When I was in high school and college, I heard the word “potential” all the time. It was applied to my classmates and to myself by our teachers, advisers, and counselors, and it generally made us feel pretty good. The assumption was that we had the whole world at our feet and we could basically [...]
I have so much to say on this subject that I know I won’t be able to fit it into a single post, so you can expect me to continue writing about this for a few more days (or weeks) to come.
Right after high school, I attended a small Catholic college somewhere in the [...]
I just wanted to wish all of you U.S. readers out there a Happy Memorial Day. I hope you’re able to spend a nice day with your families, barbecuing or doing whatever else to celebrate the unofficial start of the summer season.
I also hope that you take a moment to think about why we have [...]
A friend of mine is something of an amateur coin collector. By that I mean she doesn’t go out of her way to spend thousands of dollars on rare coins, but she does have a pretty nice collection that is worth decent money.
I was just talking to her about her coins the other day, and [...]
I have never understood the whole idea behind collecting antiques. Why would anyone want to pay premium prices for old, used stuff that usually doesn’t even work anymore? I mean, I guess I could see why someone would want a historically significant item that belonged to a famous person, but other than that…? I don’t [...]
A couple weeks back, I mentioned how I usually end up taking a nap for a couple of hours during the daytime and how I needed blinds to help make the bedroom dark enough to accommodate sleeping at noon. Well, I actually followed through on that whole issue (which should show you how seriously I [...]
My big Tuesday project for last week was to get my accounting paperwork in order and take care of my taxes once and for all. Towards that end, I had to do some research on how to make estimated tax payments. Apparently, you don’t just send in a check like you do for regular year-end [...]
I found out about a week ago that my aunt, uncle, and cousins are going to Florida on vacation in July. I’ve decided to buy them all Disney World tickets as my oldest cousin’s graduation present (she just finished college) so they can enjoy a day at the park.
I don’t mind giving them Disney [...]