I got this email from Kiva today. They do micro-financing for people in countries where it’s virtually impossible to get a bank loan.
Last summer I decided to put a little fund together and let my nephews go through the site and decide who to lend money to. I told my sister I want them to be good investors.
So we’re sitting at the kitchen table and going through the site and reading the descriptions of the people who are trying to grow their...
A year ago I watched Fight Club, so now I’m watching Fight Club again as a reminder how much I’ve grown.
You see, last year I put down my 14-year-old cat, quit a career that took 15 years to build and retired at 37 (while everyone was telling me I was nuts), and ended a four-year relationship.
All those things happened in three months, and when huge changes are all happening in three months it can feel pretty overwhelming. That’s when you lay...
I’m playing Jenga because that’s what my nephews always want to play when I’m around. But then we move on to Xbox because kids get bored quickly so we have to change from one thing to another.
So why when we grow up do we have to play the same game over and over again for the rest of our lives? I mean, as soon as you discover what you’re good at you have to do that for your career.
And then because you...
Some random guy from the internet emailed me wanting to meet up. This happens more than you think, and usually I’d say no because saying no to everything was the only way to protect my time so I could focus on my goals in life.
But now that I have my time back I’m starting to say yes. So we meet up and he’s not weird or anything like that, and we talk about a lot of stuff but one thing really stuck...
I’m gambling at a casino in the Wisconsin Dells because I told a friend I’d meet him there. I’m not a gambler but you don’t go to a casino and not gamble so I’m playing $1 roulette. Because roulette is what you play when you don’t know how to play anything.
I’m starting with $40. After a few rounds I’m up to $60, and after a few more I’m down to $50 and that’s when...
