July 2010

Urban Drama: The dollar, the mom, and the problem kid

July 18, 2010

Don’t you love it when people let it all hang out, in public? One of the joys of living in a big city is that people act up in front of God and everyone, knowing they’ll never have to see any of those folks again. Endlessly entertaining, and it’s free! This afternoon I drove up [...]

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Figuring Out How to Work Smarter

July 17, 2010

Yesterday I had reason to revisit the website of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, a worthy organization where I was a member for some years. Eventually they jacked up their dues so high that I felt I could no longer justify paying them—you probably get value received from $200 a year (plus, plus) [...]

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The Joy—and Value Received—of Community Colleges

July 16, 2010

Well, I came away from the community college’s four-day-long series of  training workshops feeling quite pleased. Really, I’d call them “courses,” because they were so full of content. A lot of new ideas surfaced, even though the instructor had already introduced me to many of the concepts in one-on-ones over the past several weeks. I [...]

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The Seven Silliest Money Stunts I’ve Ever Pulled

July 15, 2010

What are the silliest things you’ve ever done where money was concerned? Me, I don’t know that I could count them all. The alliterative “seven” is definitely too few to cover all the bizarre money tricks I’ve pulled over the course of a lifetime. Some were risks I shouldn’t have taken. Some were the result [...]

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Crickets and Bug Spray, Oh My!

July 14, 2010

Spent half the morning paying some more dumb tax. Last night not one but two amorous gentleman crickets took up residence in the family room, where they filled the night air with serenades to every lady cricket within miles. At night, when it’s quiet and still, these elegant little bugs sound less cheery than they [...]

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I need a vacation from retirement!

July 13, 2010

It’s getting untenable. I can’t keep on doing this. Don’t know how long “this” has gone on, but it feels like it’s been forever. I’m working ten, twelve, fourteen, sometimes sixteen hours a day. Maybe longer than that. It’s 3:30 in the morning. By the time I finish writing this post, it’ll be time to [...]

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