Cryptocurrency is still in its infancy. While many people own some, few people take it seriously. I think most of the people who own it think of it as an investment and not a currency. I know there are hundreds or thousands of cryptocurrencies, but right now it looks like Bitcoin is the de facto […]
This is My Second Pandemic
My girlfriend and I wore our surgical masks and climbed onto the motorcycle. She drove, I sat behind her. We went a couple of miles to the outskirts of the city, parked, and descended the steps into the subway. Besides the metro staff, we were the only people there. Everyone was at home, trying their […]
Rebirth
Chances to reinvent yourself from the ground up don’t happen often. They usually come during difficult times when you are forced to make changes to your life. For three years, I tried to make a living as a writer and investor. I live in a high-cost area with a wife and three children. Making under […]
The Five-Star Productivity Pack
A few years ago I purchased a bundle on StackSocial called The Five-Star Productivity Pack. It featured: It cost $59.99. I had been a happy subscriber of Evernote Premium, which cost $60 per year, so buying the bundle for $59.99 was a no-brainer. All of my subscriptions have since expired. In the end, I decided […]
The Public Domain
Copyright is the law that protects artists from other people copying their work. Copyrighted work includes books, music, movies, pictures, and other forms of expression. Every work of art is automatically copyrighted to the author. Under current law in the United States, copyright lasts 70 years beyond the death of the author. After the copyright […]
The Solution to America’s Gun Problem
There is an epidemic of mass shootings in America. Gun control advocates cite this as the reason why we need to adopt tougher gun laws to restrict the purchase and spread of firearms. Gun freedom proponents point out that mass-shootings would end with less loss-of-life if the public were armed. The solution to America’s gun […]