Category: General
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Getting to be a busy day
It used to be that 25 May was just Towel Day, or Geek Pride Day, but now other folks want to use our day to promote the selling of clown noses at Walgreens, “Red Nose Day,” and some goof decided that it would be good for “Brown-bag-it Day.”According to Parade Magazine in last Sunday’s Star-Tribune,…
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I’ll be nicer
My horoscope in the Star-Tribune yesterday, 2017-02-22, was, “You’re not the casting director for every scene in the grand play of life&.nbsp; But when you do have the power, use it. Surround yourself with nice people and you won’t have to teach people to be nice.”And the best way to teach people to be nice…
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Really?
I don’t have to live in fear every day, but the headlines in Google news today are quite disconcerting:Mexican President cancel’s his visit to the White HouseThe Doomsday Clock Is Reset: Closest To Midnight Since The 1950sIt’s No Trump Tower, but White House Has ‘Beautiful’ PhonesThe State Department’s entire senior management team just resignedBritish lawmakers…
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Viva Las Vegas!
What was I doing 32 years ago today, 1984-12-16? I was sitting in a seat at the newly completed Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas watching Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Diana Ross at the grand opening ceremony. I think I remarked at the time, 4 days from graduation, that…
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Talk Like a Pirate Day
Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day! Today is also my four year anniversary of being stationed at the DNR with MN.IT supporting the Enforcement (Guns) & Forestry (Trees) divisions. Swab those decks now mateys, arrrrggg!
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Can The Best Financial Tips Fit On An Index Card?
Max your 401(k) or equivalent employee contribution. Buy inexpensive well-diversified mutual funds such as Vanguard Target 20XX funds. Never buy or sell an individual security. The person on the other side of the table knows more than you do about this stuff. Save 20% of your money. Pay your credit card balance in full every…