Thought you might like this message. Tuesday is when I focus on college students and how to pay for college.
Category: Lighter Moments
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2011 Results
The most recent annual results from the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. The contest challenges entrants to compose bad opening sentences to imaginary novels and takes its name from the Victorian novelist Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, who began his “Paul Clifford” with “It was a dark and stormy night.” My favorite this year is the following, which received …
Famous Quotes as We Approach the End of 2011
“Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances." -- Dr. Lee DeForest, Father of Radio & Grandfather of Television. "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives." - - Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project "There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power …
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How the Internet Really Began
In ancient Israel , it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com. And she said unto …
Who Said Insurance Agents Have NO Sense of Humor?
A stock broker, an actuary and an agent are all caught drinking smuggled liquor while staying in Saudi Arabia. Under Saudi law, simply possessing alcohol is an offense punishable by death. However, the local prince is feeling generous that day, so he commutes the death sentence and instead sentences each to 20 lashes. After further …
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Murphy’s Laws – Part IV
OK. Enough woe and gloom, technical mumbo jumbo, esoteric financial jargon, rain and cloudy skies. Where's the sushine, for God's sake? This is Homecoming Weekend! If this isn't time for a little levity, when is the time? Law of the Perversity of Nature: You cannot successfully determine beforehand which side of the bread to butter. …
The awesome power of a wife’s love!
A very old man lay dying in his bed. In death's doorway, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookie wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom, and with even greater …
Visiting Friends
Summer heat, afternoon storms, the July 4th weekend. We got a note recently from a cousin who spent time in Iraq and is now living in Los Angeles. He described a family he befriended in Baghdad who subsequently moved to Europe. They have enough money to visit him in California. But they also wanted to …
Wednesday Surprise…
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Two Cows from the Middle East
A couple of weeks ago I posted my Two Cows story as a way to help explain global and political economics. Today I found this further explanation that reflects the forces and attitudes in the Middle East today. A great piece from KARIM SADJADPOUR. READ ALL FOUR PAGES HERE...
Helping Define Your Financial Future 