BlogHide Reblurtsbrian.rrr in gold • 3 years agoThe sad story of JoeHi Friends, I saw a call for help on a local gold prospecting group page from a man named Joe. He had come west (with his cat) in his van and was hoping to strike it rich. He told me he was…brian.rrr in food • 3 years agoWho Wins - BK or MCD?Hi Friends, I am a fan of the recent chicken wars by all the fast food joints. I wanted to weigh on Burger King’s new spicy Ch’king versus McDonald’s new spicy Chicken Sandwich. I finally…brian.rrr in weekend • 3 years agoWeekend RecapWeekend Recap Hi Friends, I had a good weekend and hope each of you did as well. We had a low key weekend as we have had a couple of colds lately and are trying to get healthy again so…brian.rrr in weather • 3 years agoGreat WeatherHi Friends, We may be near the middle of summer but the weather around here has been fantastic. We have been hitting the mid 80s and low 90s (in Fahrenheit), which has been absolutely perfect.…brian.rrr in investing • 3 years agoCut My Losses?Hi Friends, About a month ago, things were looking ripe for a retracement so I put in a portfolio hedge with this volatility play - IPath VIX Short Term Future ETN: I was looking Ok for a…brian.rrr in stocks • 3 years agoNew ETF PurchasedHi Friends, I added a new position to my portfolio - Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF, ticker MOON: This is a relatively new fund, and its net assets are only $220 million. The fund is a…brian.rrr in technology • 3 years agoUpgradedHi Friends, I have been using earbuds for a long time, and am now using my cell phone for work more than ever. I have always been annoyed by the cords on the earbuds so I finally decided to…brian.rrr in crypto • 3 years agoOuchHi Friends, Hard to watch crypto crashing these days. I feel bad for all the new investors who have come in to the space in 2021 who are getting affected most. I like to browse crypto twitter…brian.rrr in food • 3 years agoGreat GiftHi Friends, One of my friends recently gave me a gift - freshly pickled jalapenos! As a fan of spicy things, this is right up my alley :) The cool thing about this is that they did the…brian.rrr in life • 3 years agoHappy Fathers Day!Hi friends, Happy Father’s Day! What an honor and privilege it is to be a dad, and yet, such an important and humbling role. I celebrated by spending the day the family - we went to church in…brian.rrr in baseball • 3 years agoBaseballHi friends, My family and I recently made our way out to the ballpark for a minor league baseball game! We had a lot of fun and sat in the first row - it was a mid week game so there were quite a…brian.rrr in crypto • 3 years agoCrypto SteugglesHi Friends, As crypto investors, we know there will be volatility, but it sure has felt like 2021 has been different than the past - can all the new money and mainstream adoption lead to fewer…brian.rrr in stocks • 3 years ago23andMeHi Friends, You may have already seen the news but the company, 23andMe, went public via an SPAC merger. Shares started trading today on the NASDAQ exchange, and finished up 21% for the first…brian.rrr in sports • 3 years agoGolf WeekHi Friends, This is a big golf week as the US Open major heads to Torrey Pines in California. I have watched a few tournaments in person at the course and played it one time, so it is a fun one…brian.rrr in cub • 3 years agoCub Turning Around?Hi Friends, For those of you utilizing Cub Finance for part of your Defi portfolio, you have likely been disappointed in the price action over the last couple of months. Of course, the concept is…brian.rrr in weekend • 3 years agoWeekend RecapHi Friends, I had a good weekend and hope each of you did as well. It was a fun weekend for us as we had some family come in to town on Saturday. We went out to eat with them for Lunch, and my…brian.rrr in bike • 3 years agoBikes - Show Us Your CaliforniaHi Friends, For me, one of the things that epitomizes the area I live is people spending time outdoors. You would think that a city would be the opposite, but, aside from downtown LA, most of Los…brian.rrr in food • 3 years agoHealthy EatingHi Friends, I went a little overboard this last week and had more bad foods than usual - beer, ice cream, burgers, fries, etc. I told my wife that I needed a couple of light meal nights this week…brian.rrr in cats • 3 years agoCat UpdateHi Friends, I am happy to report that the six week old kittens are doing well. Mom and kittens are living by our back porch and get lots of attention, not to mention food, shelter and water.…brian.rrr in metal • 3 years agoMetal Detector TestHi Friends, I recently mentioned that I had bought a metal detector and I took it out on a test run last weekend. I bought the detector to find gold nuggets but I decided to get it going and get…
