Friends with(out) money

February 28, 2007

[This final entry of February was delayed due to my discovery of Idols West Africa, a tv show that will be very familiar to many of you.  Idols West Africa deserves its own entry so I'll say no more].
Two conversations about money with a coworker less than two weeks apart, coupled with a financial transaction that [...]

Sweet teeth

February 27, 2007

I keep on reading that almonds are good for you so I keep on buying them.
I do not enjoy eating almonds–the little bits of husk(?) get stuck on my teeth, the inner nut part gets stuck on my molars, and the taste is quite bland.  I love roasted Virginia peanuts, without salt, so maybe I [...]

The only good thing about the blues is that they pass

February 25, 2007

Accolades for a blue self (because it’s far easier to dwell on all the reasons that I suck, and wallow in my melancholy):
*I finally joined the RSP bandwagon and I’ve virtually guaranteed that I will be buying a house in 3 years or less
*I’m saving more of my money than ever before–at last I am fiscally responsible!
*I [...]

Looking at the world through myopic eyes

February 22, 2007

A few months ago, while hanging out with friends, we started discussion how close we are to having 20/20 vision.  A wearer of glasses for 20 years(!), my eyesight is very poor and to add insult to injury, at my appointment last year, my eye doctor told me that instead of seeing me every two years like every [...]