My surgery went well. I am now home recovering. I was reminded yet again how dependent I am on people around me. Words alone are not enough to describe my wife’s unending support and devotion during a time when I needed her most. Experiences like these bring us closer and make our small family stronger. She could be next to me because our whole family was there for us and for this I am very thankful.

Every time I am at a hospital, I am humbled by…

When I catch myself thinking about something worth sharing, I take down a few sentences to come back to them in a future post. A few days ago, I wrote “An interesting longer term cycle seems to be repeating. We all learn something new every day but from time to time I find myself having the urge to learn a new discipline, new subject, or a new profession. The learning process is very exciting as it brings renewal and new ways of understanding the world…

There are definitely rhythms in my life and the differences between the ups and the downs are so noticeable that at one point I looked into it and discovered chronobiology and biorhythms. At the time these cycles bothered me but after I became more aware of them I started appreciating and enjoying them…

It’s amazing how religion and politics are so polarizing. Why is that? Euthanasia, abortion, gay marriage, taxes, race, Jesus… Imagine on your way to the 25th floor someone walks into the elevator on the 3rd and says “Hello… Isn’t it nice that abortion has been upheld?” In this politically correct society, today’s rain and tomorrow’s sunshine are much more appropriate topics for discussion. Why is that?

After years of focusing on nano-economics (too small to call it micro) of my little family, I went on a pleasant trip down the macro-economics lane today. At the end of it I realized that I must have slept through the undergraduate class on Federal Reserve monetizing the nation’s debt because I was “surprised” to see almost a trillion dollars of Treasury obligations on the asset side of the Fed’s balance sheet…