Author: Kevin

Today is the last working day of 2025 for me. I do appreciate that I work for a company that immediately gave all new employees 5 weeks of vacation right after I joined. So I won’t be posting every day again until after the new year but will occasionally sit down over the next few Read more

I definitely fall under the category of a “Do It Yourself” person. There is pretty much a YouTube video explaining every project one could possibly imagine. I also figure it’s worth trying and giving most things a shot on your own before calling in a professional. You never know…you may just be handier than you Read more

Not exactly for me. Today it will be Troegs Tuesday with a little sushi. Luckily for me, I don’t really have to travel much for work anymore. In the past, when I was single and living out of hotels roughly 3 days a week, it wasn’t so bad. I wasn’t leaving anyone at home alone Read more

Do you have a dream of retiring someday to a warm climate with sandy beaches? I know I do. I’m not that close to that dream yet and obviously have several years to think about it. But I am thinking about it! I do know my retirement will not keep me here in the state Read more

Happy Friday! We’ll keep the topic light but the food thick and creamy. Cold weather upon us and nothing screams comfort food like a nice bowl of homemade mac and cheese. Here is the recipe I loosely follow: https://www.momontimeout.com/best-homemade-baked-mac-and-cheese-recipe/ I like to add either bacon, pancetta, or on occasion…lobster! Special add on bonus: I purchased Read more

Proud father moment last night watching Mikey score his first goal and getting his first assist playing Varsity hockey as the youngest (and still smallest) player on the team. Now I’ve seen him have lots of individual success in athletics over the years. So watching him play well and put up points wasn’t what made Read more

Yesterday was a complete wash out here. Cold, rainy, and just a mess from pretty much morning until bedtime. The challenge as many dog owners are well aware of is what to do with our younger, more energetic dogs in this situation. Deke is a 5 year old Goldendoodle. He is pretty chill at this Read more

As we enter the holiday season, most of us will be gathering with friends and family and sharing meals together. As your self proclaimed beer expert (or maybe just beer nerd), I would like to offer one of my favorite holiday beers for you to try. The good news is that it is likely available Read more

Since we’re officially into December, I thought it appropriate to mention Santa Claus. For the record, I’m totally against putting up Christmas decorations in early November but if you want to start decorating now….I won’t hold it against you. But Monday’s are usually reserved for my Finance posts. Don’t you worry….I got you covered there Read more

Since I’m officially off from work the rest of the week, have company coming to visit, and lots to do through the weekend…this will be my last post until Monday morning. But I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Turn off the TV/news this week, reduce your stress levels the best you can, and Read more

We’ve all had our share of bad days in life. Been in a funk that felt it lasted a long time. But the truth is that the majority of us typically bounce back quick and go along our happy way. I feel very lucky that I don’t have any issues with this for whatever the Read more

As with everything in life….it depends. Over 20 years ago (before this whole internet thing became so popular) I used a travel company to book a tour for Mary and I, my parents, and Mary’s mom. It was a great tour of Ireland by bus and there was no guess work on my end. We Read more

In short….yes…sure is. I grew up in the 80s in a world where there were no “participation medals”. If you lost, you lost. Deal with it. If you didn’t like losing, then you grew from the experience, became resilient, and worked harder to make sure it didn’t happen again. I’m still completely dumbfounded why and Read more

Yesterday was grooming day for Deke. For anyone with a Goldendoodle, you know this is something that occurs every 8 weeks or so (give or take). When we first adopted Deke, we loved the big, hairy, fluffy dog he became when we was approaching 1 year old. However, as first time doodle owners, we didn’t Read more

This coming weekend we’ll be getting together with some friends and sharing a few drinks. My buddy has been saving some new beers from a brewery in Atlantic City (https://theseedbeer.com/) that I’m excited to try. I obviously won’t show up empty handed so it was time to go into my beer storage for an aged Read more

Ok…so you’re like me and everyone else….you want to make more money. The big question is “HOW”? The answer is going to depend on so many factors but there’s good news. It’s time, even for an older guy like me, to embrace the resources available to all of us for help. I have always preached Read more

So this week is always a big one in the house. Mary celebrated her birthday (I believe it was her 29th again) and we also celebrated our 21st Wedding Anniversary two days later. I couldn’t imagine a better partner to live my life with than her. We compliment each other so well….basically she is all Read more

With the holiday season approaching, many of us will be gathering with family over the next couple months. Thanksgiving is just around the corner for us and it makes me think back to the traditions we started years ago surrounding this holiday. The most long standing tradition, and we’ve been doing this for such a Read more

Here is the US our national liquor is Bourbon. Our friends to the North in Canada have their Canadian Whiskey. Down in the Caribbean there are several variations of rum. Definitely have had a sip of many. But as we move across the world map and land in countries like China or Japan or other Read more

Good morning all and happy Monday. So I awoke to an alert on my phone this morning that the government shutdown is nearing an end here in the US. As I’m not much of a news guy, that was all I needed to see before jumping over to look at “My Stock Portfolio” app to Read more

First and only post of the week because I just returned from St. Thomas. But let me tell you that it was a wonderful and relaxing few days living the Island Life. If you have never been to St. Thomas, it is definitely worth it. Because it wasn’t peak season yet, the beaches, restaurants, activities, Read more

I have said before that I don’t really watch the news anymore. It makes me a happier person since most of the stories are all basically horrible anyway and can put your mind in a bad place. However, certain headlines that come across my phone are just too appealing to at least not glace at Read more

I think I would have made a good travel agent. I truly enjoy planning trips and organizing activities while away. We’ve been fortunate enough to have traveled a decent amount and have seen some pretty interesting places. We probably all have our bucket list places that we want to see as well. For me, I Read more

We (and specifically myself) are not going to stop buying and consuming beer. But did you know each state has it’s own excise tax on alcohol? I’m not talking about sales tax as that’s a whole different story. And this is specific to beer because wine and spirits are also taxed differently. The United States Read more

Depending where you get your news, you may have heard that AI is taking over the world and half the jobs currently held by humans. Is this a foregone conclusion? I have no idea. But I can say this much….if you aren’t at least researching some AI stocks to invest in, you could be missing Read more