December 2009

Christmas!

December 26, 2009

Well, we had quite an evening last night. It was the largest dinner party I’ve ever hosted! We ended up with 13 people, and it was a lot of fun. M’hijito gave me a new digital camera, since the beloved antique Kodak is slowly giving up the ghost. The fancy new ones are significantly more [...]

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How the Crockpot Scalloped Potatoes Worked Out

December 25, 2009

So there was that scheme to cook up a mess of scalloped potatoes in the crockpot, so as to simplify my contribution to the Christmas Eve potluck down at the Cult Headquarters. Alerted by Frugal Scholar to the likelihood that milk and cheese would curdle during the long cook, I sent out intelligence feelers across [...]

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Happy Blogiversary to Funny!

December 24, 2009

And happy holidays to all of you! Funny about Money was born two years ago today, as an idle hobby to while away the hours as its proprietor wasted the evenings in front of the television set. Apple’s iLife came with the iMac I’d bought; part of that program was a lightweight blogging platform. Thought [...]

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Decluttering: What to do with the electronic junk?

December 23, 2009

So… What do you do with old CD backups? I mean, really old CD backups that you no longer feel any compulsion to store in the closet? The other day, when I realized the point had come where I will never have to go back to GDU again (except to return the keys to their [...]

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2009 budget wrap

December 22, 2009

Monday marked the end of the last budget cycle of my employed life. My budgets run from the 20th to the 20th, timed to follow American Express’s billing cycle, since I charge everything other than recurring monthly bills and then pay it in full each month. This provides a nice annual kickback, usually around $250 [...]

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I knew it…

December 22, 2009

I just knew I wasn’t gunna get away from the Great Desert University without at least one more thrilling episode. This week I started using up the 176 hours that constitutes the use-it-or-lose-it part of my accrued vacation time. I entered 40 hours in the annoying online form PeopleSoft makes us use, leaving a balance [...]

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