From Spilling Buckets
March 12, 2010 at 8:01 am
Yesterday Ryan and I received a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau informing us to expect a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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March 10, 2010 at 9:31 am
"We are clearly on an imprudent and unsustainable path, and we need to change course very soon if we want to recapture our future." - David Walker, President and CEO of the Peter ... (
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March 7, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Irrespective of their differences the Great Depression of the 1930's and the recent recession magnified the unfaltering human desire to attribute responsibility, to incriminate, ... (
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March 5, 2010 at 8:29 am
For about 26 hours on Wednesday and Thursday the halls of Congress were a little quieter than usual. Rouge Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah introduced legislation ... (
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March 1, 2010 at 8:08 am
In February 2010 we were fortunate enough to be able to increase our net worth by $3,600. We are finally at a point where you can clearly see the water line in our history. I ... (
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February 25, 2010 at 4:28 pm
As the "Snow Hurricane" bears down on Rochester (actually its not that bad yet) we thought we would post a video of a few winter related events. Leslie and I attended the ... (
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February 23, 2010 at 9:10 am
This weekend we watched the 1939 movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, directed by Frank Capra starring James Stewart. (watch the entire movie for free via google video)
70 years
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February 22, 2010 at 7:34 am
Last week I wrote about the Credit CARD Act of 2009 and it seems like the aftereffects of this bill are rippling as the countdown until implementation continues.
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February 20, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Marriage means commitment. Of course, so does insanity. ~Author Unknown
Ryan and I are getting married a month from today! Yikes!
We've been together for just over ... (
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February 18, 2010 at 10:12 am
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February 17, 2010 at 9:08 am
Contrarian Viewpoint: Poorly targeted government student aid programs contribute to higher tuition charges. Students over time have received more money than ... (
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February 16, 2010 at 8:28 am
Yesterday I received an interesting notice in the mail: Citibank was changing the policy on one of my credit cards to include a $60 annual fee. I had the privilege of "waiving" ... (
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February 12, 2010 at 8:10 am
My friends in Baltimore couldn't help but revel in the fact that they now have more snow than we have here in Rochester. Current count is 74" v.s 63" (Rochester gets more snow ... (
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February 12, 2010 at 12:14 am
Thanks to your support we are able to sponsor an additional business entrepreneur through Kiva. We are always so excited to share some of the incredible opportunity that we have ... (
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February 9, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Full Disclosure:
I own a Toyota. When my truck ("The Red Sled") died I purchased a used 2000 Toyota Corolla after coming to the conclusion that this brand (within my price range) ... (
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From Spilling Buckets
February 9, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Full Disclosure:
I own a Toyota. When my truck ("The Red Sled") died I purchased a used 2000 Toyota Corolla after coming to the conclusion that this brand (within my price range) ... (
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February 7, 2010 at 11:16 pm
In case you missed the three hilarious chicken horror commercials at this year's Super Bowl XLIV, Denny's will be again offering a free Grand Slam breakfast on Tuesday February ... (
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February 6, 2010 at 8:19 am
Lez and I are planning on filing our taxes this weekend having pretty much completed them over the last week using Turbo Tax. It looks like I am going to be receiving a ... (
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February 5, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Last weekend Ry and I went to the Rochester Philharmonic concert featuring Charles Ross on Timpani. It was an awesome show, and the first time I had seen the drums featured in ... (
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February 4, 2010 at 9:18 am
The 2010 or 2011 fiscal year budget process is a complex web of (mainly) mandatory untouchable entitlement spending woven with discretionary initiatives converging ... (
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February 3, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Today I happened to stumble on two similar stories from two very different sources. The first was a CNN.com video on how Whole Foods is encouraging employees to be healthy, and ... (
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February 1, 2010 at 6:37 pm
In January we shared our personal story about applying for part-time 2010 Census jobs and provided an overview of the 2010 Census test, as well as our thoughts on the whole thing.
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January 31, 2010 at 4:25 pm
It’s the end of the first month of the new decade, and I am happy to report that the Day of Zero was not a fluke - we still have a positive net worth!
This month we decided to
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January 29, 2010 at 11:37 pm
"Last time there was this much excitment about a tablet, it had some commandments on it" - The Wall Street Journal
The iPad's intuitive method of interaction with an ultra portable ... (
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January 28, 2010 at 11:36 am
"...it is part of taking a chance and expanding man's horizons. The future does not belong to the faint hearted, it belongs to the brave." President Reagan talks to ... (
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