Categories: "Personal"

Return from UT Tyler

Much of my blogging ceased when I started back to school in 2008. There are some, but few, entries between 2008 and 2012. Now, I have a little more freedom to write, and with a much improved platform in b2evolution, writing will be easier to do.

To be continued..

Rose City Disc Club: Irony in History

May 17th, 2014
A few weeks ago I was playing disc golf at Lindsey when someone mentioned the early history of disc golf in Tyler and how I was a part of it. The discussion went on until it mentioned my involvement in the foundation of RCDC. It's true that I was one of… more »

Rose City Disc Club: Irony in History

May 17th, 2014
A few weeks ago I was playing disc golf at Lindsey when someone mentioned the early history of disc golf in Tyler and how I was a part of it. The discussion went on until it mentioned my involvement in the foundation of RCDC. It's true that I was one of… more »

Destroying the social network

March 14th, 2014
When advisors talk about business promotion the one thing that I hear the most often is "embrace the social network" and strategically use it to make yourself known. I predict that in the not too distant future the benefits of social networking… more »

MyRA: Trivial

January 30th, 2014
I didn't hear Obama's SOTU speech, but reading about it, his MyRA proposal was quite interesting. Over the past 24 hours it has been the buzz among financial planners. In short, through the new MyRA, if your employer participates, you can contribute to… more »

Tax Update Quickie

January 7th, 2014
It has been more than six months since my last post. In that time I've been studying and testing for the Enrolled Agent certification. Having passed (presumably in flying colors: I'll never know), now I am waiting for the IRS to process my application.… more »

Microsoft Word Outlining Primer

June 21st, 2013
Introduction If you believe the endorsements of others I'm an expert in Access and Excel. I certainly don't know everything about either program, but compared to others, I’ve probably better harnessed the power of those programs than most.  I suspect I… more »

A Purring Classic

March 8th, 2013
Several years ago I learned that a car that is over 20 years old is a classic. The classic car club defines it a bit better by saying a classic is between 20 and 40 years. Over 40 and it's an antique. In either case, most people think a classic must be… more »