Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Thanks Randy!
And so it has happened. Randy Pausch died a few days ago. He was a Carnegie Mellon professor who had cancer. You can go on UTUBE and enjoy his last lecture--it is inspirational. Randy left a lasting legacy. You can purchase his book--I have it. Yes, I will share it.
It is one of those books that you should read and make notes of the pages that you want to go back later and reread. Randy talks about Coach Graham on pages 36/37. Coach had a great way of looking at football.
There are many other passages in the book. Perhaps none more important than page 164 with the title of "Get in Touch With Your Crayon Box".
The newspaper article about Randy said that he inspired millions, and I believe that to be true. But he also taught so many about being the "first penguin", "brick walls", and boxes of crayons.
Thanks Randy!
Peace
It is one of those books that you should read and make notes of the pages that you want to go back later and reread. Randy talks about Coach Graham on pages 36/37. Coach had a great way of looking at football.
There are many other passages in the book. Perhaps none more important than page 164 with the title of "Get in Touch With Your Crayon Box".
The newspaper article about Randy said that he inspired millions, and I believe that to be true. But he also taught so many about being the "first penguin", "brick walls", and boxes of crayons.
Thanks Randy!
Peace
Monday, July 14, 2008
Thank you Sir John!
He was a man who changed the world for many people, including me. His name was John Templeton and I learned a lot about investing from him. If you have heard of the The Vanguard Mutual Funds, then you know about John's efforts to open up investing for the little people versus the big corporations or the millionaires.
He was, "arguably the greatest stock picker of the century," according to the press. "John Templeton, died Tuesday at his home in the Bahamas. He was 95. More than a half-century ago, he founded the global Templeton Growth Fund. But the devout Presbyterian invested as much in faith as he did in finance."
I remember seeing him on Wall Street Week, with Louis Rukhyser, another person who tried to educate people about money and investing. They are both gone now but many are much richer for having listened to them, and not just in a financial way either!
Peace,
Don
He was, "arguably the greatest stock picker of the century," according to the press. "John Templeton, died Tuesday at his home in the Bahamas. He was 95. More than a half-century ago, he founded the global Templeton Growth Fund. But the devout Presbyterian invested as much in faith as he did in finance."
I remember seeing him on Wall Street Week, with Louis Rukhyser, another person who tried to educate people about money and investing. They are both gone now but many are much richer for having listened to them, and not just in a financial way either!
Peace,
Don
