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It’s closing time at Ross right now and I just found three new pairs of athletic shorts for $9.99 apiece and a pair of Stacy Adams dress shoes for $32.95 ($65 on shoes.com). Probably will head over to Kennys now for a game of chess.

In an interesting post on Tim Ferriss’s blog he describes that being the best at one particular thing is better than putting equal effort into being good at something much harder. For instance, a writer traveling to visit every country in the world gets the same interest as a Rhodes scholar with a phd in international relations.… read more “Be the Best at SOMETHING”

 

My two little cousins and I.

Aunty Ems memorial service brought our whole family. It was sad that it had to be for such a reason but it was good to see everyone.

I am sad to say that a family member on the other side of my family than Papa has passed away today. Auntie Em had a kind heart and treated us four brothers well our whole lives. She was a schoolteacher her whole life and loved children. She will be dearly missed.

Stayed home on the 4th with Trent and watched Unforgiven. He cooked up some delicious steaks and potatoes.

This is the second time in recent months Trent has contracted an illness and then passed it on to me. Ugh.

I am trying to sell my Ford Contour now. I need a car that is more impressive to clients. Right now it makes me look dirt poor, though I am not. I try to be very wise and tight with my money and pretty much only spend it on growing my business. It’s getting a bit ridiculous though- I typically park my car far from clients entrances so they don’t see it lol.… read more “Selling my Ford Contour”

Thanks to helpful legal advice from Fletch and Victor, I beat the scammy collections company!  They “cancelled” the debt.

Chalk one up for the good guys 🙂