Jay On The Go

It has been common for criminals to escape (when I crossed the border from San Diego to Tijuana for a day trip , I was surprised to notice that you basically walk in to the country without inspection, though, there were a few totally bored cops harassing Mexicans with huge bags, probably looking for bribes) to Mexico after committing a crime in the United States and so many Hollywood movies actually glamorize it.  Until today I never heard of anyone escaping from Mexico to the United States after committing a crime. Apparently, Kyle Kester, a Minnesota man, moved to Guadalajara and built a home there (it is understandable why Kyle would want to flee the horrible winters of Minnesota and I am sure like me he liked the food in Guadalajara area).  Sadly, the people he hired to work on his property eventually killed him.  Out of three killers, two were arrested, but the third murderer has fled to the US.  I know we have many crimes unsolved but generally speaking it is easier to get caug

It sounds counter-intuitive but scientists at University College London found that to be the case.  It scared me a lot because I not only want to be healthy , I also want to live a long life .   So why would this be that overweight heart disease patients are actually 30% less likely to die early than their counterparts of a healthy weight .  No one knows, but one explanation from Dr Mark Hamer is that sick people are more likely to see a doctor, get checked up , and receive treatments, while healthy people are more likely to avoid meeting with a doctor and being treated for hidden diseases like diabetes.  I can agree with that because despite having health insurance , I have not seen a doctor in years.  I eat healthy, workout, take supplements , occasionally get a vaccine , and avoid ever going to a medical facility.

Apparently, at one point Elizabeth Moss, who had a very brief marriage to him, said of him, “He’s so great at doing impersonations, but the greatest impersonation he does is that of a normal person.”  Now I have had a crush on Moss since I saw her on Mad Men and then on El Camino and she is such a sweety, but I have the greatest admiration for Armisen, whom I see each week on SNL.  I guess we should accept people for who they are .

I have been discussing the working from home policies of corporations and clearly Yahoo did not know how to get work out of its employees .  I am actually pretty confident that if Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) employees did not work from home effectively, it will be impossible for them to work in an office too.  The problem is not telecommuting; the main problem is that Yahoo has awful employees and they need to be fired. So with that in mind, look at what Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), its competitor, does.  Company spokesman Jordan Newman tells NYT , "I don’t think we’ve ever had a policy on that (meaning working from anywhere)......we do expect employees to figure out a work schedule with their team and manager. It’s not a free-for-all.”   According to the article, Google doesn’t require employees to work from the office. It doesn’t even keep track of who’s there. The notion seems to have never occurred to anyone.

There is one of my favorite lines from French philosopher Albert Camus : "Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is."  That is why it is so interesting to watch Hannah (played so well by Lena Dunham) on Girls .  My wife and I are too old to appreciate the challenges that the characters are going through but it is important for us to understand what is happening in the society today .  That is why I enjoyed some other comments from Lena in a recent interview:  "There would be all kinds of weird challenges to deal with ( if I would look like a Victoria's Secret model ). I don't think I'd like it very much... I don't want to go through life wondering if people are talking to me because I have a big rack . Not being the babest person in the world creates a nice barrier."  I am so intrigued by Lena as an individual that she has accepted who she is (though, it might be good for her to lose a few pounds for health reasons ).

I am sure if your income is only fifty grand and you have very little assets (or like a quarter of Americans, no assets, but credit card debt and student loans), you will see these millionaires are out of their minds to not be happy.  You probably even fantasize that you would be so happy if just your credit card debt was paid off and you had some money in the bank for emergencies , but trust me, the richer you are, the bigger your expenses, and what might be an year's worth of savings, for some people that is just one trip to Paris. Well, according to the Spectrem Group found that individuals worth $5 million or more are far more satisfied with their jobs, relationships and work than those worth $100,000 or less. Notice the important distinction here.  Instead of just talking about the millionaires (remember there are a lot of millionaires next door these days), they are talking about the so-called penta-millionaires . Before you get any wrong ideas about me, I am not a m