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The Law of Supply And Demand?
If someone were to tell you that it was possible for you to measure your financial worth based upon how much others would WISH you would succeed, would you be running to take out a mortgage or a small business loan? If somehow you still got financed and then later you went back to the

What Kind Of Fools Are We?
If you don’t get the reference in today’s title, consider yourself lucky, ’cause that likely means you’re far younger than I. The singer who made “What Kind of Fool Am I?” a pop hit was a handsome British crooner named Tony Newley, who was a variety show regular in the 60s and 70s in part

Dating Advice For An Old Friend
So I found out yesterday an old co-worker of mine is splitting with his wife, which I can certainly identify with. It’s not pleasant in the process, to be sure, and I hope he doesn’t have quite as much of a hassle from his wife and her legal advisors as I’ve been dealing with. He’s

Don’t Expect Any Billboards
I actually made a few bucks yesterday, spending a couple of hours on the phone serving as a source for background inforrmation for investment firms. Usually, I get outreaches when there are companies in the news whose stocks are fluctuating, with these firms evaluating whether there’s a hidden opportunity to cash in. Fortunately for me,

Watching Genius Up Close
Even in the digital age,the first day of summer for me always meant there was a need to stock up on reading material. As a kid, our grand pilgramages usually involved being guests of our more fortunate friends and relatives who rented cabanas at the Silver Point Beach Club in Long Beach, New York. Anything

Old? Perhaps. But Sure Not Dead Yet.
It’s been extremely difficult for me to find the desire, time and patience to get invested in a scripted drama these days. There’s been a dizzying array of quality shows that have been launched in recent months on the myriad array of streaming services and the few linear channels that still choose to invest in

Father Of The Brood
As a childless, single, isolated man I could have written wistfully about my own late father, as so many others in my stage of life (and earlier) must sadly do on a day where we don’t fit the narrative for breakfast in bed, ties and the freedom to watch golf all day alone. Mike Greenberg’s

Something Stupid?
I’m not in the best of spirits today; I hope you’re doing better, Suffice to say, I did a really dumb thing on the spur of the moment last night. I tried to do to what I thought was the classy thing, and instead a reality check slapped me in the face–or in the heart,

My Girl
I don’t have children, and at this point in life I highly doubt I ever will. I’m not exactly in the most stable stage of my life, and selfishly I had always hoped that if I had a had a child I would hope to live long enough to see them grow up, prosper and