I was lonely and I wanted money. I was living in a one bedroom apartment in Astoria, Queens, NYC in 1995. I knew nobody in the area. I would write my phone…
I was lonely and I wanted money. I was living in a one bedroom apartment in Astoria, Queens, NYC in 1995. I knew nobody in the area. I would write my phone number on two dollar bills and tip waitresses with them. Nobody called me. Everyone in Astoria is Greek. And they pretty much stick […]
Let’s clean up some myths first: Hurricane Sandy is not good for the economy. People in the media always claim hurricanes are good because of the rebuilding. This is bullshit. Yes, people…
Let’s clean up some myths first: Hurricane Sandy is not good for the economy. People in the media always claim hurricanes are good because of the rebuilding. This is bullshit. Yes, people will be buying new furniture, etc. But if it were good for the economy I’d come and smash your house every other month […]
You know the movie I’m talking about. It starts off in some African village. Always in Africa. Women are doing the laundry. Men are either sitting around or doing some hard work…
You know the movie I’m talking about. It starts off in some African village. Always in Africa. Women are doing the laundry. Men are either sitting around or doing some hard work with a rusty wrench. Kids are playing around a hose that wiggles its way through the only dirt street like a snake. Maybe […]
I was asked this during my last Twitter Q&A: Bryan M. Smith @bryanmsmith: Who are you voting for in the election & why? Answer: I don’t vote. I won’t vote. I have…
I was asked this during my last Twitter Q&A: Bryan M. Smith @bryanmsmith: Who are you voting for in the election & why? Answer: I don’t vote. I won’t vote. I have no political anti-establishment reason for not voting. I’m not an anarchist. I just don’t see why I should vote. A vote is a […]
I needed some help so I decided to call the richest, most successful person in my rolodex. The only problem is I had no idea if he was rich or not and…
I needed some help so I decided to call the richest, most successful person in my rolodex. The only problem is I had no idea if he was rich or not and he wasn’t in my rolodex. But I wrote him anyway and said, “Can I meet with you?” It was in May, 2011. About […]
[I can’t help it. I did this on my newsletter the other day. But enough people wrote me that they liked it that I feel compelled to also put it here on…
[I can’t help it. I did this on my newsletter the other day. But enough people wrote me that they liked it that I feel compelled to also put it here on my blog. Here it is. And join me for my twitter Q&A today. Follow me on Twitter. And if someone can tell me […]
[Note: this Ask James is divided into two parts. It was too big. The first part is in this post The second part will be sent out via my free email newsletter tomorrow.]…
[Note: this Ask James is divided into two parts. It was too big. The first part is in this post The second part will be sent out via my free email newsletter tomorrow.] SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT $16 TRILLION IN DEBT? Subtle Overlord @subtle_overlord: Should I be worried about $16 trillion as a 23 y.o.? […]
