[If you are interested, here is 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, And 35.]

1. I knew it academically but not empirically. All government spending is taxation.

2. Sleeping well is a goal of mine. Honestly, I’m terrible at it right now.

3. The easy button for cotton marketing.

4. I’m going to the funerals now. I should have gone to all the weddings too.

5. My draw to investments is why others struggle. I am not lazy. I am “patiently efficient.”

6. Tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

7. I hate bots. No really. They almost destroyed this website. Cost me over $2k. I’ll move to Ghost or Unicorn Platform if they ever come back. (No charges based on traffic numbers.) People who do this should rot in prison. It got so bad.

8. I – literally – broke the code on door-to-door sales. I disarm people with my approach.

9. Nashville has more of a party scene than I thought it would. I don’t love it.

10. I see my youngest saying stuff like this now.

11. 43% of job postings are fake.

12. I need a Land Cruiser.

13. That this was going to reflect cotton prices for the next 12 months. 🫠

14. I am out for revenge. See #2.

15. Do not be loyal to corporations. Be loyal to people.

16. The death of Tinyletter would kill my weekly newsletter. I moved it to another platform but have yet to do anything with it. It feels like a big failure of some kind.

17. Karate Kid is the gospel.

18. That government bloat would make corporate bloat look like child’s play.

19. That Selma had gotten so bad.

20. Not to worry so much about two-way doors.

[If you are interested, here is 42, 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. And 35.]

1. Starting at 22, after maybe cutting your teeth in a few awful jobs to learn, everyone should follow these three simple career rules.

2. In his latest book, Reframe Your Brain, Scott Adams said that you shouldn’t look for a “soulmate” you should look for someone who “keeps promises”. Similarly, I you shouldn’t look for a “dream job.” You should follow point #1, above.

3. My first blog post was the word “no.”

4. The Paypal Mafia might be the most influential alumni group ever.

5. I am into poetry much more than I ever thought I would be.

6. Working for insecure people is the absolute worst.

7. Kids singing this in the car is just the best.

8. My biggest concern is that I spend my time on something that matters. What’s your primal question?

9. The Lubbock pizza competition is brutal.

10. Some banks suck. Some banks don’t. The difference is the people, just like everywhere else.

11. I can predict the future. He did build something on it. 😳

12. More of my time should be spent making the crooked places straight.

13. Country and rap are not as far apart as you would think.

14. Private school is exactly like this. 🤣

15. Gardening and budgeting are similar.

16. The best cotton marketing strategy is…caring less and less about cotton.

17. $5 million is not enough – it’s not enough to defend yourself in a complex civil case.

18. Your reading life can slow to a crawl in certain seasons of life, and that’s ok.

19. Between this clip and the one below, I miss the goodness and innocence of the culture we seem to be moving away from.

20. Simple joys are the best joys.