Scott Horton's little-known quality
Published: Fri, 07/18/25
Updated: Fri, 07/18/25
Slightly off topic for this list, and then back to our topic, but: On August 9th a whole bunch of us will be celebrating Ron Paul's 90th birthday (his…
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!
My cell phone went in the toilet, literally
Published: Wed, 07/16/25
Updated: Wed, 07/16/25
I'd been due for a new phone, but didn't actually do anything about it today -- after I actually dropped it in the toilet last night. Today, people in…
Awesomeness awaits, one hour from now
Published: Tue, 07/15/25
Updated: Tue, 07/15/25
One hour from now we're doing it again, but better. I'll be live with you, but this time it's an e panded presentation: how to monetize the Internet…
Why they voted for a commie
Published: Mon, 07/14/25
Updated: Tue, 07/15/25
I understand the appeal of Zohran Mamdani, the "democratic socialist" who won the Democrats' nomination for mayor of New York City. It isn't that his…
Famous singer begs: please, no encores
Published: Fri, 07/11/25
Updated: Sat, 07/12/25
Years ago I saw Kenny Rogers in concert, and he told us:I'm old, and if I can avoid walking all the way off stage, waiting for you all to applaud for…
Jay-Z is smarter than Cornel West
Published: Thu, 07/10/25
Updated: Fri, 07/11/25
There are lots of responses to the old commonplace that "money isn't everything," but I'm somewhat fond of Jay-Z's: "I can't help the poor if I'm one…
Hype
Published: Wed, 07/09/25
Updated: Sat, 07/12/25
Some things are overhyped: they take place, and they're a letdown after all the buildup. We can all think of e amples. My friends, here is the rare…
Mountains of garbage
Published: Mon, 07/07/25
Updated: Fri, 07/11/25
You may have heard about the garbageman strike in Philadelphia. Two years ago my wife and I visited Scotland, and on our way to our Edinburgh hotel…
Don't make Grandpa smack you in the head
Published: Sat, 07/05/25
Updated: Sat, 07/05/25
I'm Gen X, not a Boomer, but after reading this email you won't be so sure. My friend, we've gotten soft. I don't mean in the sense of: in my day we…
I cannot do this
Published: Thu, 07/03/25
Updated: Thu, 07/03/25
What I told my personal trainer. You didn't realize you'd occasionally be getting lessons from the gym travails of a middle-aged man, but here we are.