Mysteries of Life

How hard is it

2009-10-08T22:02:30Z

A couple job changes ago, I made the unfortunate mistake of not watching my 401K. This happened just before the market tanked and like many people, my portfolio reduced itself like a bulimic model on Atkins. After make a mental note to take car...

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Dibs all year long

2009-10-05T19:31:12Z

So the other night I squeeze into the only available parking space on my block. On the plus side, it was in front of my building, but on the down side it was an extremely tight fit. However, with some patience and mad skills, I managed to get i...

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I wanna quit the gym

2009-09-03T03:33:35Z

I've been a member of the Ray Meyer Fitness Center at DePaul Unversity's Lincoln Park campus since 2004. It was a great deal at the time: a gym on the way home from work with a discounted alumni membership rate. All I had to do was pack my work...

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Dry cleaning business model

2009-06-19T17:16:32Z

One of the many things I learned from the former SigOther is One Price Dry Cleaner. Most dry cleaners charge over $3 to dry clean and press men's slacks. But OPDC does it for $2.29, a savings of a $1 per pair. Unfortunately, they are not very ...

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Race relations

2009-06-16T21:56:21Z

One reason we don't rule Chicago: I walked into a Polish deli the other day and when it was my turn at the counter, the girl who waited on me naturally started talking. I said that my Polish is bad so I need to use English, which is only a lie ...

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Real Estate and Corporate blues

2009-05-19T21:47:30Z

Hitting this wall again and again: Since the interest rates have gone done I've been watching them, waiting for the perfect moment when it would be worth it to refi. My "problem" is I have so low a rate -- 5.625 -- already that the rates really...

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30 Days Without my Car

2009-05-04T19:01:58Z

Thanks to some buttmunch who threw something at my windshield, I am without the use of my car for the next month. The crack isn't very bad from the outside but inside the car it looks worse. And it's technically an undrivable vehicle. I can h...

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Always knew this would happen someday

2009-04-01T20:43:35Z

For a long time, the running part of my life has been solid and improving while the other areas of my life had been unstable, chaotic and even in disarray. It seems that things have changed. Now that I'm in a stable, long term relationship with...

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Some Random Thoughts

2009-02-26T05:18:04Z

The Touch At a street fest last year, I was moving through the crowd and I saw this girl that I knew somewhere. Our paths have crossed many times over the years but I've never peaked her interest. She only hugs me when she is drunk. As we pas...

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Things to come

2009-02-24T22:20:05Z

House Hunting Story #4: So there is this house that I've always admired ever since I first saw it around the corner from the IAHC back in 1999. Well the house is for sale. I came across it by accident because it wasn't in an area I was looki...

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