THE MEANS AND THE ENDS...
The Means AND The Ends is the recognition that “getting there” is at least as important as where you’re going. These posts are a curated collection of articles I’ve written as well as interesting finds that can be serious, humorous, and sometimes skeptical about investing and saving for retirement while being mindful that we must enjoy the ride all along the way.
BringFido’s Guide to the Willamette Valley – BringFido
The Willamette Valley is the beating heart of Oregon’s picturesque…
The Algebra of Wealth | No Mercy / No Malice
The news of the (second) impeachment seems strangely pedestrian after…
Here’s the hilarious list of rejected names for Space Force personnel
“Homo Spaciens,” “Orbitons,” “Novanauts,” “Rocketeers,” and “Startans” — this is…
Amateur Treasure Hunter Unearths Missing Centerpiece of Henry VIII’s Crown | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
When classic car restorer and metal detecting enthusiast Kevin Duckett…
Listen To The Guy With The World’s Lowest Voice Sing ‘Lonesome Road’ – Digg
Singer Tim Storms currently holds the Guinness World Records for…
SpaceX announces first “free flyer” human spaceflight | Ars Technica
SpaceX announced Monday that it will fly a space tourism…
‘Rent-a-person who does nothing’ in Tokyo receives endless requests, gratitude – The Mainichi
Beats a second career of working as a Walmart greeter,…
The Dead Bodies I Left – Contrarian Thinking
Epic. One of the best rants I’ve read that explains EXACTLY how I feel about the current climate. -JRS
Who Invented the Alphabet? | History | Smithsonian Magazine
New scholarship points to a paradox of historic scope: Our…
How Boston Dynamics Taught Its Robots to Dance – IEEE Spectrum
A week ago, Boston Dynamics posted a video of Atlas,…
Holiday travel numbers broke records. Will the trend continue in 2021? – The Washington Post
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, travel screeched…
This Guy Went to Get Groceries and Ended Up Getting the Covid Vaccine
Law student David MacMillan was just walking through a Giant…
Country Living Enjoys Renewed Appeal in U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — About half of Americans (48%) at the…
In Graying Italy, the Old Defy Biases Laid Bare by Pandemic | Voice of America – English
ROME – From his newsstand at the bottom of two…
Personal Finance: Should I Leave My Kids an Inheritance? – Bloomberg
Bold retirees sport the bumper sticker “I am spending my children’s…