Michael T. Starks

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  • Where to Retire?

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    I get the following list when I ask Google, “Where to retire?” So, let’s take a closer look at these results. Daytona Beach and Lakeland are the only locations in the state of Florida. That surprises me, given that the entire state of Florida is supposed to be a retirement haven. Maybe, Google doesn’t appreciate…

  • Crypto Thoughts

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    I’ve never been that interested in Bitcoin. While I’m sure I’ve missed out on making a lot of money with Bitcoin, I don’t like its ties to the dark web, and I don’t like that it probably enables and facilitates criminal activity. Now, it may be that other cryptocurrencies have these same issues; however, I…

  • Blog Posts or Project Work?

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    There are only so many hours in the day. I wish I could write a blog post each day AND do significant project work each day. Alas, that’s not always possible with my current life priorities. So, I have to choose. When I’m feeling at least somewhat inspired, I usually choose to do project work.…

  • 3 AM

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    Anna Nalick has a great song that includes the following lyrics. 2 AM and she calls me ’cause I’m still awake“Can you help me unravel my latest mistake?I don’t love him, Winter just wasn’t my season” … 2 AM and I’m still awake, writing a songIf I get it all down on paper, it’s no…

  • Musical Movies

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    I love musicals! Recently, I took the time to watch In the Heights and Tick, Tick… Boom! again. Both of these are excellent movies. Here are a few reasons why each of them speaks to me. The energy that courses through In the Heights is contagious. I love the characters, locations, and situations. I particularly…

  • How Do We Know?

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    A long time ago, I thought about writing a series of books called How Do We Know? I still think it’s a good idea. However, I think it might work better as a series of books for kids rather than for a general audience. That’s today’s insight. I’m probably better off writing science books for…

  • Paul Dirac

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    Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, is another one of my heroes. He helped formulate quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. He even helped establish the foundations of quantum field theory. One of the things that impresses me most about Dirac is that he developed a powerful bra-ket notation for expressing quantum phenomena. The…

  • What Was I Made For?

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    Because this lovely song just won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, I figure that now is as good a time as any for me to share my attempt to perform it here. Congrats to Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell for making it happen!

  • Why Index Funds?

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    One of my money rules is to invest in Index Funds. Ideally, this can be done using dollar cost averaging. This just means that you can invest about the same amount of money once a week (or at another fixed interval) no matter what is happening in the market. I invest for the long term.…

  • Imperfection or Not?

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    Not long ago, I wrote a post about the beauty of imperfection. Do I believe imperfection is beautiful? Yes. Do I believe that perfection is beautiful? Yes. I feel like I need to explain myself. I absolutely LOVE the approach taken by the Greeks as they developed geometry. Furthermore, I LOVE the mathematical models that…