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Baristas discover that business really picks up when they dress like hootchies
Store orders youth to remove his hooded sweatshirt fearing he might be in a gang. “He’s only two-and-a-half,” objects grandmother who was carrying him at the time. “I don’t think he’s going to […]

My quest is harder than I thought, so I thought I’d give a progress update.
The last post generated some fantastic comments. Especially James Andrix and David who both pointed me towards the Dilberito. I gave it a lookover, and it is both a fantastic idea, and built with a great philosophy. Unfortunately, it […]

“Meals cost 5,000 yen for 60 minutes, which entitles the diner to eat and drink as much as they can, as well as request garment changes from any of the waiting staff available”
Recipe for Java Cookies
A school in Little Rock offered bonuses to teachers for improved student testing. Naturally, students’ scores jumped 29 […]

Consumers spend about $30 billion per year trying to lose weight or prevent weight gain and countless more on convenience foods.
The sale of prescription drugs has more than doubled in the U.S. during the past 8 years. In 1990, Americans spent $37.7 billion […]

One of the most handy sites I have found in a while is 10 Minute Mail.
It is a super light-weight site that gives you an email address that self-destructs after 10 minutes. You don’t even need to register. Just click the site, and get a 10 minute email address.

Any e-mails sent to that address will […]

One of the many arguments Olav and I have is whether development speed, or proper engineering is “better” when developing an application. I’m of the belief that no matter how small, it ultimately is most beneficial to spend a bit of time up front building a solid foundation for the application to sit upon.
One of […]

Humping Dog USB Drive Robs Us All of Precious Dignity

And, more fun… One of these gizmos humping a Wii.

Some great advice from Paul Farrell on marketwatch that we should all take in.
Ten New Year’s resolutions for us irrational investors
Summary:
The market is unpredictable. Accept that you can’t time the market and buy (low cost) index funds for the long-haul. And of course, fund your retirement nest-egg!

My additions and comments are the indented lines and […]

I’ve been enamored with ETFs ever since I read the Radical Guide to Investing.
If you aren’t aware, there is an investment vehicle that is taking the country by storm called ETFs. ETF stands for Exchange-Traded Fund, and is basically similar to a mutual fund except it trades on an exchange and can be traded intra-day […]

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