We bring you Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan without ropes, travel to El Helicoide in Caracas, see an amazing graph of the earth temperature timeline and some financial advice in general (and really excellent for Millennials).
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Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes and the Climbing World Reels
I know, I know…this was mentioned in my blog this past week when it happened. Still in awe of this dude, this feat is one we’ll be talking about for ever! The link above has a few pictures and you can also see a teaser video HERE. And here is Alex’s first interview after his legendary accomplishment. Excerpts from the interview below:
What are you going to do this afternoon?
I’m probably going to hang board. [practice]
You’re going to go do a hang board workout?
I mean, in a bit, yeah. I mean I want to eat some lunch, I want to get in the shade and then I’m probably going to hang board in a bit. I am perfectly warmed up, I just did four hours’ light exercise, you know?
The whole pursuit of this dream has allowed me to live my best life, that makes me hopefully the best version of me. Just because I’ve achieved a dream doesn’t mean that I just give up on the best version of me. I want to be the guy that trains and stays fit and motivated. Just because you finish a big route doesn’t mean that you just quit.
A normal person would probably take the afternoon off after they free-soloed El Cap.
But I’ve been trying to hang board every other day, and it’s the other day.
Dear readers, I like being inspired. And this guy inspires me! At the same time…I like to stay alive lol.
From millennials to retirees, investment pro Barry Ritholtz offers deep insights
This is great personal finance read. You know I like quality stuff in my blog. If you are interested in personal finance I recommend you read in its entirety. But here are some excerpts for you:
Over the past 20 years, how many market booms and busts have we seen? There was the dot-com boom and bust; the 2008–2009 financial crisis. There have been several 20% pullbacks over the past few years. That is simply the normal state of affairs for U.S. markets. Investors must understand that volatility is part of investing; if you learn that truth about markets, it won’t surprise you when it finally arrives and it shouldn’t disrupt your sleep too much.
[This is GREAT advice for millennials!] You have a time horizon of 40 to 50 years before you’re going to draw that money down. I would say start investing early, with a heavy emphasis on equities. Root for a market crash, which will let you buy stocks at a 30% or better discount. The reason people have a 60/40 or a 70/30 mix of stocks and bonds is the bonds offset the volatility of the stocks. As you get closer and closer to retirement, you want to see less and less volatility. A young investor doesn’t really need much of a bond portfolio. They should look at it as something that they’re not going to touch for decades. The ups and downs should be irrelevant. Don’t be afraid of crashes. When you’re young, they’re your best friend because they allow you to buy at sales prices. Learn to embrace volatility.
El Helicoide: A Shopping Mall That Became A Prison
I did not know about this place in Caracas, Venezuela. It was never finished. Was taken over by squatters and then the intelligence police. Yeah, torture happened a lot here. I am just in awe by this huge modernist building. Check it out for yourself, you ‘ll be intrigued. And I hope the Chavez era nightmare for the Venezuelans is over soon, what a tragedy!
Earth Temperature Timeline
This is a HUGE graphic. But it is important. I support the Paris Accords!
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Cavs in 7?
It is a series!
The key was to get the others involved, not just Le Bron and Irving.
These Warriors lack the killer instinct or what!
And the officiating was beyond atrocious!
You know it was the Cavs night when even that Williams was scoring lol.
Whats up with the fake climate change graph. So bad its laughable.
Can’t tell if this is horribly ignorant or pro level sarcasm…
Why would the person in the car gif stick their hand out the window?!?
Is that not the worst fake climate change graph youve ever seen? I personally love the fake spike projection of where the temps are “projected” to go. I guess anyone can graph stuff these days
I think Obama did that graph, he is the one behind it all. Again!
Bush was cool to blame stuff on waaay before Obama.
This blog educates people like StartSpreadinTheLove. Maybe something will get through!
Maybe the driver was asking for help lol.
