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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s best advice

September 4 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Personal Development

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/31/billionaire-investor-warren-buffetts-best-advice.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab This one is for my children. This is good, good advice. Berkshire Hathaway CEO and self-made billionaire Warren Buffett turned 89 on Friday, August 30. He’s also celebrating his 13th wedding anniversary with his wife, Astrid. In honor of the Oracle of Omaha’s big day, CNBC Make It rounded up seven of his best pieces of life advice. Marry the right person 1 Buffett... Read more

A Sumptuous Painting Surrounded by Stories – WSJ

March 18 | Posted by mrossol | Art, Interesting, Personal Development

Sounds like what my “Art Salon” is all about! ====

There is plenty of speculation about the unknown sitter’s identity in Titian’s glittering ‘Portrait of a Lady in White,’ a work that flaunts the artist’s technical skills.

Geminid Meteor Shower 2018

December 13 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Science

I had fogotten about this event. https://www.space.com/34921-geminid-meteor-shower-guide.html  

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Against the Machine – and More

September 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Interesting, Ruling Class, Western Civilization

A really good article / interview. Worth the read. ============ By Tunku Varadarajan WSJ  9/1/2018  –  New York ‘I rarely have an urge to whisper,” says George Gilder—loudly—as he settles onto a divan by the window of his Times Square hotel room. I’d asked him to speak as audibly as possible into my recording device, and his response, while literal, could also serve as... Read more

You Can Do It!!

February 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Interesting

For my friend, Grant. ===== WSJ 2/3/2018 BY ALEX HUTCHINSON The Mental Tricks Of Athletic Endurance Olympians often seem to achieve the impossible in competition. But what about the rest of us? New research suggests that even weekend athletes can dramatically extend their physical and psychological limits. For the Slovenian cross-country skier Petra Majdič, the unlikely key to Olympic glory was misdiagnosis. While warming... Read more

The Interconnected World and Martin Luther?

December 28 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Interesting, Technology

Some thoughts about how things change, and yet how much stays the same… ========= By Niall Ferguson Originally published in The Sunday Times, October 1, 2017 Just as Martin Luther’s utopian vision and the invention of the printing press led to an era of religious war and turmoil, the internet, hailed as a portal to a better world, is threatening democracy The hyperconnected world was... Read more

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