The Automatic Millionaire
I’ve been reading this amazing book called the Automatic Millionaire. It starts with two principles-Pay yourself First, and Make it Automatic. We talked before about the emotional impact that money can have on our satisfaction, our security, and our sense of empowerment. If you were raised like I was, it was with the sense that Uncle Sam takes... [Read more...]
Santacon 2008-SF, CA
It was my first year, and hoo-hooowee, was that a hoot and a half. I brought my flask and water, plenty of small change for public transit and the bars, and some comfy cowboy boots for walking. As it turns out, I was going to need it-I went from 11:30 am to 9 pm! For those of you who don’t know, and I envy your ability to not be seduced at this... [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pie History & Recipe
Ah, yes. It’s time to talk about…..dum, dum, dummmmmm!! PIE! Since I hadn’t been blogging here a year ago, you didn’t know about a Thing that I do. I do this Thing, you see. Everyone is good in certain ways, and bad in other ways. Or, to put it less judgementally, they soar in some ways, and drift gently down in other ways. I... [Read more...]
It gets me through the nights..
you know those nights I’m talking about. Those long, looong, LONG nights, when your restless mind just won’t let you keep your date with the Sandman. Or your restless heart won’t even let your uneasy mind take over, just for a break. So, on those nights, I try a series of different tricks to help ease the jitter-bugs, soothe the savage... [Read more...]
You make me feel like Dancing
From both–”You’re a what?” From writers–”I never knew you were a dancer!” From dancers–”How weird. I would’ve thought by looking at how you dance, that it’s something you’ve been doing since you were little.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So far... [Read more...]
