17 years ago • Comments
Just a quick note that I got home tonight (Sunday night) from a long 3-day trip across half of Pennsylvania to see an email from Citibank that I'm past due on a payment. I nearly crapped my pants because I have a spotless credit history with … [Read more...] about Fighting a $15 Late Fee from Citibank
17 years ago • Comments
In my announcement that I got a new job, I promised to explain the details of the job change and a bit of comparison between the job. Well, here it is: A Brief History of My Employment I've been out of college almost 8 yeprars now, and in that time … [Read more...] about Comparing Jobs: Why am I switching?
17 years ago • Comments
I just happened to check out the stocks on My Yahoo page today (April 7th...hey, another 7!) and was amazed to see all 7's. While I'm not superstitious, I do think it's at least a cool occurrence. Too bad the DOW had to take a 198.08 hit to get … [Read more...] about The DOW hit 7777.77 on 4/7! [Screenshot]
17 years ago • Comments
We were doing so well. We set a monthly budget of $200 for dining out for dinners, $100 for dining out for lunches and $200 for groceries (just food, not personal care). Also, we decided to only allow ourselves to dine out in the evenings on Friday … [Read more...] about Ashamed: 5 Reasons We Went Over Our Dining Budget by $300
17 years ago • Comments
It's 11pm and I just arrived home from a night on the town with 8 other PF bloggers and one cool spouse. We visited McGinty's Public House in Silver Spring, MD and had a good 3 hours of chat about blogging, school, work, and, uh, weird fetishes … [Read more...] about A night out with fellow PF bloggers
17 years ago • Comments
Sigh, school has taken a bite out of my time again in March, but at least I wrote more articles than in February. You can see from my Archives Page that I wrote 19 articles in March (same as January), up from 12 in February, but down from my highs in … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits: March 2009 Traffic Numbers
17 years ago • Comments
Some of you know that I've been pretty busy lately. I'm working full-time, plus taking 2 graduate courses and preparing for my capstone course in the summer. I'm running 3 websites (barely) and working through some health problems. Now throw in a … [Read more...] about From Consulting to Higher Learning: Moving to a New Job
17 years ago • Comments
In over 2 years of riding the DC Metro daily, I've had a few run-ins and even rants about my fellow passengers. I've been delayed because a thief ran down the tracks, but people still envy my 50 mile commute (really it's more like 60). But I need … [Read more...] about Return of the Man from “Phlegming”
