Published in October 31st, 2009
If my writings have helped you, the best thing you can do is to pay it forward by walking the talk or spreading the word. If you really want to do something directly, writing a review of the blog here would be much appreciated. Also, you can vote for me in the 2009 Plutus [...]
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Published in October 26th, 2009
When I was a kid, Legos where my favorite toy. When I got a new box, I would first follow the instructions, and then take it apart and add the Legos to my general collection (sorted in colors). I would then build different things. This seemed to somewhat of a special talent. Not everybody did [...]
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Published in October 23rd, 2009
Recently there was a feature on Oprah showing Denmark having the happiest people on Earth. I am a Dane, but in retrospect I was never too happy living there. I now live in the US. Obviously, there are some aspects I prefer about Denmark compared to the US such as its health care system. However, [...]
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Published in October 22nd, 2009
… in which I describe my challenges in dealing with a socialized health care system when it comes to the art of dentistry.
Prior to traveling to myCountry(*), I had noticed a what I believed to be a cavity on one of my molars. Not desiring to through the “procedure” at my California dentist which [...]
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Published in October 22nd, 2009
My experiences with the challenges of early retirement may be atypical but then again, I am not aware of that many people who escaped employment before they were close to 50, so for what it is worth, I present to you the three biggest challenges following early retirement.
These have, perhaps surprisingly nothing to do with [...]
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Published in October 17th, 2009
This has been a stressful week for me, probably the most stressful since I retired from my career half a year ago. This Wednesday I tested for Jiho in Shinkendo (passed) and today I tested to get my ham radio Technician Class license (passed (*)).
On Monday I am flying across the pond [to Europe]. [...]
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Published in October 15th, 2009
Blog Action Day is an annual event where very many bloggers discuss exactly the same thing in the hopes that someone will pay attention. Today 7500+ blogs will discuss climate change.
Climate change is a science which is about as old as evolution. It has been known for over a century that atmospheric CO2 acts as [...]
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Published in October 13th, 2009
Freedom can only be meaningfully defined in terms of a restriction on something else. A freedom for person A is necessarily a limitation on person B. For instance, if A is free from being shot, B is not free to shoot A. This is so simple to understand, that it is hard to explain.
This also [...]
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Published in October 12th, 2009
With economic data coming out that are worse than predicted as well as worse than the last report, the market mood is now exuberant to say the least. Is this just the latest run up in what will be the greatest wealth transfer of this generation (from boomers about to retire or presently being retired [...]
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Published in October 12th, 2009
Living in an RV I hate rain. I do not know if this is the case for all RVs, but our RV has a rubber roof, which forms a tight skin much like a drum. Now imagine like inside a drum when it rains on it. Fortunately, it only rains a couple of weeks a [...]
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