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A billion here, a billion there
A billion here, a billion there. . . pretty soon we’re talking about real money!
Here’s a neat info-graphic comparing various expenses in the US and world economy. (Click through for full size and descriptions)
Filed under Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Jan 18th, 2010
Chrome for Mac is here!
Google has [finally!] released a beta of the Google Chrome web browser for Mac.
Huzzah!
Huzzah!
Huzzah!
Filed under Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Dec 9th, 2009
For the record. . .
I think our national debt is a problem. A big problem. But the sooner we can all admit that this problem transcends convenient partisan stereotypes, the sooner we can start to address the real issues.
Consider:
Quote:
For decades, we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children’s future for the temporary convenience of the present.”
— Ronald Reagan
Indeed, Mr. Reagan. Indeed.
Filed under Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Dec 7th, 2009
Speed Hump
Washington D.C. has a strange concept of the speed bump. (In case the phrase “speed hump” is unfamiliar, they include a convenient diagram)
Filed under Uncategorized : Comments (2) : Dec 5th, 2009
Welcome Back.
It’s been quite awhile since my last post on tadfad.com. Four months, to be precise. I never gave up on the project; I just let this slide down on my priority list. It’s been long enough. I’m back.
Four months is a long time. What happened?
- I quit my corporate job. There are lots of nice people at my former employer, but over the past three years I learned a very clear message that Corporate America is not for me.
- I landed a new job. I was extremely lucky to find an opportunity through a friend that lined up just about perfectly with my interests and goals. At my old job, I was one of 30,000 employees. Now I am one of 50. A big change in the right direction.
- I did my first solo hike on the Superior Hiking Trail. Six days of hiking does wonders to clear the head and rejuvenate the spirit. I also met some really cool hikers along the way and was reminded that there really are some genuinely nice people out there.
- I put 2,000 miles on the Volvo driving from Milwaukee to Denver to Silver City and back again. The West is a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful place.
- I climbed a mountain with a friend, walking into a blizzard at the peak. Now I understand why people die while mountain climbing.
- I scoped out my new apartment in Washington D.C. I’ll be moving in the next few weeks to represent my new employer on the east coast.
I know myself well enough not to make any claims to the frequency of future posts in my little corner of the internet, but I’m hoping not to let another fours months go by leaving tadfad.com quiet.
Filed under Uncategorized : Comments (1) : Nov 27th, 2009
