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.
‘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…
Massachusetts Regulators File Complaint Against Robinhood – WSJ
Massachusetts securities regulators filed a complaint Wednesday against the wildly…
This App Is Emerging As A Leader Among Covid-19 Digital Travel Passes
2021 is shaping up to be the year of the…
Make the Best Booze-infused Red Velvet Cupcakes Ever With Comedian Loni Love and Georgetown Cupcakes | Travel + Leisure
Is there anything better during the holiday season than the…
Gavin Newsom’s New Stay-at-Home Order a ‘Deathblow’ to California’s Small Businesses – Reason.com
Most of California will be going back into March-style lockdowns…
DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old problem of protein folding | DeepMind | The Guardian
Having risen to fame on its superhuman performance at playing…
Americans Are Starting a Staggering Number of Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Reason.com
In a year that will be remembered for a deadly…