When the Pope asked Michelangelo how he knew what to cut away when he was sculpting the statue of David, Michelangelo reportedly answered “Simple. I just chipped away everything that didn’t look like David.” There are two kinds of processes that artists use when making their art. The first, used by Michelangelo when sculpting David, [...]
Archive | September, 2012
Why you should roll your 401(k) into your IRA when you retire
Your 401(k) is a great tool for accumulation, but it’s probably not the best place to leave your money once your goals shift to distribution. After retiring, it usually makes sense to roll your money out of your 401(k) and into your IRA. Here’s why: Simplification. The average person changes jobs several times over the [...]
How to be happy Part 2: The hedonic treadmill
When I was in college, I rented my body to science so I could have enough money to buy groceries. There was a medical testing facility not far from my apartment and they would pay you around $500 to check in on Friday, check out on Sunday and allow them to test some new wonder [...]
Where were you when…
Do you remember where you were 11 years ago on September 11, 2001? I was on an airplane. In hindsight, not the best place to be. You see, my grandpa is a huge Chicago Cubs fan. One day we were talking baseball and I said “We should go to Wrigley sometime for a game.” Since [...]
The top 10 posts from the first 100
Earlier this week I noticed that the post counter in my blogging software was about to hit 100. Since that seemed like something of a milestone, I thought I’d take a quick look back and give you what I think are 10 key posts from the first 100. For those of you who have been with me since [...]
