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Monthly Archives: January 2006
The Dow rises above 11,000
I was intrigued to see the Dow Jones Industrial Average climb above 11,000 this week, because I could not recall it being that high since I first started investing a year ago. Then, my local news informed me last night … Continue reading
Book #2: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Book #2 – The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by: C.S. Lewis, the second in the Chronicles of Narnia series. Pages – 86 (again, in the anthology of all seven). This was a quick, fun read, especially after having recently seen … Continue reading
The Wisdom of Abraham Simpson
Evan and I were chatting this morning about stereotypes of elderly people, and how Abraham Simpson is perhaps the best example of this in pop culture. We then found this quote of his, a letter he wrote during one episode: … Continue reading
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Book #1 – The Magician’s Nephew
Book #1 – The Magician’s Nephew by: C.S. Lewis, the first in the Chronicles of Narnia series. Pages – 105 (at least in the edition I am using – a large volume containing all seven books). This is the first … Continue reading
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Arguments for an Opt-Out Organ Donation System
I have been following the Becker-Posner Blog since September in an effort to see the economic side to controversial issues. The authors are economists who evaluate dilemmas facing our country (ie, the death penalty and whether to punish parents for children’s crimes … Continue reading
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What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
During the first five days of 2006, there have been 1400 deaths (Iraqis and other nationalities) in Iraq between suicide bombings and roadside bombs. When people claim that things are better there now than they have been – sorry, I have … Continue reading
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These pretzels are making me thirsty.
Evan and I are making our way through the third season of the Seinfeld DVDs – and we are finally entering familiar territory. I found Seinfeld in high school, around 1995-ish, and thus missed many of the earlier episodes, although I … Continue reading
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Introducing the Roth 401(k)/403(b)
Evan was telling me recently about a new retirement account offered for 2006 in which I very much wish I could participate – the Roth 401(k) (or, in my case, it would be the Roth 403(b), although my employer does not … Continue reading
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Shuffling blogs
This weekend, we’re swapping around some of the blogs. Unfortunately, this means some of the old links won’t work anymore. If you’re looking for “Jodi’s Running Blog” that used to be at this URL, it’s now at http://running.jodidodds.com/ and the … Continue reading
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