Archive for November, 2007
Choosing Not To Work
I was just talking with my girlfriend about how she has encountered varying instances of judgment since she decided, at the age of 27, to stop working. She is a very intelligent, freethinking individual with a Masters in Social Work. However, when presented with the means to stop working (read: producing), she began to question [...]
Risk-Free Short
Here’s one of the more cut-and-dry examples of how to make money off of others’ poor decisions. Apparently, a couple years ago, there was a market to sell Arnold Schwarzenegger’s chances of becoming the Republican Presidential Nominee at rates as high as 4%. I’d love to hear some rationalizations on that purchase.
“If someone gives you [...]
Macsnobs
Maybe it’s just the people I’m exposed to, but this notion that Apple is god and everything else is crap seems to be at an epic high. I suspect the hype surrounding the release of the iPhone, and now the iTouch (which is basically just an iPhone without the phone part – what’s the big [...]
Lackluster Update
To the six of you who actually visit this blog with any regularity, I feel compelled to write a “real” entry (if you can call this one).
This blog hasn’t been too interesting lately. (That’s not to suggest it ever was.) It’s easier to maintain an interesting blog when your life is interesting. This summer [...]
