As promised several months ago, we implemented demographic tracking on the site to the list of other abilities we have and are now collecting data. Using one popular source, which will improve over time as a bigger sample is developed, the trend that is showing up everywhere is evident. It should only get better as more data points are put into the pool, so I’m excited to see who, exactly, is reading.
Some of you have written to me and asked how I work through the “too hard” pile of things I need to come back to in the future. For me, I keep a system of thought files, on specific topics, and spend several weeks working through them, until I have nothing else to add. They…
With the benefit of hindsight, I now realize that the curriculum committee in my small farm town growing up was made up of visionary geniuses. Either that, or they were a bunch of eccentrics who were paranoid about everything. Maybe both.
This is the second in a three-part post on narcissism; the topic du jour for our mental model study. We’ve been talking about narcissism for the past few days and one interesting thread that comes up throughout history is that narcissism, despite being horribly destructive and disruptive, can work, in rare situations, in the favor…
I’m continuing to make progress with the project I told you about a few weeks ago. This evening, I am tasked with emptying out much of the kitchen and replacing it with the Le Creuset cookware we bought earlier today now that the Ruffoni and Mauviel copper pots are scheduled to have a permanent, organized…
To my fellow Kansas City residents: You may want to head over to the Le Creuset store in Leawood, Kansas. The sales deals are unbelievable and this is a brand that isn’t always easy to find at a discount. Some pieces are marked down by 45%, if you buy more than $150 you get a…
A homemade beef stock is the foundation of so many recipes. Yet, making homemade beef stock can take a big time investment, not to mention needing bones, meat, and other ingredients on hand. One of the best tips I’ve seen came from the legendary cookbook author Julia Child, who found a way to treat canned…
For you fellow veterans of Skyrim, I stumbled across a solution for your sweet roll storage problems while in Leawood, Kansas today. Never did I think the culinary industry would hear our cries! But they have. It’s the small things in life that make it so beautiful.
This mail bag has to do with what appears to be a cheap company such as Apple. Joshua, AAPL just had record earnings….the best corporate earnings in human history. Of course, it tanked after earnings like it usually does. I feel like the whole market has gone mad trading on speculation instead of fundamentals. What…
A question about call options and valuation on stocks … Hi Joshua, First of all I would like to thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience on a variety of important subjects through your website and articles in about.com. I have read your articles about case studies in long term investment in various stocks and…