Houses, and those who make them

by | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorized

My writing has been stagnant as of late since I’ve been consumed with another project. I recently bought my first home, a two-bedroom ranch fixer-upper, and went on a whirlwind adventure to get it prepared to move into. While renting has its advantages...

On Assumptions Questioned and Unquestioned

by | Feb 12, 2021 | Uncategorized

One of the most thought-provoking articles I’ve read in the past year was from this Substack newsletter by former hedge fund manager Marc Rubinstein, discussing how the most common way to pay for a home in the United States, the 30 year fixed rate pre-payable...

Reflections on the year that was and is to come

by | Dec 28, 2020 | Uncategorized

The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and in human responsibility.Vaclav Havel It is said that the phrase “may you live in interesting times” is an ancient Chinese...

Thanksgiving Anticipation

by | Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorized

Ah, Thanksgiving. That most unusual of holidays, one that is still celebrated for its original purpose. Santa and the Easter Bunny may have pushed the religious roots of Christmas and Easter to the sideline in much of the public consciousness, and Memorial Day’s...

The Simple Pleasure of Peanuts

by | Oct 6, 2020 | Uncategorized

So, I am a little late to the party, but last week a major cultural phenomenon commemorated its 70th anniversary. It was on October 2, 1950 that the first ever Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schultz was published in a newspaper. Schultz’s comic has become one of...