I enjoyed this article about a Hassidic Jew whose love of very old Jewish Recordings garners him a bit of fame. Jewish Caruso
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On a rather stressful day, I really enjoyed reading this article on the benefits of walking a dog. Here is a snippet on how walking a dog helped people in an assisted living home: To the surprise of the researchers, the dog walkers showed a big improvement in fitness, while the human walkers began making […]
READ MOREFood and Health Care
Th New York Times Magazine has a wonderful article on chef Jamie Oliver and his mission to have people cook their own food and be healthier. I highly recommend you read the article and came away incredibly impressed with Jamie Oliver, what a great guy. If we as a country really want to tackle health […]
READ MOREA Broken Heart
I signed up for Rabbi Simon Jacobson’s 60 Day Journey to the High Holy Days (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) email list. I get an email every day to prepare me spiritually and mentally for this Jewish New Year and the Yom Kippur. The emails have been amazing, but none better than today’s email. Here […]
READ MOREJefferson
Enjoy this wonderful blog post from the New York Times by Maira Kalman about Thomas Jefferson. Really wonderful. Kalman on Jefferson
READ MOREA Home in Harvard
I highly recommend this inspiring LA Times article about Khadijah Williams. Here is a snippet: “Around here, Khadijah is known as “Harvard girl,” the “smart girl” and the girl with the contagious smile who landed at Jefferson High School only 18 months ago. What students don’t know is that she is also a homeless girl.” […]
READ MOREMemorial Day Rememberance
The following is an excellent Memorial Day blog post on a true American Hero from The Hackensack Blog: Roy Benavidez Memorial Day
READ MOREHow David Beats Goliath
Please go read this article in the New Yorker by Malcolm Gladwell. It is about how underdogs can win. It is simply fantastic and has many lessons that anyone, especially investors can use. Malcolm Gladwell – David vs. Goliath
READ MOREMea Culpa
I’ve been meaning to write this for awhile, but I think now is a good time to write this. I have been very wrong the past year. I’ve been wrong on specific stocks and the direction of the market. I’ve lost my investors and others lots of money despite my hard work and research. After […]
READ MORELife Lessons From the Family Dog
New York Times editor Dana Jennings is coping with prostate cancer and wrote a blog post about his dog. I feel the same way about my dog, Frankie. Here is a snippet: In spending so much time with Bijou, I began to realize that our dogs, in their carefree dogginess, make us more human, force […]
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