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Ready or Not, Here we Go!

Well, not quite yet. Here’s the plan: In case you didn’t know, we’re going to China for three weeks. This will be my third trip. The first was one week. The second was two weeks, and yes, you guessed it, this trip will be three weeks long. We’re leaving the apartment today, and driving up… Continue reading Ready or Not, Here we Go!

Sixteen Personal Finance Programs

I blogged a long time ago that Microsoft has discontinued making MS Money. Here are 16 alternatives.   “Get Rich Slowly” is an awesome blog, by the way, for anybody interested in personal finance (and who shouldn’t be)? http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/07/01/good-bye-microsoft-money-16-powerful-personal-finance-programs/

Can I Pick ‘Em?

In 1997, I took an “Engineering Economics” course. This was one of the best courses I ever took, because what it REALLY taught had nothing to do with Engineering; it had to do with MONEY and INVESTING. During this class, we had a project in which we would pick $5,000 worth of company stocks and… Continue reading Can I Pick ‘Em?

It is ALL YOUR FAULT. (Was: “What’s Happ’ning?”

Why is the apostrophe necessary? Diff’rent Strokes used it! Why didn’t What’s Happening use it? bah. i’m getting off track. the purpose of this blog entry was to update my adoring fans as to what I’ve been up to. Well, fans, let’s see. first off, today, I just FAILED my 70-643 Microsoft exam. Egads! Oh… Continue reading It is ALL YOUR FAULT. (Was: “What’s Happ’ning?”

Stuff & Stuff

Mia got sick lately. We’re going to the McGregor’s Halloween extravaganza, where distemper will once again rock. My friend Jody is gonna move to maryland. Max’s birthday was yesterday. need to call him. It was great to see everybody that was at fauxtoberfest, and meet the banjo guy. The irish chicks were pretty lame, though.… Continue reading Stuff & Stuff

Comedy of Errors

1. Wife forgets car key. Has to take mine, to drive the car to the parking lot, which is near her office, after dropping me off at my office. 2. At 5:02 pm, I call wife to see if she’s coming to pick me up, or if I need to walk to car. She tells… Continue reading Comedy of Errors

Random Stuff

Hey fans, have not posted a blog post in about 1000 years. that is because of Facebook. everybody is on there… well ALMOST everybody… so it’s easier to keep in touch that way. So this is getting neglected. And forget about snail mail: I don’t think I’ve written an actual letter in about 15 years.… Continue reading Random Stuff