Archive for September, 2006
Friday, September 15th, 2006
I’m Not Warren Buffett, Yet
I made the decision earlier this year to build wealth. Living more or less from check to check, albeit comfortably, is no way to secure my financial future. Breaking that cycle would be tough but I thought other people have done it, so why not me? How hard could it be? First I’d probably have [...]
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
Razor? I Thought It Was a Rattle
One of the more frightening images among this collection of vintage ads. Lysol for feminine hygiene, Thorazine for senile agitation, babies advertising cigarettes, David Cassidy Fan Club, it’s all there.
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
Excuses, Excuses
I’ve a great idea for a blog post but I can’t get motivated to write it. It’s too warm in the office today and it’s affecting my initiative. Woe is me. Until I get my mojo back, here’s a list. What I’m Reading National Geographic July 2006 (Pandas!!) What I’m Listening To Guster “Ganging Up [...]
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Monday, September 11th, 2006
Check Out My New Wheelz
This past friday’s UPS delivery brought me a brand new bicycle but not the one I posted about back in August. It’s a Motobecane Elite FS, an aluminum framed hybrid designed for city riding. I took it for a shakedown run yesterday and it performed quite well proving both comfy and quick. Just need to [...]
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Monday, September 11th, 2006
Mr. Cranky Britches is All Better Now
My apologies for the two previous posts. I’m not sure why I was so cranky last week but I promise that I’m better. There’s more than enough negativity on the internet as it is without me adding to it.
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Friday, September 8th, 2006
Email Annoyances
Generally I try to keep the tone of my posts on the positive side but I need to take a moment today to complain. I work in an office and there are two aspects of email that drive me crazy. The first is the obligatory “thank you” email. I’m aware that there’s a certain etiquette [...]
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Thursday, September 7th, 2006
Get a Human on the Phone
I’m a man who appreciates reference material as much if not more than literature. Seriously, I once asked for and received a big fancy dictionary as a Christmas present(thanks Mom!). And I own an encyclopedia set, nevermind that it’s from 1968 and I rarely use it. Because of this, I never take for granted how [...]
