Yet another week gone by! Hard to believe. If you’re looking for part 3 of my location-independent family posts, don’t worry, it’s coming next week. The Carnival of Careers will be here, too. And in the meantime I’ve managed to work a heavy-overtime week (the extra money wasn’t necessary but is nice […]
This week has been another one of those weeks that’s just managed to drift away from me. I’m falling behind on flipping through my reader, as well, but I pulled out a few posts worth reading.???? I think I’m trying to read too many blogs; I’ve got so many in my reader that I’m […]
I got a bike and a seat for Little Buddy in the back. In the future I’ll take Pumpkin, too. I had forgotten how much I loved bicycling. It’s not QUITE the solitary high of running, but it’s close. It’s amazing how much exercise restores the spirit; biking for an hour is […]
Bonus linguistics points: what language is “multumesc”? Hint: I had many, many tuicas there. The picture below is from a brutal-yet-beautiful monument in that country:
As usual, I have a few thanks to distribute to everyone who made brip blap something I look forward to working on this month. I also have a […]
We spent a completely non-frugal day with Little Buddy and Pumpkin at the New York Aquarium today. I find it strange that a “semi-public” attraction requires $12 for parking, $10 per adult and $2.50 for a bottle of water. So be it - it was fun. At the same time, I am also […]
“Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used” -Hunter S. Thompson
You always have to wonder about the way the world works when it has one of those random burps of synchronicity. My problogging days are numbered now. A Fortune-single-digits company hurled out a six month consulting contract; a neighbor put […]
I am presenting all of my links in completely random order this time. Money Writers, links from the Intertubes, Carnivals - we can all live in harmony. I had a long intro written but my Internet connection died just long enough to dump the draft, so I’ll summarize what I was going to […]
Yeah, I’m bringing it! Back again! Woo! Yeah! I missed the linklings last weekend but I’m back at this weekend. Things are slowly settling into place at Casa del Blap. Due to Bubelah’s iron will soldiering forward despite two whiny babies - and a newborn - things are still […]
I realize this is a bit late for a roundup on the April stats, but I’m just finally getting my sea legs back after a hectic (and for me, quite sickly) week and a half. I still want to make sure I thank everyone who deserves to be thanked for their contributions to this […]
This won’t be much of a roundup, since I don’t have any links. I’ll try to get back to them next week. As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I did have a new tax deduction come to fruition this week; our baby daughter was delivered healthy and happy (if you can […]
Since we may be faced with the end of the world this summer ( photo credit: Ethan Hein), we might as well enjoy the spring weather. A few thoughts:
The Knicks fired Isaiah (finally) at the same time the Pope arrived in New York. Coincidence? Hmm.
I got nostalgic for one of the greatest […]
I finished up my taxes but I’m waiting to pull the trigger to file since it’s going to be a rough year in the Blap household for taxes. I know it doesn’t make any difference if I pay today or pay in a few days, but somehow psychologically I’d rather hold onto it for […]
The temperature goes up 10 degrees and gametime is on! I was up at 6 am this Saturday bundling the sleepless Little Buddy into his outdoor gear and heading off to the local public transportation (a light rail system) to go to our favorite coffee shop for eggs, coffee and juice. Little Buddy […]
Today being the first of April I thought I’d run down my “top list” for March. I just finished having a good laugh at finding myself on Google cited as a reference in a very dense technical study on fractal geometry from some years back. Despite working as an auditor these days, I originally started […]
Today being the first of April I thought I’d run down my “top list” for March. I just finished having a good laugh at finding myself on Google cited as a reference in a very dense technical study on fractal geometry from some years back. Despite working as an auditor these days, I originally started […]
I’ll launch into the roundup by formally announcing (not that it’s a surprise to most readers by this point, although some subscribers who don’t visit the site may not have noticed) that I’ve joined The Money Writers network. The network has been around for a year and included The Sun’s Financial Diary, Money Smart […]
photo credit: tinou bao
Based on some of the comments and the seeming lack of enthusiasm, I’m probably going to discontinue the 31 causes of failure series. If someone really loved it, sorry, but I just got the impression that it wasn’t catching anyone’s attention. Although I like to write for myself […]
photo credit: Shiny Things
I have been working in the financial services industry for several years now, and times are getting grim. Bear Stearns is probably days away from disappearing into a division of another bank, despite Federal efforts to prop them up; other grizzly old banks that have been profit-making machines […]
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photo credit: Mike9Alive
With some eerie unseasonal winds this evening we lost power in our community. It’s quite unpleasant, even for a brief time. I thought it was odd how much I rely on electricity now. Growing up in a small town in the South it was a fairly common occurrence to […]
photo credit: Hamed Saber
It’s snowing. Again. I’m cold. Again. I really wonder on days like today why I don’t move to Florida. Must be because I’d have a tough time being a Marlins fan. Does anyone really enjoy cold weather? Not just in a “oh looky at […]
