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And a happy new year to you!

I’m settling in for the new year, with friends coming over for bbq, drinks and music. I’ll be taking photos. I hope you all have a good new year, and all the best for 2008. I’m looking forward to this … Read more …

Merry Christmas to you all

I hope you had a wonderful time with your family and friends, and that you felt a sense of love and belonging. To me, that’s what christmas is about, and that’s what I’ve had today. I’ll provide more of an … Read more …

Group your Facebook friends

One of the interesting challenges about Facebook as a social network of your friends is – how do you define your friends? I mean, there’s your real friends, your work friends, your party friends, and even your random Facebook friends. … Read more …

How indifferent are you?

As you see examples of police brutality, how easy is it for you to justify it? Do you tell yourself that only the criminals have something to fear? Do you convince yourself that if you stay out of trouble, that … Read more …

101 ways to save money

In my article about how to be your own financial manager, I talked about how you can cut extra expenses in order to save money. It’s amazing the money you can save by cutting out the smallest things. Thanks to … Read more …

The Paradoxical Commandments

I found these here, and thought it would be nice to share with you. 1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. 2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. … Read more …

Are you a perfectionist?

http://www.nytimes.com/ Some researchers divide perfectionists into three types, based on answers to standardized questionnaires: Self-oriented strivers who struggle to live up to their high standards and appear to be at risk of self-critical depression; outwardly focused zealots who expect perfection … Read more …

How to be your own financial manager

If you’re like most people, you’re in debt. You’re spending more money than you’re earning, and you’re hoping that you’ll keep yourself afloat for long enough to find a solution to your problem. But the solution never comes, and your … Read more …

Don’t cruise with Princess Cruise

http://www.theagitator.com/archives/028380.php If you go with Princess Cruise, you’re likely to be screwed. If you’re like the little ol’ lady in the story, they’ll book your flights so you miss them, then they’ll keep the money for the flights that the … Read more …

My political policies

Back in 2005, I wrote a post on my old blog about my political policies, as if I was creating my own political party. I thought I’d revisit them here. TAXATIONMost people want to pay less taxes but receive more. … Read more …

A bit of an update

Well, it’s been over a week since I last updated this. That’s quite unusual these days. I can’t say I’ve been too busy, but I’ve certainly been distracted. Work has gotten a little busier. It’s a busy 2-person job which … Read more …