I made a mistake of selecting rental properties without checking the Flood Zone Map in Greater Houston

Single Family Home Rental Market As I am aging, I have been slowly moving a portion of my investment portfolio to Real Estate. There are two main reason for this: Houston Real Estate market is stable,

DEC Cycle (Re-cycle?) I have been thinking about writing this post for a long time. Mind you this is going to be a long post, and may sound repetitive, but I feel this is necessary. The Splinterlands in-game

Ceasefire on "Life Support" The war, which began on February 28, 2026, with a series of U.S. and Israeli strikes, is currently under a fragile, conditional ceasefire mediated by Pakistan and

The "Founders' Trap" in Tech Startups And in Governance Driven DPOS chain like Hive, and 2nd layers like Splinterlands In early-stage companies, the first three investors often demand board seats.

Investing during troubled times Or any other times I often like to think about investing not as a one-time decision, but as a habit that quietly runs in the background of an entire working life. Most of

We are still stuck! So, its been more two months since the US-Israel alliance started the war with Iran (started on Feb 28). I have written a few posts about the importance of strait of Hormuz, here, and

South West Coast Path I have been thinking about doing a field trip along the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. For those who do know know about the South West Coast Path, it is a continuous coastal path

A Tale of Two Suitcases During my day out over the Prague Castle, it rained a lot, which I didn't mind at all. I think it cut down the tourist population a bit. I will describe a specific experience on

Teaching a Teenager to Drive I am unsure where to post this particular post, so posting it in my community regardless. There is little financial aspect on this other than potential for high car insurance

And Other Walks I’ve always believed that the best travel moments are the ones you didn’t plan for. When I arrived in Prague recently, my mind was on the Gothic spires and the weight of Bohemian history.

Restructuring of Indian IT Dream! I graduated with my Master’s in Geology in the late 90s, before I moved to the US to pursue higher studies and research. It was a time when the world felt like it was

A weekend in Prague I have been travelling a lot in Europe lately, which is great, because, relatively speaking I have seen very little of Europe. I also just recently finished Dan Brown's latest book,

Another day, Another Dollar (Keychain Proposal) When I logged in this AM I have been notified that there is another new Proposal for Hive DHF. I don't know, maybe it is Tax Season, and people need to pay

4WD into Canyonlands National Park This is the second day of our recent weekend family trip over the Easter weekend. I posted the first day trip in A Backdoor into the Arches. This post is the second day,

A Backdoor into the Arches I don't know any of you visited some of the popular National parks in 2025-26, due to budget cuts, a lot of the facilities are currently restricted. Many parks, including Arches

Ronda There are towns you experience by walking, and others you experience by watching. Ronda is the latter. Although, there was significant amount of walking too :) The town doesn’t reveal itself all

Ojén, Málaga, Spain Ojén is a small town, rather a village, just north of Marbella, Spain where I was visiting with my family over Spring Break. If you have been to Marbella, you can understand how glitzy

A Shepherd's Path There is a specific kind of stillness you find in the white-washed alleys of Vejer de la Frontera. Standing on the edge of the old town fortifications, looking out over the salt marshes

Cost Pyramid As the Iran War enters its 3rd week with no end in sight, I thought I might want to share some of my personal thoughts. First of all, I was in Europe travelling, and that set of posts will