It’s Day 3 of #500Daysto50. I started this on Day 1, even though I’ve been suffering with a cold for around 10 days now. Honestly, it’s been getting me down more than a cold should. Why is that?

I’ll be talking much more – way too much more for some people – about acetylcholine (a powerful neurotransmitter), but we’ll start with an extra small dose now.

I suffer from an “above average” amount of acetylcholine in my system. (No reliable consumer-facing tests exists to prove this, but the evidence for that un-diagnosed diagnosis is super clear in my case.) That means all the regular symptoms of a common cold are heightened – runny nose, congestion, etc. In fact, most cold medicines contain anticholinergic properties, which suppress symptoms.

So you might understand why I missed a day, and you’ll hopefully understand that when I miss a lot of other days in this set of 500 posts, it’s almost definitely due to acetylcholine.

As I mentioned, lots and lots more of that to come…

As of today, it’s 500 days until I turn 50 years old. I promised myself I’d start writing more, so let’s get going. I’m not getting any younger after all. #500DaysTo50

I have a lot to say, and I’ll start saying it tomorrow. My hope is to make this a daily practice and to cover all the hard parts as well as the joys and lessons of a man of a certain age…

Wow…it’s been awhile. I’ve been so hard at work on client sites that I’ve completely ignored my own. That allowed an overwhelming amount of malware to build up in my account, and Bluehost shut me down. I’ve had to delete everything related to the style of the site, and now I suppose I’ll start over. Onward!

We’re just a few days away from opening Simplur to the world, and I couldn’t be more excited.  Pluralized Funds will be the equalizer for individuals to regain influence in our political system.  It took me 6 years to put all the pieces together for this, and all I can say right now is that it’s been worth it.  If there’s anything that can change the the power structure in our political system, it’s Simplur.