The lunch that tripled my net worth
Published: Mon, 01/13/25
Updated: Tue, 01/14/25
Good thing I went, huh? Sometimes you get put in the right place, and other times you put yourself in the right place, but the fact is this: a huge…
The Happy Earner
I send out value-packed emails about earning income online, which I've been doing with great success since 2010. I would have saved myself a lot of agony and frustration if I'd had the information people on this email list receive every day!
World's dumbest wager
Published: Fri, 01/10/25
Updated: Mon, 01/13/25
"You bet AGAINST the Harlem Globetrotters?" came the question. "I thought the Generals were due!" replied The Simpsons' Krusty the Clown. As you know,…
Six marriages, four divorces
Published: Thu, 01/09/25
Updated: Mon, 01/13/25
Si marriages and four divorces on the part of his parents. Nine different schools in eight years. I have a friend whose upbringing was like that. And…
Down with empire: message for 2025
Published: Wed, 01/08/25
Updated: Mon, 01/13/25
Some people would love nothing more than to preside over a sprawling business empire, with hundreds if not thousands of employees, offices in major…
My foolish parents really ticked me off
Published: Tue, 01/07/25
Updated: Sat, 01/11/25
until I realized they weren't so foolish. I remember when my stupid parents wouldn't let me send away to Columbia House to get 12 albums for a penny.
Mystery man died three years ago
Published: Wed, 01/01/25
Updated: Thu, 01/02/25
On our way to dinner and new year's celebration last night here on St. John, USVI, we had to take Rudolph A. "Pimpy" Thomas Jr. Road. In fact, we've…
I drove. My wife prayed.
Published: Tue, 12/31/24
Updated: Wed, 01/01/25
As we close out 2024, I spent part of this last day of the year driving around St. John, the least populated island of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and a…
Burn these books
Published: Mon, 12/30/24
Updated: Tue, 12/31/24
The vast majority of what you find in self-help books is useless fluff. So I ignore them. You should, too. The tragedy is: they don't have to be.
The man who fixed my brain
Published: Sun, 12/29/24
Updated: Mon, 12/30/24
I'm 52, and on some level that flat-out sucks. Turning 30 was a bit disorienting. When I turned 40 I was downright angry. What was happening? Where…
The gift that gave me misty eyes
Published: Fri, 12/27/24
Updated: Sat, 12/28/24
For Christmas this year, I received an especially nice gift from my eldest daughter, Regina. It's a hardcover book of her favorite pictures of me and…