It is not an overstatement that MONEY is a great inventionof modern economics. It frees us from the inefficient barter economy and let human civilization grow much more efficiently and universally. However, Money also has its dark side. Because of its universality and anonymity, it m ...
I arrived in the US in September 1950 in Boston, MA. In the same month, year, and same location the first Dunkin Donut shop opened. Today the management just announced that the 10,000th Dunkin Donut shop has been added in the US (there are also countless Dunkin Donut shops world wide). In som ...
Two days ago, I went to a medical appointment at the BILH headquarter which is shaped like a circular arc with the multilevel parking structure situated at the center of circular arc directly opposite the building. You basically have two choices: .1, Pay $12 extra and have a valet park and r ...
Another advanatage one emjoys living at a CCRC sucxh as Brookhaven is the periodic offers of showeing great but old movies on site every a couple of days in the evening after dinner. Two great but old movies which I have seen several time were shown recently and I get to watch it again . They are: ...
Our family lives in the US for 70+ years (1950-2025) Starting in September 1950 (for Larry) and 1955 (for Sophia) we came to the US as teenagers alone, no friend, and no assets except the promises of a college education and the possibility of living the American Dream. We met and got married in 195 ...
When I was young, I remember we were first taught to read time on a clock or watch face. Then we learned to flip or cross off dates on day/weekly/monthly calendar. Now in old age and retired, we often forget what day of the week today is since every day is the same. Because of such needs, a new dev ...
Size difference between the original and the current iPad - I must have an iPad of the first generation. Recently I was given an iPad case to contain the iPad and help make it stand up on a desK for viewing convenience. But I found my iPad was a half centimeter longer than the current iPad. ...
On at least two other prior occasions, I have partial evidences that the government monitors my e-mail communications with other as well as my blogs. Not that I have anything to hide but here is another example I encountered recently. Starting in April 2025 I find that my social security payment we ...
The Chinese title of the this blog above translated into English says: The scene of a setting sun is so beautiful except the duration is so short. This is just another example of the 80-20 rule which says that if your life is 80% perfect, we need the other 20% to keep you in perspective. 100% ...
For nearly a decade I was bothered by a skin condition that has psoriasis covering 100% of my body skin. How that condition came about is another story for another time. But this is most unpleasant due to constant skin shedding, itch and pain, as well as unsightly. I was prepared to live with thi ...
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