I like listening to audiobooks on my iPod when I’m washing dishes or cooking. It helps pass the time and makes my chores far more enjoyable. However, I frequently end up catching my headphone cord on a cabinet handle or other protuberance as I’m moving to and fro in the kitchen. That ends up yanking [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Remember how last month a rogue trader cost banking giant Societe Generale a mind-boggling $7 billion in losses? Well, a similar thing happened yesterday, though admittedly on a much smaller scale. This time, a rogue trader for MF Global, a futures firm based out of Bermuda, let loose at the Chicago Board of Trade, racking [...]
The last of my 1099 forms arrived this week, so I’m finally ready to do my taxes. I’ve had all of my receipts and other records organized since the beginning of the year, but have been procrastinating because of the 1099 situation. At any rate, I’m planning to use Turbo Tax Online this year instead [...]
Today’s Booking Through Thursday question is a tough one: Who is your favorite female lead character? And why? (And yes, of course, you can name more than one . . . I always have trouble narrowing down these things to one name, why should I force you to?) I’ve read so many books that, inevitably, [...]
One of my favorite places for seafood is Poor Phil’s Bar & Grill in Oak Park. I’ve been going to Poor Phil’s for more than 15 years now, and never get tired of their menu. In fact, the first time I ever tried oysters was at this restaurant, way back when I was still in [...]
I haven’t had much to post about here recently, so it’s given me a chance to think about what I want to do with this particular site. It’s pretty much been a catch-all, general type of blog where I just post about anything and everything under the sun. But I’m thinking about narrowing the focus [...]
Back when I worked at my office job, we made extensive use of employment agencies to help with hiring new staff. We used a temp agency to find workers for the factory, and we used an executive recruiting firm to fill management positions. The temps we got for the factory were generally pretty good, but [...]