Michael Lewis Princeton Speech, 2012
Michael Lewis, author of the acclaimed books “Liar’s Poker” and “Moneyball”, delivered the baccalaureate speech at Princeton on June 3rd, 2012 and put forth some interesting theories regarding the role of luck in successful people.
These words have caused quite a stir, most notably among successful people who refuse to acknowledge that luck played quite a role in their successes.
I was recently adding some how to videos to the home page of my site when I came across a web page that allows you to Put Your Face on a Dancing Body. This site is called JibJab and they not only allow you to put your face on a dancing body but you can also put your face on another body.
You know those moments that you intend to be productive and then get completely sidetracked by some new Internet thing. You will get definitely get sidetracked with jibjab. It is so much fun.
Because I write a lot about Amazon Prime, I have had several comments and emails from people asking me if Amazon Prime is worth it.
In this article, I am going to share with you a question from a reader and explain my thinking about Amazon Prime. Is it worth it or is it not?
A visitor to A Rich Idea recently asked “How Can I Add Text to a Photo?” I do this all the time so I’ll show you how to add text to pictures and images quickly and for FREE!
Here was the email I received: “Richard, my question is about adding text to photos. I have some great pictures and I would like to jazz them up by adding some text to explain the picture and make it look more professional. What is the best way to add text to a photo and is there a way that this can be done for free? Many thanks, Gina from Golden Colorado.
Are you addicted to Facebook?
Ooops, forgive me, what addict knows of their addiction? Well, as expressed in the 12 steps of addiction recovery, the first step is admitting your problem.
Facebook addicts have modified the traditional AA twelve steps recovery program by substituting the word “Alcohol” with “Facebook” as you see in this modified Facebook addiction declaration example below:
If you have ever heard people talking about something called “Molly”, you certainly may wonder “what is Molly?”
I have just returned from the Electric Forest Music Festival where the question was not “what is Molly?” but rather “do you know where I can get some Molly?”
Why would people be asking this at a music festival, you ask. Well, it’s because Molly is a drug and Molly is slang for pure ecstasy, also known as MDMA.
This morning I was investigating whether Sweden is a socialist country. Why? Well, having just seen many accusatory commentators on Fox News claiming that we are “becoming a socialist country like Sweden”, I decided to put on my investigative cap and do some research.
The first question that came to my mind was: Is being like Sweden a bad thing?
This article is about AdSense High Paying Keywords and how to find them. But more importantly, I will answer the question: Which are the right AdSense high paying keywords for you?
It’s not difficult to find which AdSense words will pay well. There are web pages and websites out there dedicated to this one thing.
In this look at the best web site hosting companies, I’ll review the best place to host your web site in 2020.
Each of these best web hosts provide the outstanding stability, features, and customer service that you need in a hosting provider.
Exterior of the Leaning tower of Pisa 1173-1350 Pisa, Italy
Many of you want to know “why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa Lean?”. In this article, we’ll take a look at why you want to know and why the Leaning Tower of Pisa actually leans.
This is a question of great importance as it may someday allow you to answer that final question in Trivial Pursuit and defeat your friend Ernest who has always beaten you. He’s downright annoying, isn’t he?
After having just finished a book by Jimmy Buffet entitled A Salty Piece of Land, I got to thinking about who I would rather be: Jimmy Buffet or Warren Buffet?
Considering my surroundings at the moment, a beautiful sunny beach on the coast of South America, the decision was really a “no-brainer”.
Long-lasting Christmas Trees!
If you are trying to find out how to make your Christmas Tree last longer, A Rich Idea has the advice you need to make your Christmas Tree last from November to New Years!
In this must see video, a group of lions attack a buffalo calf, an alligator then bites the calf, and then the buffalo save the calf and scare the lions.
My parents told me about this video on YouTube and I finally found it. This is truly the best live, wildlife video that I have seen.
If you would like to know the Best Free People Finder, we have it for you.
Many of us are searching for people finders searches that are free because many of the websites that claim they “totally free people find” in fact do not.
The best free people finder bar none is called ZabaSearch.com. Like Google, ZabaSearch has an incredibly simple interface to use. There are just two simple search boxes on the homepage: “People Search By Name” and “Search by Phone Number”.
One of our faithful readers at A Rich Idea, Nancy from Wisconsin, sent us an email inquiring: “Is it tacky to give a gift card for birthdays or Christmas?”
Nancy asks a question that comes up to many of us during the giving season. Many people love receiving gifts cards for Christmas or their birthday because then they can buy exactly what they want. Others do not appreciate a gift card and think that it’s no only lazy on your behalf to give a gift card but entirely insensitive and thoughtless.
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