Tag: LarryLand
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Days and Confused
I’m at our local seafood store, smiling and chatting with the sales clerk. I’ve been going to this store for over 20 years, and she’s been there as long as I can remember (which, coincidentally, was probably last Monday). Over those years, she’s been very nice and professional. I’ve been me. I’m pretty sure that,…
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Middle School Memories
There are some things that a father should not have to learn. That is how I will choose to remember middle school.
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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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Appendix 2: Retirement Examples
This is for the Retirement Management Idea. I provide 2 numerical examples – one using Savings (i.e., not IRA money) and one using IRA money. These calculate the Financial Ratios, Minimum Asset and Rates, and project to the future.
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LarryLand Cheese-Crusted Chicken
I had some spare chicken. And I had some Cheddar Cheese. So I said to myself – it is time to “Get the Frico Outta Here!” With a non-stick pan and about 10 minutes, this is what I came up with.
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Mr. Bennett
Somewhere high on a hill halfway to the stars, above the blue and windy sea, a man sits in the morning fog. He calls to me. Rest in Peace, Tony Bennett. The golden sun will shine for you.
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The Most Thankless Job In Hollywood
So, we saw the new Tom Cruise movie “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning” today. Gotta admit, it was fantastic. What got me was the credits. There is a staff headed up by a “Safety and Health Advisor”. I imagine it goes this way: Mr. Advisor: “Mr. Cruise, as your Safety and Health Advisor, I must tell…
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Grin and Bear It
The advantage of having a journalist in my immediate family is that we get “Breaking News”. For example, a major news network report this morning was about a black bear visiting a neighborhood. On the video from the owner, it (the bear, not the owner, although this outcome would not surprise us) is leaning up…
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Larry Hits the Lotto
Something you should know about me: If you ask me a reasonable question, do not expect a reasonable answer. I simply CANNOT be trusted. For example – Whenever I go to a restaurant a polite, well-intentioned server typically asks this question: “Can I bring you anything else?” Almost always, I say “Money”. This is how…
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