I Want That One
Immortal debate moments…
Yesterdays election was a rollercoaster of emotions. First, Obama…
Immortal debate moments…
While the mess unfolded, there were a couple of thoughts that popped up in my head.
I’m really, really back ♫
Yes, I know. I’ve been gone forever from here, and I’m sorry about that. Life has conspired to keep me busy. In the last few months, I had the pleasure of:
Buying a place (with my wife out of town, so I could make the fax machine work overtime) Overseeing the remodeling Packing and [...]
I’ve always been a huge fan of the “30-Day Trial”. This time, we’ll ditch TV.
One of the more horrible weapons humanity has conceived is the antipersonnel landmines. While we have plenty of ways to kill each other, those devices are intentionally designed
to injure rather than kill in order to increase the logistical support (evacuation, medical) burden on the opposing force
(Wikipedia)
There is a treaty to ban AP landmines. Embarrassingly enough, [...]
Chris Parnin1 recently pointed me to the NY Times buy vs. rent calculator
I do like the fact that it allows you to take a lot of factors into account - tax rate, inflation, appreciation, rent increase, return on investment, you name it. It also allows you to interactively modify the settings - move a slider [...]
Today is a wonderful day in California. Hundreds of couples finally got their permission to marry each other. It’s wonderful to see people who’ve been living together for 55 years can finally marry. Yes, it’s an extreme example. But if you’ve been to West Hollywood today, you have seen a lot of really happy people [...]
That’s a question that I need answered before I will commit to buying - after all, what’s the point of buying if it breaks the bank in the long run?
There are plenty of factors to take into account - inflation, investment earnings, mortgage rates, HOA dues, and tons more. Sitting down and doing math sounds [...]
Sometimes, you still have to send faxes. And until digital signing becomes more mainstream, that will probably stay the case. So the question is, how do you do that without having a fax machine?
If you have a MacBook and an analog phone line, it’s easy - it’s built right into your print dialog, under the [...]