As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 31st, 2020. “It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing.” – Gertrude Stein By Aaron KatsmanIn our family one of the most common insults one child hurls at another is to be […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 19th, 2020. By Aaron Katsman To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, shut up. Ogden NashTo keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 21st, 2020. “Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you. -Neil Armstrong It has been a week of milestones in the Katsman home. First, our youngest son decided that he […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 1, 2020. “I don’t want to give any advice to a 19-year-old, because I want a 19-year-old to make mistakes and learn from them. Make mistakes, make mistakes, make mistakes. Just make sure they’re your mistakes. ” -Feiona Apple So my oldest child turned 19 on Yom […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 24, 2020. “When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.” -Thomas Jefferson I’m not sure about the first part of Jefferson’s quote though my hunch is that we are close to being there, but it sure seems […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 17, 2020. “‘Retiring’ – within that word is ‘tiring,’ and I’m not tired. I don’t believe in retirement, really.” -Theodore Bikel Sitting at home, an occasional 100m walk, and the weekly family Zoom call, let’s face it; it’s been quite boring for the last month. Yes, I read […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 28th, 2020. “Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can’t sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can’t sleep with the window open.” –George Bernard Shaw Now I know many of you, when seeing “China” in the headline, figured that I would write […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 21st, 2020. In a rising market, enough of your bad ideas will pay off so that you’ll never learn that you should have fewer ideas. Daniel Kahneman What is the fastest-growing financial asset used by investors over the last 10-15 years? The answer: Exchange Traded Funds (ETF). As […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 30th, 2020. Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter. -Satchel Paige It’s birthday season in our family. This week my father turned 90 and my dear wife turned 29 again (they should both live and be well until 120- though it’s […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 23rd, 2020. My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you? Erma Bombeck As Shabbat approaches in the Katsman home, you can feel the tension build. It hits its […]
