If you haven't read about the "Madden Curse", you can read more about it here at Snopes. Basically, every player that has graced the cover of the Madden NFL since 2000 has gotten injured the next season. It's superstition, which is stupid to believe … [Read more...] about The “Madden Curse” Strikes Again?
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My friend Jessica sent me this email last month and I've been holding onto it to post it. I'm sure at least a few of you have gotten it as well, but the lessons are very applicable: Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2 : The world … [Read more...] about Rules You Won’t Learn in High School
I must warn you that this story might make some people queasy. No seriously, after re-reading it myself, if you don't like booger-talk, then just skip this one (or email it to your friends that do!). And you don't need to tell me it has nothing to do … [Read more...] about No, I don’t want your boogers, thank you
This has nothing to do with finance, marriage, or families, and probably belongs over at Building Nutrition, but I just had to rant about a woman in the Washington Post article about outages on the DC Metro today. I was one of the people stuck on … [Read more...] about Seriously? Donuts + High Blood Pressure? Related?
I realized that I haven't updated my finance reader list since March 20th, and that's not very fair to the half-dozen blogs that I've added since then. But even though I've added a few sites to my list, I've also dropped about a dozen more. In March, … [Read more...] about June Update to My PF Blog Reader List
Guess what. May 2008 was a record month. Other than March 2007 when I hit over 40,000 hits, this past May was my best month ever. In fact, I had more page views than even last March! March 2007: Hits: 42564 Views: 54784 May 2008: Hits: … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits! May 2008 Traffic and Referral Numbers
Ever hear of "People Pushers"? It's an actual job. I want that job. But this video gives me a new appreciation for commuting here in the United States! … [Read more...] about New Appreciation for the D.C. Metro
By Mrs. Dude (aka "Clever Dudette") This is a guest post from my wife, Stacie, and a follow-on to my hit rant "10 Tips for My Fellow Mass Transit Riders". Stacie has to drive about 40 miles round-trip per day and decided to take a swing at her own … [Read more...] about 10 Tips for my Fellow Drivers in Rush-Hour Traffic [Egotistical Rant by Mrs. Dude]
