating my own NFT’s on Electronic Dance Music (EDM). There was a problem though, I don’t know how to make EDM. Nor do I listen to it … Read more
You know the smell. When you’re walking through the supermarket and the intoxicating scent wafts into your nose. Your stomach grumbles even when you’re not hungry. It’s not all that economic for the store to be selling these birds at only $5 a pop. But the smell creates an emotional response from us shoppers. We … Read more
Today’s work day consisted about 5+ hours of meetings. Not just one big meeting, it was one after another. And the first one was with our parent company’s corporate office and it set the tone for the rest of the day. Immediately after it concluded, a manager on the call said to me that he … Read more
It seems that these days, I’ve been writing a lot about being exhausted and tired. I’m sure many people feel this way. Some are tired of the quarantine and pandemic. Others may have been tired from prior to the lock down. And some are just straight tired. Right now, I’m in the third group. Maybe … Read more
Today’s stock market was the first green day in a series of devastating red days throughout the last month. When the stock takes a dip, panic selling is commonplace. It is almost always a mistake. People often say that they’ll get out before it gets worse. And then say they’ll buy back in after it … Read more
I woke up this morning utterly drained. I had train hopped, did some flips, attended a work presentation, saw Taylor Swift and Harry Potter in an auditorium, walked through a warehouse, drove a rental car, visited some YouTube stars, and even cleaned a public toilet seats – GROSS!!! I don’t always get vivid dreams, but … Read more