OnTheBall Travels You said… Paris Hilton… lives here?? Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory in the West Indies comprised of a small main island and several offshore islets. It is known for it’s luxury real estate, private exclusive living, nice hotels, amazing sandy beaches and good dining. As a territory with zero taxes on many […]
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5 Clever Mystery Movies
Tricky Mystery Movies to Solve I always love a good mystery movie. One where you have to think to solve and every little expression, detail, camera shot make a difference in solving the ‘who dun it’ question. Here are 5 movies you may not have seen that I think warrant your time. Can you solve […]
The Millionaire Mindset
What would you do if you have 1 million dollars? As in, someone knocks on your front door and hands you a bag of 1 million dollars in cash. Now I assume you’ll spend the first little bit on your favourite restaurant, new shoes, throw a party and celebrate. So forget that part. Right now, […]
Illiteracy Still Exists All Over The World
Speak Up About It! As much as I fantasize of being like a CIA agent being able to switch between languages at will in a foreign country in disguise, I’m far from it. This is more like me: However, I and everyone I know are fortunate enough to have mastered at least one language–some friends […]
Not a Gun Muzzle… A Muzzle for a Gun
Reasons to Hate, Hate Speech I hate, hate crimes for two reasons. Firstly, for obvious reasons… and secondly are the dangerous precedence it presents by assigning limits to speech. Stopping hate crime is far more dangerous than simply hearing unpleasant utterances. Having the power or resources to stop “hate” must be synonymous with tyranny–the 20th […]
Great Depression, Now
This is why you’re struggling! This could be worth a long text and I want to explore this deeper but I was reading a book and came across these numbers. 1930 Great Depression (USA): Inflation adjusted income: $87,744 Inflation adjusted taxes paid: $2,308 NEW inflation adjusted home prices $79,000 This is a 2.9% tax rate. […]
Scary Movies Part 2
It’s Scary Movie Night! Here’s another list of movies that you can watch with your friends. Put on the popcorn! (5) The Night House (2020).This movie is listed as a thriller/horror but it plays like a mystery. It’s mysterious, eerie or thrilling throughout most of the film. It gets really weird & is different than […]
Who has a Budget Surplus
Squirrels are Tiny, but they still Survive the Winter How do Squirrels survive such horrendous conditions and the threats from predators? They have it engrained in their DNA to save more than you consume. If you abide by this principle you’ll have enough energy to give you enough leverage to find a mate, find shelter […]
No More Fizz to Jones Soda
Jones Soda, Just About Gone Flat… I hadn’t had my eye on this company–I completely forgot about it. It was always the drink of choice for people at a skateboard park when I was growing up–not sure why. After 16 years of drinking my last bottle with them, it seems that they may be in […]
Movies for Kids
And Now for the Feature Presentation: Social Programming I was in [undisclosed area in Latin America] a beautiful park the other evening with people from all ages; rollerskating, biking, scooters, selling candy, fruit, snacks, running, renting trampolines, it was really a fiesta! The park covered hundreds and hundreds of acres and it still looked packed. […]
