Legendary investors are far and few between. This however, doesn't stop anyone from trying - and it certainly shouldn't. Eventually though, you realise what you're good at and what you're not so good at. This however, doesn't stop most people either. Unfortunately, the power of narratives keeps the population interested long enough for the music to keep playing. It's not until someone drags you out of the nightclub, and you sober up the next morning to realise how embarrassing it was - how ashamed you feel.

Australian property prices are a bubble, and the bursting of the bubble is imminent. This is the narrative by most commentators and finance experts. As the financial year comes to an end, scoreboards are being updated and the analysis begins.

They say the peak of a market has been reached when your taxi driver is giving you stock tips. I distinctly remember taking an Uber to a meeting 4 years ago, and my driver was telling me how he was mining Bitcoin. Am I the only that felt as though everyone was mining Bitcoin at that time? It's like it was every tech-nerds pastime. Back then Bitcoin was trading at around US$6,500. After peaking at around US$63,000, Bitcoin has been sliding down a very slippery slope. Currently trading at around US$34,000.

My eldest son recently turned seven. Because of COVID restrictions, he's now missed out on having a birthday party with his friends for his 6th and 7th birthday. He's okay with it. It's probably more of an issue for me and my wife, I don't know why. I guess we just want to be able to see him really happy with his friends.

1993 was a brand new era for me and gaming - NBA Jam was released, and man, I wonder how many pennies I dropped into the slot of this machine. For any NBA Jam fans out there, you will remember the game's charming commentary - and boomshakala was by far the exclamation, it would express dominance, triumph, and excitement when you shattered that backboard.