Friends News: I rented an ENTIRE waterpark 🌊

Published about 2 years ago • 2 min read

Friends news: I rented an ENTIRE waterpark 🌊

Hello Reader from your friend Nick Gray in Austin, Texas.

In this issue: My big 40th birthday party, a SUPER FUN family / friends board game, how to live longer and healthier (my notes), a great podcast you can listen to with a smart guy (Tyler Cowen), my favorite electric door lock, the cube rule of food, and lots more.

Why you’re getting this: I'm Nick Gray and this is my Friends Newsletter. I send this to people I’ve met recently, my contacts on LinkedIn, and friends I want to keep in touch with. You can un-subscríbe and I won’t be offended.

Renting an ENTIRE Waterpark for my 40th Birthday

For my 40th birthday, I wanted to do something fun.

So I rented out America’s largest indoor waterpark.

It was great fun. Honestly, it was like a dream. I was so happy.

Read more on my blog.

Spending time on the slides with friends
Me and Courtney after going down our favorite tube ride.
40 years young and smiling!
40 years young! Am I doing it right?

Random Links

↘️ Quick Question: WTF Is Going on With the Economy?

My friend Ben is good friends with Tyler Cowen. I enjoyed this podcast interview with him. About inflation and the economy but tons more rapid fire questions.

🔑 Keyless door lock w/thumbprint: ULTRALOQ Smart Lock U-Bolt Pro ($169)

Have been using for a few months. I don’t need keys anymore to get into my apartment. I love these. Makes it easy to run out the house. The fingerprint works but isn't 100% perfect (sometimes takes 2-3 tries) but still WAY faster than PIN code entry or physical key.

🎲 Board game: Off Topic

I played this board game with my family recently and we all liked it. How To Play: Draw a card to set the topics, and roll the die to set the letter that your responses must begin with. Then write down a bunch of words. It was cool.

🥄 The Cube Rule of Food Identification

Fantastic design, and a fun read. TIL that hot dogs are DEFINITELY considered sandwiches. via Steph Smith

📺 What I learned about being vaccinated and testing positive for Covid

2-min video clip from CEO of Whoop about how he tested negative for several days (even with symptoms) before he tested positive, and a guess about why.

🧻 The secret MVP of sports? The port-a-potty

"Most game days simply couldn't happen without portable toilets and the people who maintain them." Sent to me by Jonathan Wegener

📌 Magnetic Push Pins, 24 PCS Refrigerator Magnets

I like these magnets a lot. SUPER strong magnets with an easy grip. I use them on my fridge for photos.

Never forget who we make our products for!
Never forget who we make our products for!

5 Ways to Live Longer

Have you heard of Hu Chocolate, or Hu Kitchen in NYC? Three weeks ago I went to hear Jason Karp, the founder of Hu, speak at an investor summit thing.

I got to meet and talk to him briefly. Here is a photo of us:

Me and Jason Karp, the founder of Hu Chocolate and some other brands

He had a super powerful story! Here are some of my notes.

Email me back if you want my full notes and I'll send the PDF from my note-taking app.

5 things to live longer
Exercise is really important
I need to exercise more, haha. And longer! Email me back if you want the full notes from his presentation and I'll send them.

Fun Photos

Naturally colored eggs showing the chroma gradient produced by different chicken breeds. Photograph courtesy of Bergs Fairytale Garden
Naturally colored eggs showing the chroma gradient produced by different chicken breeds. Photograph courtesy of Bergs Fairytale Garden
testing facility for thyssenkrupp elevators in Zhongshan City
testing facility for thyssenkrupp elevators in Zhongshan City

The End

Thanks for reading my Friends Newsletter.

Coming up soon: I'm going to sell $1M of my Tesla stock for charity (into a DAF for now). Will write about it in my next email.

Lots of cool stuff on the horizon! I am pretty excited for 2022. I will try to help you make it awesome for you and your family and friends, too.

🤠 Nick Gray

​p.s. Here's the About Me on my website if you forgot who I am or where we met.

An investor, entrepreneur, and author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. I started and sold two successful companies: Flight Display Systems and Museum Hack. Join 20,000 CEOs, investors, and founders and receive business tips, productivity tools, and other resources from me.

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