with apologies to Lord Byron
Look, Dad! I'm rich!
Investment advice you don’t see every day
1,000 Words
The Rise of the Tabloid and the Death of Reading
Ashes of the Just
A snippet of my life story, which will someday be an autobiography if I live long enough to make it so.
I am. I am. I am.
as if you care
Marilyn Monroe vs Albert Einstein: never judge a book by its cover
Numerous sources allege that Marilyn Monroe sported an IQ of 165, which is five points higher than Einstein’s reported IQ of 160.
When My Time Comes
For most of us, one moment hardly defines our lives. So many wait, pray, work, and scheme to get their 15 minutes in the sun, only to have them, watch them pass, and then sink into bitterness, disappointment, and regret.
Fireflies, Fistfights, and Arm Farts by Gene Strother
Fireflies, Fistfights, and Arm Farts by Gene Strother growing up in smalltown Texas in the late 1960s and early ’70s Read on Substack
Patience is a Virtue
and the chief virtue of the underachiever
Welcome to 2025: leave your ambition at the door, please
A peek at Ambition’s ugly underbelly