http://chirunner.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:17:02 -0600 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/its-a-little-much.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Icarus) http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/its-a-little-much.html?_c=feed-rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/its-a-little-much.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:17:02 -0600 First I want to say that I love my job --as much as a guy who isn't trying to climb the corporate ladder but merely not fall off it can love his job. As I've said in the past, my co-workers think I'm a freak because I do not dread coming into th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/its-a-little-much.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96fdd2184cd50123ddde735b860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> corporate america http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/how-hard-is-it.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Icarus) http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/how-hard-is-it.html?_c=feed-rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/how-hard-is-it.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:02:30 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/how-hard-is-it.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96fdd2184cd50123ddd3b070860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> money life-snafus http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/good-bye-gym-and-parking-drama.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Icarus) http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/good-bye-gym-and-parking-drama.html?_c=feed-rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/good-bye-gym-and-parking-drama.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:31:12 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/good-bye-gym-and-parking-drama.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96fdd2184cd50110169019ef860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life lessons http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/i-wanna-quit-the-gym.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Icarus) http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/i-wanna-quit-the-gym.html?_c=feed-rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/i-wanna-quit-the-gym.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:33:35 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/i-wanna-quit-the-gym.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96fdd2184cd501101690c2f5860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life lessons depaul life-snafus http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/dry-cleaning-business-model.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Icarus) http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/dry-cleaning-business-model.html?_c=feed-rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/dry-cleaning-business-model.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:16:32 -0500 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/dry-cleaning-business-model.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96fdd2184cd50110161f19ee860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life-snafus http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/future-2-fortue.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Icarus) http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/future-2-fortue.html?_c=feed-rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/future-2-fortue.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:56:21 -0500 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/future-2-fortue.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96fdd2184cd50110168f366c860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life lessons two for tuesday http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/twofer-draft.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Icarus) http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/twofer-draft.html?_c=feed-rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/twofer-draft.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 May 2009 16:47:30 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/twofer-draft.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96fdd2184cd5011016048d43860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> two for tuesday http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/30-days-without-my-car.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Icarus) http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/30-days-without-my-car.html?_c=feed-rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/30-days-without-my-car.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 May 2009 14:01:58 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96fdd2184cd501101687b929860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00cd96fdd2184cd501101687b929860d-50si" alt="DSC03994" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/30-days-without-my-car.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96fdd2184cd50110167fc1aa860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life-snafus http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/always-knew-this-would-happen-someday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Icarus) http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/always-knew-this-would-happen-someday.html?_c=feed-rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/always-knew-this-would-happen-someday.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:43:35 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/always-knew-this-would-happen-someday.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96fdd2184cd5011015f696d0860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> running life-snafus http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/some-random-thoughts.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Icarus) http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/some-random-thoughts.html?_c=feed-rss http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/some-random-thoughts.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:18:04 -0600 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chirunner.vox.com/library/post/some-random-thoughts.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96fdd2184cd5011015ec3b29860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> quick hits