Archive for May, 2009
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
There is a silver lining to the recession: gas is about half as expensive as it was just a year ago. (It's just north of $2 per gallon around here.)
It didn't seem to get high enough for people to change their driving habits drastically -- people were still sitting in ...
Posted in Economy, Frugal Living, Three Green Rs | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
It seems like every week I get an e-mail from Classmates.com. I signed up for it years ago but never really was curious enough about finding my own classmates to pay. This week, somebody stopped by and signed my guestbook.
Who could it be, I wonder? I click on ...
Posted in Commentary | 7 Comments »
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
My wife and my mother-in-law spent this week totally rearranging and repurposing our office. Once it gets back in order I'll post pictures. The extra space we have in there now is way better than even the clever frugal corner desk brought.
The new office is more open and less claustrophobic. ...
Posted in Organization | 5 Comments »
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Caught this yesterday via Slashdot:
News Corp will charge for newspaper websites, says Rupert Murdoch
In August I wrote about this, and it looks like it's happening. So, is Rupert Murdoch going to roll out subscription fees for his companies' news sites just because he's a greedy capitalist? Well, yeah, ...
Posted in Commentary, Economy | 1 Comment »
