Apr82017
They say money can’t buy you happiness, but a new study indicates that it can definitely buy you a longer life. Published in British medical journal The Lancet, the report shows that the wealthiest Americans outlive the poorest by about 10 to 15 years. Despite medical and technological advancements as well as the push for healthcare… read more
Apr72017
I am definitely not a gold bug.
I definitely do hate bugs, though and I do like gold.
With the latter, only in moderation, but I’m liking gold more and more.
For each of my son’s college graduations they received some one ounce gold coins, representing the first time I had ever purchased gold in any form, other than jewelry.
Those turned out to have been good investments and some of those coins have already been cashed in and turned into other good investments.
But what I have really come to enjoy have been the gold miners. read more
Apr12017
As I’ve gotten older, I realize that there are lots of things that I forget and have forgotten.
For example, I don’t really remember if I used to enjoy looking at photos like this, or not.
If I did, I’m not certain that I remember why I liked it.
Looking at it, though, I do recall a few years ago when LuLuLemon had a little bit of a debacle with its sheer athletic yoga pants and that issue related to quality control took shares lower after an almost fairy tale kind of rise up until that point.
Again, looking at the picture, I don’t really recall if it demonstrates what was bad about the quality or what was good about the quality.
What I do, remember, however, is that as all of this was unfolding, the founder of LuLuLemon and its Chairman, at the time, made the unfortunate mistake of saying that not all people were meant to be wearing his company’s clothing. read more
Apr12017
Adults in eight states and Washington D.C., can legally consume marijuana, and that could soon change to adults in all 50 states. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., recently introduced a bill that would make marijuana federally legal and allow the plant to be regulated as alcohol is in the U.S. Under the new bill, called the Regulate… read more
