At the 2014 Berkshire Hathaway meeting, I was standing on the second floor of the exhibition hall when a golf cart pulled up next to me. I glanced over and saw that Charlie Munger was sitting in the passenger seat. My eyes nearly popped out of my head like in a cartoon.I was dumbfounded. The one thing I knew was that I didn't want to say anything to him:A moment … [Read more...] about Charlie Munger
Something Completely Different
Optimism
Mindy and I are in NYC and woke up early one morning with one goal in mind: take a great photo of the Charging Bull. I've been fascinated with this sculpture since I learned that the creator plopped it down illegally in the middle of the night with help from 50 (!) of his friends. I wonder what his co-conspirators thought?On December 20th 1989, Arturo and his helpers … [Read more...] about Optimism
7 Thoughts On Happiness: Part 1
I've been thinking a lot about happiness lately. I suppose it's the natural evolution of FIREy life:Of course, we all should be working on happiness all along, but sometimes we get thrown off course with the busyness of life. You can only take so much.Happiness is a topic I've been obsessed with for a while. When I retired waaaaay back in April of 2017, I … [Read more...] about 7 Thoughts On Happiness: Part 1
Weekend With The Webb Brothers
It's done! My private concert happened last weekend:BackstoryBack in January, I noticed that one of my favorite bands, The Webb Brothers, had launched a Kickstarter campaign. I've loved this band for the past two decades of my life. Their music has been the soundtrack to my life.I looked at the Kickstarter offerings and noticed that the top prize was a private … [Read more...] about Weekend With The Webb Brothers
Berkshire Hathaway 2023
Mindy and I just got back from attending the Berkshire Hathaway (BH) meeting with a couple of friends. BH is the conglomerate famously run by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.The meeting consists of a 30 minute movie followed by a question and answer session.The event is quite the spectacle. Over 50,000 people travel from all over the world to … [Read more...] about Berkshire Hathaway 2023