getAbstract is a service that provides 5-page summaries of business books. The company I work for gives me unlimited access to the service, and I have made a habit of reading one or two abstracts daily while taking notes. So far, I have read over 130 book abstracts. The abstracts allow me to effectively skim […]
Beef and Mushroom Burgers
For those not wanting to eat so much red meat, this burger solves the problem by mixing in about 50% mushroom and breadcrumb fillers. Ingredients small onion, finely chopped 2 cups mushrooms, finely chopped 1 pound lean ground beef 1 cup breadcrumbs 0.5 tsp sage 0.5 tsp oregano 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 tbsp water […]
The All-Time Baseball All-Star Team
I completed an analysis of every major league baseball player ever. With the All-Star Game still fresh in our minds, I’ll save my methodology for a later post and give the results right now. Here is what the All-Time Baseball All-Star team looks like: Starting Lineup *Note: I believe Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb to […]
Ideas: Why Are Restrooms Still Segregated?
Do we even need to segregate bathrooms by gender anymore? These days people are more private than they were when your grandfather was young. I can’t speak for women, but I’ve been in plenty of men’s restrooms. Lots of closed off stalls and every urinal is sectioned off with a divider. If a woman walked […]
5 Recipes to Cook Like a Pro for Your Pregnant Wife
The now-defunct BabyWorld.co.uk site was an excellent baby resource based in the UK. When my wife was pregnant years ago, I tried out several of the pregnancy recipes on the site. The recipes make great dishes even if you’re not cooking for a pregnant wife. Since the BabyWorld is now gone and the content was […]
How I Invest My Money
The annualized return of the S&P 500 over the last 12 years is 5.9% My annualized return over the last 12 years is 10.8% Investing isn’t for generating wealth. It’s for preserving it. So I’m not rich, but I do okay. Over the course of my working career, I’ve saved up a lot of money […]