You said “if you were smart.” My friend, you are smarter than you think. TGIF!

Another gem , Raoul. the piece on “wrinkled wisdom” , totally.

I do know some people in the States that do similar kind of work even in their later years.. what amazes me is they have the time , dedication (and the means of course) to do those things..here in the Philippines, more and more of the older people’s lives are devoted to still working in order to survive comfortably..I still do work and not just to pass the time away (from home-LOL). My father was still going to the office at 92..so I guess it is in my genes to die with my boots on, so to speak, and hopefully do something good for other people along the way.

On the other hand,,it’s really different for the old guys..there is this old golfer’s joke…hope i remember it ..haha

“The 80 year old golfer Tom has had poor eyesight and finds it hard to see where the ball goes after a shot. He goes and finds his friend, Jerry, who is of the same age but has good eyesight. They go out and play and he hits his shot first.. Hey Jerry, did you see where my ball went? Sure , said Jerry. So, where did it go, asked Tom. I saw it but don’t remember where it went, answered Jerry”

I tried getting on the zoom yesterday morning using the zoom details of last week since there was none provided this time and I thought it was a continuing thing..it wasn’t.

stay safe bro

Raoul….interesting you mentioned having a yacht….I will share with you the story line I continuously offer my grand-kids….be clear with your self (and equally important spouse if you have one) the lifestyle you are comfortable with, always live within your means regardless the lifestyle you wish to have and equally important, regardless of how much you earn save a percentage….I proudly wear a $12.00 Casio watch, no interest for a yacht and paid cash for the only ‘toy’ I ever purchased – a corvette ten years ago – a three-beer story in itself…..my wife & I want for nothing, our wants are simple, we have zero debt, we give to family and those in need frequently, but toy’s?….no….

Grandpa philosophy for being content in life….if you play the game of chasing toy’s you can never win, there is always somebody with a bigger one….

Back in the day … we sold the majority interest of the company to a venture/capital investment group so those who had invested could get out in needed…. [someone] of the VC group who acquired the majority shared (in boring details) over a very long expensive dinner the yacht he was having custom build in Europe…a one-of-a-kind big deal yacht…well months later (at another boring dinner) I listened to his complete meltdown having found out another competing VC guy was having a similar yacht built by the same builder, but 24” longer…the whinning never stopped….a real lesson learned I have shared….if you are not content with who you are, the quest never ends happily….

My story of the day

Sharing vino will be nice. I feel there’s so much I can learn from you. Maybe we can have a foursome with our wives who are both named Jackie. And if you have a yacht floating around somewhere, that might be even better.

Cheers!

Raoul

Looking forward to our next time together, maybe over some vino that will assist in the discussions….many thanks again for being an important part of our discussion on AI….Cheers

Thanks Raoul. She was very Special Indeed! Tom