February 2012
17 posts
Tiger Moms Everywhere are Nodding in Aproval
myparentsarelinsane:
(Jeff Yang, NY Daily News) Chris Trotman/Getty Images
January 2012
11 posts
Retirement Calculator →
I met with my financial advisor today to go over my retirement status and it’s pretty depressing and I know I’m probably in a better position than a lot of other people.
I’m 36 and to retire on $40,000/yr I will need to invest around $15,000-20,000/yr starting now. This assumes the Canadian Pension Plan still exists when I retire and that I make a return on my investments of...
For dinner I had pickles, homemade ice cream and microwave popcorn. DAMN I must be pregnant!
You must be very proud of yourself
Yes I am!
One year ago I bought my car and I expect that in 2 months time that I will have paid it off which is entirely unexpected as I had planned to take 4 years to do it. A friend pointed out that my payment rate was around $1,000/month and after a little math it’s actually way more than that which is what I’m really proud of (that I was able to put aside this much money for...
December 2011
11 posts
I didn't know
Things I didn’t know a car needed until I needed them:
Heated seats
Leather steering wheel
Dual zone climate control
Auto-dimming rear view mirror
Heated side view mirrors
Anti-lock brakes
Memory seats
Bluetooth
iPod integration
Things I feel I need in a car yet don’t have:
800 horsepower
Recaro seats
No muffler on my exhaust
November 2011
8 posts
poisepolish.: Asian models at Victoria’s Secret... →
Looking good ladies.
If You Had Invented Siri, You Would've Invented... →
parislemon:
Well, we all knew this was coming.
In a sit down with Forbes’ Eric Savitz, Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie talks about how Microsoft has actually been doing what Siri offers for the past year with Tellme technology on Windows Phone. He dismisses Siri’s buzz as basically just good marketing and people being “infatuated” with Apple.
Sadly, the majority of...
October 2011
11 posts
“OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.”
– The final words of Steve Jobs as told by his sister, Mona Simpson in her amazing eulogy which she decided to publish.
Since she gave this speech at the memorial service, there had been whispers about the words floating around. But they’re even better in full context. Read the entire piece.
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