Random
Hopped in a cab with a random stranger today to make my train. We were both waiting for the bus and it never came. He worked in my building and was at least very polite. That’s one way to “carpool” and save a few dollars. (In retrospect, I recognize this is not the safest thing [...]
Bye bye Vince!
Just got rid of my HBO…no more Entourage! I couldn’t justify paying $144 per year just to watch that show. I’ll rent the DVDs when they come out. I was considering getting rid of the digital plus package, too, but I couldn’t bear the thought of parting with Heidi and Tim just yet. I may [...]
The Frumpy Dilemma
No one wakes up in the morning and attempts to look frumpy. Yet, every day for the past week when I’ve arrived at work, that’s how I’ve felt…FRUMPY! My clothes are just the slightest bit outdated, they don’t fit exactly right…I even noticed a huge hole in one of my favorite sweaters (that I was [...]
Upgrades
My little brother served as house-sitter for me during a recent week-long vacation to California. When I arrived back home, he was filled with helpful suggestions on how my apartment could be better. “The remote control for the bedroom TV sticks. It’s too hard to change channels. Also, the TV buzzes when it’s turned on. [...]
In Search of Balance
In the immortal words of growing-up guru Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Well, here I am. Sitting down in front of my computer, focused on writing and doing my finances for the first time in forever. Over the past [...]
