In F. Scott Fitzgerald's Masterpiece "The Great Gatsby" the narrator Nick Carraway was in the bond business.  We learn that Nick, "decided to go east and learn the bond business.  Everybody I [Nick] knew was in the bond business so I supposed it could support one more single man." We don't learn much more about … Continue reading Great Gatsby and The Bond Business →

Many people mark the beginning of the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) with the bankrupty filing of Lehman Brothers.  There has been a variety of amazing content this week marking the anniversary some of which I'm linking to below and will discuss within the context of my story.  My story is not an amazing behind the … Continue reading 2008’s GFC: Fired on Your Birthday →

When I was growing up my grandparents always had a vegetable garden.  Let me just say that it never looked like the picture below.  There weren't any flowers, but there also weren't any weeds.  What am I doing wrong? Am I doing anything wrong or just differently?  Sure, there are a lot of weeds.  But, … Continue reading A Wealthy Garden →

I've had the same laptop for 12 years.  Technology progresses at the speed of light.  I know!  I finally decided it was time to purchase a new machine. After having problems with my laptop display earlier in the year I rigged up an old SQUARE shaped monitor as a second monitor to overcome some of … Continue reading Computer and Investment Shopping →