For the first several years of our lives, pretty much everyone lies to us. We're taught to believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and, of course, the monster under your bed who'll nibble your feet if you get up after you've been tucked in for the night.
By the time you're a teenager, you've figured out that Mom and Dad were just having a good laugh at your expense. So you can't help but wonder if the other stuff they told you -- about life and love... God and government... morality and money -- might be just as specious.
For the first several years of our lives, pretty much everyone lies to us. We're taught to believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and, of course, the monster under your bed who'll nibble your feet if you get up after you've been tucked in for the night.
About 15 years ago, traveling to California with K and Number Three Son, I met one of the originators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
He was sitting next to my son. We got to talking. My son was a big fan of the turtles back then. This guy, I forget his name, drew a turtle for him.
I asked him how he came up with such a creative idea.
"It wasn't creative at all," he said. "It was a calculated marketing strategy."
True to our name, we're early risers here at ETR.
You are too, yes?
So what's your morning routine like?
Michael Masterson practices yoga for half an hour, first thing.
I walk my dog by the beach, then down a few cups of coffee.
Managing Editor Jason Holland puts in a few miles on his bike.
We believe what you do in the first hour or two of your waking day largely determines your day.
December 1988: I've got no job, no money, and seemingly no prospects. Maybe you'd rate digging around in an organic vegetable plot in western Ireland as a fantastic prospect, but not me. I can tell you that organic gardening is bloody hard work for little reward. Rain... mud... frostbitten toes. Slugs... snails... rabbits. The end result? Lettuces and cabbages that resemble lace curtains.
December 1988: I've got no job, no money, and seemingly no prospects. Maybe you'd rate digging around in an organic vegetable plot in western Ireland as a fantastic prospect, but not me. I can tell you that organic gardening is bloody hard work for little reward. Rain... mud... frostbitten toes. Slugs... snails... rabbits. The end result? Lettuces and cabbages that resemble lace curtains.
Consider the following sentences:
"Want close parking to the venue and priority exiting from the parking lots at the end of the event?"
So it's Sunday. The roast is in the oven and it's going to take a few hours.
You set the timer, pop into town, and drop into your local charity shop. That's a thrift shop to you U.S. readers -- but either way, I like to call them "surrogate stockrooms." You'll see why.
So it's Sunday. The roast is in the oven and it's going to take a few hours.
You set the timer, pop into town, and drop into your local charity shop. That's a thrift shop to you U.S. readers -- but either way, I like to call them "surrogate stockrooms." You'll see why.
One Off is a British expression for something occurring, done, or made only once — a one-shot deal.
Example (as used by Glenn Fisher today): “You’ll usually be looking at picking up a nice, reliable $5 – $11 profit on each book you sell. And you should expect to do that once or twice a day… [...]
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jul 12, 2010
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