This past Sunday, The Toronto Raptors played the Charlotte Hornets. With just 3.1 seconds remaining, the Hornets were down by two, and Jeremy Lamb received the ball. As the clock ran down, Lamb was forced to throw a Hail Mary from half court… Swish! Three points and a winning basket at the buzzer. The crowd goes wild, as the Hornets beat the Raptors by a single point! Anything could…
Procrastination is funny. A recent article prompted readers to share things they had not “gotten around to.” Here are a few examples: “A bathroom that began its redecoration twelve years ago and has yet to be painted. Oh, that hurts!” The Christmas tree is still up from the year before… and it’s September. A reader bought a book called ‘52 Steps To Defeating Procrastination’ ten years ago… and still…
Each fall, monarch butterflies migrate over 2,000 miles to Central Mexico. Interestingly, monarchs do not simply take the shortest turn to get back on course. When making course corrections, they align themselves according to what’s called a “separation point”. If a monarch begins flying off-course, it realigns itself relative to that separation point, without crossing it. Monarch butterflies plot and re-plot their course corrections throughout their long journey, in…
Tryon Palace was built in 1770 as the first permanent capital of the colony of North Carolina. Governor William Tryon brought John Hawks, an English architect, with him to design the palace in a similar style to manor homes in London. Once completed, it was considered one of the finest buildings in America. Sadly, in February of 1798, a fire began in the cellar, and quickly devastated the main…
Since the late 1980s, geophysicists have been building a network of hyper-advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) instruments to monitor the Earth. With this technology, they have discovered that the Earth’s surface is constantly moving AND changing direction. By carefully observing and recording this data, it’s possible to simulate possible future changes and courses of action that the Earth’s surface may take. Without this this technology infrastructure, we would never…
By analyzing each of his paintings pixel by pixel and creating a height map to mimic his brush strokes, scientists have produced what they believe to be a painting Rembrandt could have painted himself. With powerful data analysis and computer graphics technology, the creators actually manufactured this new, real-life “Rembrandt” portrait with a 3D printer. Would Rembrandt be happy with this? …we will never know. The time to paint your Rembrandt retirement is NOW. Without…
How would you feel if you hired an architect to custom-design your dream retirement house, but it turned out looking like everyone else’s house in your neighborhood? Not good, I’m assuming. Folks think their “custom plan” is truly personalized… but it turns out they are just basic assembly-line plans. It’s not only frustrating, it can cost you a bundle during retirement. Can you believe this happens every day in the…
If you’re like me, the unity of your family is important! Inheritances may not be everyone’s favorite subject, but planning now will yield can greatly benefit the whole family in the future. So what does Paris Hilton have to do with it? Well, we cringe when we see what Paris Hilton and others have done with their inheritance. Think about how you would feel, if she were your granddaughter and…
In the 1983 hit film, Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy, Aykroyd’s character, Winthorpe, is haggling with a pawnshop owner over the value of the watch he is desperately trying to pawn in order to get cash. When the pawnshop owner offers $50 dollars, Winthorpe indignantly says, “This is a Roche Vouceau. The thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, handcrafted in Switzerland,…
Due to failing health in old age, Groucho Marx’s family decided that they should make his decisions for him. The story goes that family took him to court and wrestled decision-making control from him. For the rest of his life, his decisions were not his. He lost flexibility. He lost control. Worse, he lost personal dignity, even though he had enough money. How would that feel? Have you protected…
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