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Physics tell us that one of the laws of the universe is this: You can’t unscramble an egg. Think about it. It can’t be done. You can freeze liquid water, then heat it and turn it to gas and back to water, but you can’t unscramble an egg. It just won’t unscramble. Hit it with [...] Read more »
Patrick, of Cash Money Life fame long ago tagged me to give my best financial move in college. I posted this long ago, but it’s worth reposting. How I came to become a Russophile is an interesting story – I think. (me, in St. Petersburg, circa 1997) Learning an “exotic” foreign language, and how it [...] Read more »
Here’s a quick and simple game for kids. Give them some aluminum foil – an equal amount for each kid. Tell them to design a boat, and then take the boats outside and float them in tubs of water. Start adding pennies to each boat, and see which boat can hold the most pennies before [...] Read more »
I posted this before, because from time to time I like to put a video up that’s unrelated to finance, etc. This one is touching and relates to health, if nothing else. Call me a sucker for sentimental safety reminders, but I imagine that the number one health tip – in terms of extending your [...] Read more »
What is “rapid early acquisition of tech adaptability”? It’s a term I made up. I haven’t yet Googled it to see if I’m ripping something else off, so for the time being I’ll keep it as my own term. I’ll call it REATA because I’m not going to type that unwieldy phrase more than once. [...] Read more »
I have to admit that I’m puzzled by the internet from time to time. I’m no novice – I’ve been online since the headset-inserted-into-the-modem-receiver-with-the-screechy-noise days, but sometimes the craziness of it all amazes me. I started getting some hits for ‘brip’ and found out that brip is a reference to a snowboard move: brip 1. [...] Read more »
