{"id":39731,"date":"2017-08-23T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=39731"},"modified":"2017-08-23T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T15:22:06","slug":"saying-no-figure-100-looked-at-one-invested-in-latest-usefulnesses-and-wondrous-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=39731","title":{"rendered":"Saying NO. Figure 100 looked at. One invested in. Latest usefulnesses. And wondrous Monday."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That&#8217;s where I am today. Happy with yesterday&#8217;s super gain. Mulling today. No conclusions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I ask my friends. They all have the same equation. They look at 100 opportunities. They dismiss 90 fast. They eye the remaining ten carefully. If hopeful, they&#8217;ll bid on three and if lucky, end up with one at a cheap price. Sometimes they end up with none &#8212; which they all regard as a omen from God that there&#8217;ll be an even better opportunity tomorrow. Which there always is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Square is booming. Amazon is weak. Here&#8217;s AMZN over the past two years. I&#8217;m not concerned:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AMZN2yr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AMZN2yr.jpg\" alt=\"AMZN2yr\" width=\"641\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AMZN2yr.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AMZN2yr-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Useful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Please put your name and \u00a0address on your laptop. TSA has zillions of left laptops it can&#8217;t return because they don&#8217;t have the owner&#8217;s name on them. Dumb!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ ACH is free. But wiring is pricey. Ask your bank or broker to ACH you money.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ The cloud is not a reliable backup. Two $35 flash drives are better.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ All new appliances need rebooting when they go awry. That includes washing machines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Don&#8217;t do stupid. Big &#8220;stupids&#8221; include not visiting your dermatologist regularly. My motto is &#8220;<em>When in doubt, take it out.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Afternoon napping will lengthen your life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Sign up for YourNameJunk@gmail.com. Use that email address for subscribing to companies who give you a discount on your first purchase, but then harass you for the rest of your life. Close your junk account every six months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Every vendor will give you a 20% discount &#8212; if you ask for it on the phone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Do not underestimate how much of your software won&#8217;t work with Windows 10. Even some popular, useful Microsoft software doesn&#8217;t work with Windows 10. Remember our motto: <em>If it works, don&#8217;t mess with it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The best marriage saver ever<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She likes the TV soft. He likes it loud. Save the pain and buy this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AmazonBasicsHeadphones.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AmazonBasicsHeadphones.jpg\" alt=\"AmazonBasicsHeadphones\" width=\"375\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AmazonBasicsHeadphones.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AmazonBasicsHeadphones-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For eons, I&#8217;ve been pushing the $60+ Sennheiser headphones. Suddenly Amazon has introed wireless headphones that are a thousand better, viz:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ They cost $20. A total bargain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ They don&#8217;t need batteries. You simply drop them into the charging station.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ They come with several cables, including these, which you don&#8217;t get with the Sennheiser and which are useful for newer TVs, your laptop or your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can buy it <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01H0QVZXC\/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Charming video. <\/span><\/strong>I can&#8217;t stop laughing.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-39731-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/I-am._._.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/I-am._._.mp4\">https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/I-am._._.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Just too Precious..<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Two elderly gentlemen had been friends for many decades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, &#8216;Now don&#8217;t get mad at me &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I know we&#8217;ve been friends for a long time, but I just can&#8217;t think of your name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I&#8217;ve thought and thought, but I can&#8217;t remember it. Please tell me what your name is..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">His friend stared at him for at least three minutes &#8212; he just stared and stared at him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Finally he said, &#8216;How soon do you need to know?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Just too Precious.. 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Three ladies are playing the fourth hole at a very private golf club when a naked man wearing a paper bag over his head jumps from the trees and runs across the green.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The three ladies stand in awe at the size of his manhood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first lady says, &#8216;He is definitely not my husband.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The second lady gazes at his manhood and says, &#8216;He&#8217;s not my husband either!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After a very considered inspection, the third lady finally says, &#8216;He&#8217;s not even a member of this club&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton.jpg\" alt=\"HarryNewton\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHarry Newton, who remembers wondrous Monday:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SolarEclipse_AP_17233631732642.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SolarEclipse_AP_17233631732642.jpg\" alt=\"SolarEclipse_AP_17233631732642\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SolarEclipse_AP_17233631732642.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SolarEclipse_AP_17233631732642-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Eclipse3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Eclipse3.png\" alt=\"Eclipse3\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Eclipse3.png 700w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Eclipse3-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Enjoy life. Compliment someone today. Make their day, and yours, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s where I am today. Happy with yesterday&#8217;s super gain. Mulling today. No conclusions. I ask my friends. They all have the same equation. They look at 100 opportunities. They dismiss 90 fast. They eye the remaining ten carefully. If hopeful, they&#8217;ll bid on three and if lucky, end up with one at a cheap [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39731"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39756,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39731\/revisions\/39756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}