Beta-bucks Ken, Time Millionaires, Reversing Blindness + More

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“There’s a massive outbreak of totalitarianism in the United States. I think we need to shut down the Federal Government for at least 2 weeks to slow the spread and we (the people) need to tell some of them they won’t be needed as they have been deemed “non essential”. – Eric Post
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WHAT I’M CREATING

A Pregnant Male, or The Transgender Debate!
My short reporting on the time-wasting transgender debate taking over college campuses and social media. Here’s why it makes no sense whatsoever.

How ‘Beta Bucks’ Ken Lost Barbie to G.I. Joe
Back in the day a U.S. Army Veteran named Bill Corsair was hired by HASBRO to be the original voice of G.I. Joe. He recorded phases like “Enemy planes, hit the dirt.” Bill served in the First Cavalry Division in 1969, Vietnam. Thank you for your service, Bill. In 2018, when yours truly was ornery about woke relational dynamics, I recorded some commentary over a commercial joint-venture by Mattel and Nissan. Watching the video on the above-linked page will give you my tongue-in-cheek riff about why competition and action-taking isn’t “Toxic!”

WHAT I’M READING

Lifestyle Determines Your Financial Future. Not How Much Money You Make
One person can make $3,000 a month and be financially secure and happy. Another person can make $30K a month, be on the brink of financial ruin, and miserable. Your lifestyle is everything.

The New and Improved Inflation Hedge
Worried about how #inflation is going to affect your portfolio? We reached out to  @ChrisDunnTV to discuss how he is managing this unwelcome trend and what he bets investors will do over the next few years.

Time Millionaires
First named by the writer Nilanjana Roy in a 2016 column in the Financial Times, time millionaires measure their worth not in terms of financial capital, but according to the seconds, minutes and hours they claw back from employment for leisure and recreation. “Wealth can bring comfort and security in its wake,” says Roy. “But I wish we were taught to place as high a value on our time as we do on our bank accounts – because how you spend your hours and your days is how you spend your life.”

Society-at-Large Succumbing to Make-believe Rules 
Critical-thinking libertarian Josh Long says, “the most fascinating part of this whole mess is that the majority of society have gone along with make-believe rules (aka mandates). I wonder how many thousands of companies fired people for not being jabbed simply because Biden had a press conference saying they needed to?”

Vaccinated English adults under 60 are dying at twice the rate of the unvaccinated
“And have been for six months,” say Alex Berenson. “This chart [available via the link] may seem unbelievable or impossible, but it’s correct, based on weekly data from the British government.”

Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy
“Lucy’s kind of unhappy. To get to the bottom of why, we need to define what makes someone happy or unhappy in the first place. It comes down to a simple formula: Happiness = Reality – Expectations. It’s pretty straightforward—when the reality of someone’s life is better than they had expected, they’re happy. When reality turns out to be worse than the expectations, they’re unhappy. To provide some context, let’s start by bringing Lucy’s parents into the discussion:”

7 Ways To Boost Your Brain Power Right Now

From my friends across the pond (in the U.K.), Karl Moore & Andrew Roth, here’s a quick run-down on the actionable things you can do to improve your mental acuity and empower how you feel… well… powerful everyday.

WHAT I’M WATCHING

Meet The Jetson ONE – 3:07
Jetson ONE is an ultralight and extremely fun to fly recreational all-electric personal vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Test pilot: Tomasz Patan – Founder & CTO at Jetson. Our mission is to make the skies available for everyone with our safe personal electric aerial vehicle. Are you ready to experience a completely new and exciting way of travel?

Scientists Reverse Blindness – 14:24
CRISPR Gene editing therapy is used for the first time in living humans with amazing results.

Random Door-knocking at Mansions – 9:05
Back in 2018, I wrote about a wish I had in the mid 90’s, which was to knock on a few doors within a select community in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In my mid 20’s I simply has enough curiosity to just sit, stare and wonder how the fucccck did these people make their money to afford this? Well, fast forward some 25 years later and you’ll get the answer from several movers and shakers living in Austin, Texas (see video at the bottom of the blog post).

How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Already Lost The Metaverse – 9:28
What do Unity CEO John Riccitiello and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney have to say about Facebook, Meta and the Metaverse? It’s all covered in this video, by Roger Hamilton, together with the latest stats on Unity, Epic, Fortnight, Tencent, Microsoft, Roblox, Minecraft, Metaverse Crypto and Metaverse NFTs. The Metaverse isn’t coming. Because it’s already here.

+ For two related metaverse videos, check out Everyone Is Wrong About Metaverse (14:25) and Facebook’s Odd Metaverse Move (8:58)

Crypto Millionaires Reveal How To Invest $5000 – 11:41
The ubiquitous Noah Kagan FaceTime’s with his friends who have made Millions from Crypto and asks what they are doing today.

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WHAT I’M BUYING

AEROPRESS Coffee and Espresso Maker – $29.95
I can’t begin to express just how behind the 8-ball I was with this. I’ve been forging through some really “bitter” French Press mornings for over 6 years. No more! This incredible little cost-effective contraption has put my coffee taste buds onto a whole new plane of wonderment. I will be writing a post about the tips and tricks I’ve learned since starting my Aeropress journey earlier this month.

 Thermometer with 4.6” Folding Probe Backlight & Calibration Function – $16.95
Every kitchen, every budding Aeropress master, needs this. ‘Nuff said.

WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT

Sentiment from fellow writer and friend Daniel Allen:

“God grant me the humor to be entertained by the things I cannot change, the humility not to assume I should change all the things I can, and the wisdom to know when to shut up.

Wise words to live by in this day and age of flakebook and social media apps

Questions? Comments about anything above?

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