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Help With Social Security
This week I started signing up for Social Security. The benefits are better and not as great as I expected. The process is easier and harder than I expected. I’m not done yet; and I’m sad and glad to be … Continue reading
A Day In The Gig Economy – 2018
I thought it was silly when I first heard a futurist predict that the next generation would have seven careers in their life. Retirement would take on a new meaning. Allow me to take this opportunity to count whether I … Continue reading
Guest Post: Invention Success – What Happened Six Months Later – In 3 Easy Steps – Part 3
The following is a guest post from the inventor I mentioned in my Friendly Good News post: Alan Beckley. We happened to hire into Boeing within six months of each other in 1980 and had almost identical jobs (as seen … Continue reading
Guest Post: Engineer to Inventor – In 3 Easy Steps – Part 2
The following is a guest post from the inventor I mentioned in my recent Friendly Good News post: Alan Beckley. We happened to hire into Boeing within six months of each other in 1980 and had almost identical jobs (as … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Engineer to Inventor – In 3 Easy Steps – Part I
The following is a guest post from the inventor I mentioned in my recent Friendly Good News post: Alan Beckley. We happened to hire into Boeing within six months of each other in 1980 and had almost identical jobs (as … Continue reading
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Unshackled Explorers
On March 26th, James Cameron impressed me. Using an innovative submersible, he dove to the bottom of the ocean – a place we’ve explored less than we’ve explored space. A mega-millionaire funded an effort to expand our understanding and risked … Continue reading
Keeping AAPLs
News alert: Apple is worth more than Poland. Nope. Apple’s market cap is over $500B. Poland’s GDP is about $480B. It sounds like a story, but it is comparing a sum to a rate, a savings account to a paycheck, … Continue reading
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Tagged AAPL, AMSC, AMZN, Apple, Dream. Invest. Live., engineering, FFIV, GERN, Geron, GGOX, GigOptix, IMNX, LTBH, Microvision, MSFT, Real Goods Solar, RSOL, SBUX, wealth
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Unconsciously Committed
A word can crystalize a collection of thoughts. Over the last few weeks I’ve considered my financial situation and my options. Pick through my posts and you’ll find many of the threads. I was headed to some conclusion but suddenly … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, engineering, Karate, personal finance, self publishing
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2011 My Space Remorse
A popular photograph was released by NASA this week: the space shuttle docked with the space station. They’ve both been around for years, but it wasn’t until this week that they both were captured in one close-up. Two American space … Continue reading
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Tagged aerospace, Boeing, China, Commercial, education, engineering, health care, India, NASA, Space Race, Space Shuttle, Space Station
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