Tag Archives: Mental Health

A Small Defiance

I had a drink. It was a small act of defiance. The doctors said do this. I did that. They didn’t say have a drink. I did because me, I, my situation evidently didn’t matter. The appointment required hours spent … Continue reading

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Listening

Listening saves money? Yep. No investment insights, and yet, appreciating value. I listened to a friend for an hour, and was thanked. I had a few days with good friends, which also meant sharing the time, and felt better than … Continue reading

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A New Knee – Eventually

I will NOT get into the grisly details of my new knee. For some reason many folks that is polite conversation. Oy. Ick. But this looks like an opportunity to pass along some insights into the US health care economy. … Continue reading

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Aging Out Of Ads

Gad. I am old. And I don’t live in A Big City. And I don’t buy a lot of stuff. And I am good at hitting Mute when an ad comes on. Maybe Ad agencies and their clients can learn … Continue reading

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Take A Nap

Chaos reigns, and we probably haven’t seen the weirdest. (Imagine if Taiwan was invaded while the rest of this chaos was going on?) It’s almost turning into a litany for me: social injustice, political unrest, climate change, artificial intelligence. Those … Continue reading

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Meditating Through Chaos

Don’t worry. This post isn’t woo-woo. It is actually about personal finance. Meditation’s main cost is time. That’s not a trivial cost, but with prices going up and supplies going down, it can be handy to find a way to … Continue reading

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Addicted To Distractions

How does that line go? “The first step to fixing a problem is admitting that you have one?” No worries. This isn’t some big reveal of a deep and dangerous situation, except it is, in a way. I just had … Continue reading

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Living Offline

Going Offline Going offline. That was the norm until wi-fi was born. Now, going offline is a digital detox, an Amish adventure, a noble struggle. The real world is offline. A minority of the humans are online. For many of … Continue reading

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Spending With Age

“Well, we gotta get the kids those toys. They’ve seen the ads. They’ll cry if they don’t get them.” “Hey, the kid’s launching into the world. They don’t have much and don’t realize what they’ll need. Get them some household … Continue reading

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Value In Community

This shouldn’t need to be said, but considering how long the human race has been saying things, repetition is popular and maybe even profitable. There’s value in community. Dull. Yes, we know that. Tell us something we don’t. Yes. No. … Continue reading

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