In the past two weeks, I’ve gotten text messages from male friends who are in town. No heads up. Simply that they’re in town and can I meet up. These aren’t random friends of mine, these are guys who were…
Archives for October 2012
Affirmative Action: Addendum and Life Lesson
I was reading an essay in the Wall Street Journal about affirmative action and the research-based negative results that occur as a result of mismatching. To summarize, the whole process ends up being more destructive than constructive in that students…
Fashion Friday: Business Casual
I am on a mission to replace my work wardrobe with dresses. Why? One, I just love dresses. Two, it doesn’t get any easier than pulling a dress over your head, adding a sweater or coat, then running out the…
Chasing the Low Refi Rates
I am trying to refi my place. My last refi was unsuccessful because the appraisal was low which put me underwater, which was upsetting because I don’t believe the comps supported such a poor price. So I am at it…
A Parenting Tip
I read a Vanity Fair article which led me to an entrepreneurial wunderkind who said the book that most influenced his life was The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. I mainly read fiction, but every once…
Money Monday: Security Tip
I got a message that someone was trying to get into one of my savings accounts because my password had been entered incorrectly three times. Access my accounts? Never gonna happen. I have a generic password that I use for…
Pictures Marc Emailed Me Today
Thoughts on Affirmative Action
I wanted to provide my thoughts on the Supreme Court weighing in on the Fisher versus University of Texas affirmative action case, whereby Abigail Fisher is challenging the university on using race as a criteria in evaluating a candidate’s entry….
Fashion Friday: Nails
I’ve never had the patience to get my nails done. Some women always have beautiful nails and I always wonder how much time they spend in a nail salon on a monthly basis. Plus I get super annoyed when, after…
Dream Come True
I have been selected to author a post for the3six5 site which was nominated for a 2011 Webby. The site is comprised of daily posts and photos based on one person’s unique perspective. There is one writer for each day…