“Buy the smallest house you can fit in, you will spend much of your time outdoors.” That was the advice I was given by a friend when we moved to South Carolina with our three kids (plus one born there). We spent many weekends exploring and hiking the three State area, but our favorite place…
T -32 Days: Big Muddy’s
Not too many more trips before we leave Iowa. Our favorite Burlington restaurant… great views, good food that is getting better and better. We will be building our dream in Michigan while the new owner of Big Muddy’s is building his dream on the banks of the Mississippi. Let’s hope the banks of the Mississippi…
T -33 Days: House Sold!
Under Contract! Two beautiful words. One beautiful house. Under contract. I hope the new owners enjoy this home as much as we have. But now it is time to move to our new life. We are back on plan. Final quarter closing next week, then two weeks vacation to get ready for the move, then…
T -34 Days: Burying St Joseph
Burying St Joseph When we lived in St Louis, we were out at a dinner event with our neighbors who were trying to sell their house. A Catholic parish priest was sitting at our table. Our friends recounted how they had buried a statue of St Joseph in their front yard a few days ago….
T -35 Days: Is it weird?
Is it weird? Is it weird that I think I can make a career change this late? Is it weird that I think I can write a novel in a few months when I wasn’t an English major, and haven’t written in decades? Is it weird that my characters have bounced around in my head…
T -36 Days: Reinventing yourself
Reinventing myself, becoming a writer So how long will this take? According to James Altucher: Five years. Year One: you’re flailing and reading everything and just starting to DO. Year Two: you know who you need to talk to and network with. You’re Doing every day. You finally know what the monopoly board looks like…
T -37 Days: James Altucher
After reading James Altucher for almost two years, I finally downloaded some of his podcast episodes today. An impressive array of interviewees, and something for everyone (332 and growing). I just listened to the PJ O’Rourke podcast… and I asked myself… “Why haven’t I been listening to these earlier?” https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stansberry-radio-network/the-james-altucher-show Take a look at the…
T -38 Days: Risk free life
If you are a woman… then this is a great read… https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/mar/24/whats-the-point-of-a-risk-free-life-deborah-levy-on-starting-a-new-life-at-50 And if you are not… well, I still found it fascinating and valuable. So much so, I went to find the book it is excerpted from… which has yet to be published. I was initially attracted by the article title, ‘What’s the point…
T -39 Days: Winning culture
Guts and Authority I was working for a silicon wafer company in South Carolina, sitting with a group of management and young engineers as the VP of Manufacturing visited our plant and was taking questions. Lots of good back and forth discussion, then an engineer a couple of years out of school asked, “Why haven’t…
T -40 Days: Keeping the faith
Closer and closer we come. Feeling great! Locked in our rental in Grand Haven even tho we have not yet sold our house. Just what we need… a mortgage, rent, and no job! Keeping the faith our house will sell very soon. Positive feedback so far, just not much traffic, waiting for the spring thaw….