Interesting Thoughts, That Aren't Always Mine

Interesting Thoughts, That Aren't Always Mine

Just tidbits and info about whatever comes to my mind.


Bitcoin Crashes To .01 In Real Time

19 Jun 2024 1 minute read 3 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

This is a video from June 19, 2011 as someone watches BTC go from 18 dollars to .01 and then back up due to a glitch on Mt Gox. It is kinda long, but, it is interesting.   According to some comments on Reddit (I didn't do any research myself into thi...

The Reality Of Younger Siblings

18 Jun 2024 1 minute read 2 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

(My 11 year old daughter really wanted to write an article, and this is her first attempt. I told her I would publish it here for her. Enjoy) I find it amusing how children are so exited to hear that they'll have a new sibling, but some time later th...

The American Debt Continues To Boggle The Mind

12 Jun 2024 1 minute read 2 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

Two list of numbers that I find interesting, if you are an American, maybe you will too. Here is the first, over the last four years, the amount we pay to service the debt has almost doubled, due to increased interests rates and increasing debt.  Dat...

Pat Sajak Retiring Is The End Of An Era

9 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

I sat down with my three young kids on Friday night to watch the last episode of Wheel of Fortune hosted by Pat Sajak. While they didn't think much of it, it was actually quite an emotional experience for me. As a young child, my parents and my siste...

Fred Ehrsam, Coinbase Co-Founder, Says Most Cryptocurrencies Just Won’t Work

30 May 2024 2 minute read 1 comment SeventyFourSeventyFive

(This was something I wrote about three years ago on a Forbes article, but, I thought it was interesting to look where we are today. I know this article isn't about NFTs, but, the second half of the quote to start the article turned out to be spot on...

Reply All and Crypto

28 May 2024 2 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

I think I may have told this story before in some other context, but, here it is again for crypto. When I was first out of college, I went to work selling wireless phones out of a kiosk in a mall for a Sprint. At the time , Sprint was fairly new to t...

Things I Have Noticed On Social Media

26 May 2024 2 minute read 6 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

I do not spend much time on social media much anymore. Facebook is maybe once a year, Twitter maybe once or twice a month, Reddit if I am looking for something specific I can't seem to find elsewhere. I don't even have a TikToc or Instagram account. ...

My Thoughts On Upside

25 May 2024 2 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

The next installment on products I use, will be on Upside.  I realize most of these products I am talking about are specific to the United States, but, that is where I live, so it is what it is. I still hear ads daily on the radio for Upside stating...

Unpopular Opinion Here.

24 May 2024 1 minute read 1 comment SeventyFourSeventyFive

Unpopular Opinion Ted Lasso was just not that good of a coach. He never bothered to learn the basics of the game of football, he rarely interacted with the team, except for a short speech occasionally before games. He had almost no interaction with L...

My Thoughts On Cointiply (Redux)

18 May 2024 2 minute read 2 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

(Someone said the link was bad, so I am reposting) OK, this is my third installment on talking about products I currently use. Today I am discussing Cointiply. Let me start right off the bat and state I am not a big fan of online surveys and faucets...