Things I’m Reading

Adam Reading

The new media mogul – Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)  The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On There’s A Huge Age Divide In How Americans Want Their Tax Dollars Spent My College Degree is Worthless The Party of Nonvoters BNSF was a steal for Buffett at $15B Michelle Phan is a Youtube business mogul How to read a …

Another Energy Roundup

Adam Energy

The Mexican Revolution but see Mayhem in Mexico City More on oil prices, here, here, and here COP sees progress in Africa Lifting the US energy export ban Shale economics Middle East can’t win price war Jeremy Grantham – Beginning of the End of the Fossil Fuel Revolution What bourbon producers can teach the oil industry The Keystone XL pipeline …

Things I’m Reading

Adam Reading

The funniest TV shows don’t have too many jokes Women choose jobs which are geographically more mobile Financial Times – Books of the Year Downside of the Boom Amazon Web Services is a Monster The Woman Behind Tupperware The Secret Life of Passwords (my favorite this week) Cheerleaders for Christ The Science of College Football Hate You’re Probably Only Opted Out …

Brandon Sanderson: Stormlight Archive

Adam Books

I don’t plan to spend a lot of time reviewing fiction, particularly the sci-fi or fantasy genre. However, every once in a while I enjoy doing some fun, easy reading in some of my favorite types of books from my childhood and teenage years. I always loved Robert Jordan‘s, Wheel of Time Series, and unfortunately he passed to soon to …

Get some more Energy Links

Adam Energy

Oil Prices – and here and here and here and here Halliburton to buy Baker Hughes Oil and Water (N. American energy revolution) Private Equity bets big on oil and gas revolution Oil-Glut Spurs Further Losses America’s Uneven Boost from Cheaper Oil Falling Oil Prices Middle East Impact GOP Takeover of Senate puts crude export ban in focus The real …

Millenial Money – Book Review and Notes

Adam Books, Personal Finance

I recently finished Patrick O’Shaughnessy‘s book, Millennial Money. who also has a great blog over at Millennial Invest. I really enjoyed the book. It’s good to hear an investment philosophy specifically geared toward the under 30 crowd. There wasn’t a lot of groundbreaking information, but it was a very solid primer on all the advantages that youth conveys to the …

November Fruit Tree Update

Adam Garden

The best part of November and December is obviously the holidays. But here in Houston, my other favorite thing is watching the citrus change colors. I think it’s a wonderful thing that right when people are most in need of Vitamin C, the orange trees are perfectly ripe. Not every one realizes this, but oranges start out completely green and …

November Garden Update

Adam Garden

Last time I posted about the garden, we had just planted all the fall greens. Since then we’ve had some HUGE growth. The fact that you can put seeds in the ground, add some water and love (or fertilizer) and they turn into giant plants, full of nutritious food never ceases to amaze me. I really can’t get over the …

Craiglist for the Win

Adam Personal Finance

I continue to constantly sing the praises of craigslist for the frugal and value minded. As I mentioned in this post, I’ve pretty much outfitted my entire house with 2nd hand furniture, that is essentially brand new, for pennies on the dollar of new items. In our new house, the upstairs has the master bedroom, as well as a small …