Author Archives: Reiko
Noah’s Ark
Recently, David and I were supposed to have been enjoying a cruise around Japan, celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary with dear friends, Karen and George, who were also celebrating their 45th. Karen and I have known each other since 1978 … Continue reading
Double rainbows
Double rainbows are rare, stunningly beautiful, and can be ominous. Queen Elizabeth II has been the Queen of England for seven decades, or for as long as I can remember. No matter where I lived, even halfway around the world … Continue reading
Investing Outside of Wall Street – Inflation
Today’s post is written strictly as a consumer, not as an investor. Inflation happens. For the most part, most of us don’t pay much attention to it until such a time when the rate of increase is out of the … Continue reading
Investing Outside of Wall Street – What are the Democrats up to?
As a taxpayer, I have been seriously concerned about the Democrats manipulating the government entities, such as the IRS, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. These entities are all supposed to be politically neutral, but are … Continue reading
Reflections on marriage
Each of us, upon birth, is dealt a certain set of cards. I was born and grew up in Japan in – what I now know as – a dysfunctional family. It was headed by an alcoholic father who often … Continue reading
Investing Outside of Wall Street – If I knew then what I know now, I would… (Part 2)
Nine years ago, I used a nearly-identical title as this month’s post. If I knew everything I have learned since when I started on this journey, I would do the following instead: Focus on the passive income instead of earned … Continue reading
A simple pleasure
Recently, in the middle of the week, first thing in the morning, I said to myself, “I’m going to finalize my kitchen organization today.” This was a spontaneous decision. In the previous home, I had no problem keeping various items … Continue reading
Investing Outside of Wall Street – Property management
There is no right or wrong way to tackle the issue of managing investment properties. Most of our investor friends manage their own. We don’t. If you have the time and patience to deal with all aspects involved, enjoy the … Continue reading
No mail-in voting. One vote per person. Period.
Like many others, I had strong suspicions about the Presidential-election results in 2020. Now, according to the documentary, “2000 Mules” by Dinesh D’Souza, “four million minutes of surveillance video around the country” prove that an organized crime of fraud was … Continue reading
Investing Outside of Wall Street – Conscientious vendors
It dawned on me that I react one of two ways when I’m working with conscientious vendors. The first is that I tell everyone about the vendor so that others, too, can benefit from what the vendor has to offer. … Continue reading