October 2009

Moments of Fame

October 10, 2009

This week Funny appeared in the following carnivals: The Carnival of Personal Finance, hosted at Studenomics The Money Hacks Carnival, at Dough Roller Others either haven’t gone online or rejected poor old Funny’s ramblings. And speaking of those, with a mountain of student papers to read, two months’ worth of bank statements to reconcile, and [...]

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Another fun day at Human Resources

October 9, 2009

It’s probably my mistake. Most things are. Whatever, when I showed up yesterday morning at Human Resources for the required meeting for exiting retirees, I was told that the meeting wasn’t yesterday; it was Wednesday. Now, I would swear the woman who made the appointment for me was on the phone when I had the [...]

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Best phone solicitor story of all time

October 8, 2009

LOL! Over at The Buck List, Buck Weber holds forth on his two favorite ways to deal with telephone solicitors. His post reminded me of the time one of my graduate school professors occupied a fair amount of class time telling us about his latest encounter with a call center employee. At the time—this was [...]

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A$k and Re¢eive, Revisited

October 7, 2009

If you ever need a reminder to get bids for every…single…project of any kind, here’s a tale with that a moral to it: Richard the Landscaper proposed to remove the dying ash in front for for $1,000, down from the original $1,500 he thought the market would bear. When I asked if he would please [...]

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Hamburger: 12 ways to keep your family safe

October 6, 2009

Because chuck and rump roasts often go on sale for 10 to 50 cents a pound less than the grocery store’s hamburger, I look for bargain roasts and ask the butcher to grind it for me. Not only is the resulting hamburger cheaper, I find it invariably tastes much better than preground burger. Well… did [...]

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You want whiskey with that?

October 5, 2009

This morning I accidentally concocted a scrumptious little drinkie-poo… When I went to whip up my favorite morning drink, I found the vanilla had run out. Ordinarily this beloved swiggle consists of orange juice blended with a handful of frozen fruit and flavored with a dash of vanilla. Lately I’ve been using Costco’s mixed fruit, [...]

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