Year: 2009
Quarter-Life Crisis
I can check off almost every bullet on this list. Can anyone else relate? Characteristics of quarter-life crisis may include: feeling “not good enough” because one can’t find a job that is at one’s academic/intellectual level frustration with relationships, the working world, and finding a suitable job or career confusion…
MSN Money: “Why Gen Y might never retire”
I’m pissed off about this article from MSN Money: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/why-gen-y-might-never-retire.aspx “But when it’s time to invest, they’re as risk-averse as their Depression-era forefathers. That could prove to be a personal-finance mistake of epic proportions. It’s overly dramatic to say that investing like a scared rabbit could ruin your life. But…
Swine Flu
I’ve been debating with myself as to whether I should even recognize the insane and immature hysteria that has been broadcast by mainstream television media or to just make the choice to ignore it and spend my time on worthy news sources. I’ve finally decided that this situation has…
A random thought
From a conversation most of you never knew I had: If I have the spirit of a falcon, perhaps I need to fly. Current Mood: 🤔thoughtful
Some defined life needs
Val and I tried to organize some of my life needs. Here’s what we came up with: (stream of consciousness; sans grammar) Being able to visit grandparents/family to help out working on farm having something to do/learning something want to own a house so he can fix up and work on…
I love lifeforms too!
This reminds me that I wanted to buy the old and new Star Trek Movies on DVD. And maybe the older Bond box set. Current Mood: 🙂amused
Our Broken Income Tax System
I think we should have a flat 1-5% income tax rate. Someone do the math: How much money would our government pull in at a flat tax income for everyone. It would be easy to pay, easy to estimate, and wouldn’t require degrees in tax accounting. From CBS News Online:…
What your wallet says about you:
Use the link and find out. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/BetterBanking/WhatYourWalletSaysAboutYou.aspx
Nice things
On the nasty, slushy, cold, snowy days I’m reminded why its good to work at the hospital. This is the one place everyone wants to be able to get to in an emergency, so its the first stretch of road to be cleared. Driving to work yesterday was a piece…