Category: Seriously?
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Jawing with ChatGPT
I got the very stupid idea (like That’s a first) to see if ChatGPT could figure out the joke behind Jaws White Wine. It gave it a 93 rating. ChatGPT has absolutely no taste.
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A Tourist In My Own Life
Life can be a bit surprising. Never in it did I think that in my 60’s I’d be saying “I’m going back to school after summer break”, but here we are getting ready to do just that. It seems that history is repeating itself, if in a slightly different fashion.
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Seeing the World through Rose-Colored Glass
My wife and I visited Judson Studios. What I want to say simply is that this visit was probably the best tour we’ve taken. Most tours are run by a hired hand who has a script. You walk down certain paths that are marked so as to not disturb the surroundings, and if there are…
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Goodbye to a Local Market
I don’t shop at nice grocery stores with bright lights clean floors and matching uniforms. Nope. The stores I go to are old and cruddy looking. These stores are going, and they’re not coming back. I believe that if we all make just a little effort to shop at our favorite shores, we can make…
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Things I learned in Woodshop
When I retired, I was asked many, Many, MANY times what my travel plans are. Apparently, when you get the gold watch, you’re supposed to leave the country. Being rebellious, I decided to take up woodworking in my garage instead. Working with Gunnar and Mollie takes me back to my childhood and working with Gramps.
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Having Fun on Tax Day!
Let’s face it. Doing your taxes is a drag. But who says you can’t have a little fun at the government’s expense?
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A Question of Faith
I write this more introspectively. It isn’t clear why I would choose to post it, but perhaps it can hit a chord with some. For that reason, I respectfully ask that you decline comments on this piece.
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Long Live Rock En Español
I’m standing in front of the stage at the Whiskey A Go Go wearing a t-shirt that I bought at Carnegie Hall in 1988. It doesn’t quite fit after 30 years and 30 pounds, but that’s ok. You might be asking – what in heck do the Whiskey and Carnegie have in common?It is Los…
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Retirement Financial Planning – an Idea
Now that I’ve retired, I noticed that every commercial about retirement planning seems to start with a couple on a sailboat. They’re sailing in calm winds, wearing white pants and drinking Chardonnay. Apparently, that’s what I’m supposed to be doing. But ask yourself this: How often do you really want to wear white pants? What…
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Appendix 1: The Math of Retirement Management
For my “Retirement Management Idea” we still need to do some math. Here are the formulas that I used. I do everything considering both the “Amount” (in dollars) and the “Rate” – always remember 100% of Nothing is still Nothing.
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