Tomorrow’s post will have,as a lead story, one that will make Gary Leff fire Alan H. for not alerting him to it! I could have had it today but I overslept…until 7 am! Now if he finds and posts it before my post comes out tomorrow at 6.30 am I will be REALLY angry 🙂
If you feel that the Paris Accord is actually going to get China or India to stop polluting. Then good luck. Its stupid to agree to hand our tax dollars to other countries while they continue to pollute the world. We can continue to reduce pollution w/o giving our tax dollars away to other countries.
google Beijing air pollution images
The Paris Accords allow China to continue same until … 2030.
Not sure how ANYONE can support such immortality.
It’s nonsense.
Next time you ‘ll tell me we are joining Nicaragua on this 😉
I agree the Paris Accord is nonsense
Trump will make it great again…
No doubt.
@STOPSTL I’m with you on this, George will never say anything nice about Trump. He is brainwashed by a media that has to make crap up every single day about Trump or his kids (his kids, WTF!!) Could you imagine if this was done to Obama…..What ever happened the the Jared controversy? What bs controversy will it be next week?
This shit is going to backfire on the Dem’s, as we all know things often go full circle.
INGY WAS RIGHT!!!!
“We can continue to reduce pollution w/o giving our tax dollars away to other countries.”
Fine by me, would have been great if the Commander of the free world explained how we can continue to do that. There’s nothing easier than pulling out of a non binding agreement.
Sounds like that 30 day plan to defeat ISIS
#waiting 🙂
George take your head out of your ass.
You WILL LOVE tomorrow’s lead article!
I am waiting when you will admit that Trump is a hideous moron unfit to be running a hot dog stand.
Leave Baron alone!
Melania is oh lala.
but but but I thought he was a racist and a fascist? We get it bro. You are a card carrying Democrat. I know the pail of water is heavy these days but God love yah, you keep trudging it up the hill.
On a lighter note: Sam Panopoulos has died. Sadly his invention lives on.
RIP Sam.
Thinking about having his invention today but I will likely be eating gyros at the Ann Arbor Greek Festival…
If anyone in area, come on down tonight!
I don’t care what the haters say, I stand by my true love – Hawaiian pizza! Never knew the inventor was Greek.
Eat some extra baklava in my honor!
I better stay away from baklava.
We’ll see what happens…
#staystrong
It’s fascinating that the creators of the timeline graph can tell us not only the earth’s temperature 22,000 years ago, but also that Boston was under a mile of ice and glaciers were in NYC. They should update their graph to go back to the alleged start of the earth 4.5 billion years ago. Of course, they can say whatever they want because there’s no way to prove it. They can’t even prove the earth is 22,000 years old.
Earth isn’t real at all- we’re in the Matrix didn’t you know?
Yeah, Science is a joke. Pure luck someone put together the iPhone, generated electricity and randomly found drugs that “saves” life.
I don’t think science is a joke but “pure luck” is a pretty good way to explain the theory of evolution.
Pure luck for us? that we are more closely related to monkeys than mice?
Yeah, we really can’t track the evolution of anything at all. The ability to capture light and see was just as random phenomenon that occurred in multiple species and at multiple time points. Kind of a waste to keep reinventing the wheel and why bother improving that wheel with time?
You know what is fascinating?
The lead article tomorrow!
Amazing, as of NOW at 6.03 pm EST, View From the Wing has not posted about it. When I do, it will shock you. I fear for Alan H…..he may get fired this time for missing it.
People who debate science are just not going to change their views, no matter what evidence they face. I have found it a lost cause. I just blame Obama and move on with my propaganda woohoo!
Maybe we can consider granting Alan H. asylum here in TBB land?!
Ive yet to hear why the US forking over billions is a good idea. I guess the best example would be a Marshall Plan type excuse. Still makes zero sense to be in the Paris Accord. Ive yet to hear a good reason why we should be in it.
StandWithNicaragua&Syria!
Where IS Jared?
Defending Trump is like defending Cameron’@ and May’s decisions for elections as brilliance…LOL
TBB 1 Gyros 0…this is the beginning!
hmmm, England? Is this 1700 again or something? England has been on a really long slide for centuries. Maybe they IRA and ISIS lover Corbyn will turn it around for them. Maybe a Chavez-like jump into relevance again.
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