So far, the worst advice I’ve received from the very best accounting firm was to buy green pens. Seriously though, if you are a freelance musician, artist, a small business owner, or even a church pastor WHY ARE YOU SPENDING TIME TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF YOUR FINANCES? The best decision I made 2 years [...]
11/05/2011
Streaming Thoughts: My Macbook is Slow
Browsing for a new Macbook Pro online. I probably won’t buy one, because I just don’t feel like spending $3000 dollars. On the other hand, I’m really tired of getting that colorful spinny wheel on every other click. What is that thing? I wonder if it’s some sort of hypnotic device that is supposed to [...]
11/02/2011
Pole Fishing
“This place?” I asked as we walked in through the screened door. You know how vacation homes always have that comfortable quality to them that is impossible to replicate inside of a regular home? This one had none of those qualities. My dad (think Clark Griswold) won a weekend lake house getaway at some charity [...]
10/31/2011
Head Lines XII Shithead (pronounced sheh THEED)
Yesterday I ran a marathon with Tyler – We will be writing more about it this week on reluctantrunners.com. So much good stuff to tell you about. caption please! Shitthead (pronounced sheh THEED) has gone viral. A couple of years ago, I hired Kurush Bakhtiari as my summer intern because of THIS. It may seem like silly trash to [...]
10/24/2011
How to Resist Paying the Dinner Bill
Is it ever okay at a restaurant to assume your dinner is going to be paid for by the other party? Of course. But these situations have to be approached strategically. For instance: - Never say, “I insist” one too many times. You’ll might win. - Make sure you don’t reach for the bill when the [...]
11/07/2011
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