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I don’t feel like a “victim”, that’s for sure
Apparently I could be classed as a “victim” of the financial crisis now. At work, my hours have been cut back to four days a week. They’re desperate to save money more than anything else, so now I only work … Continue reading
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Hunting houses
It appears that now is a good time to get into the property market. If you have a job, and money for a deposit (or access to it), of course. Interest rates are low, the market is kind of low… … Continue reading
Financial idiocy
It’s all desperately important, as we know, but I can’t help but feel the idiocy of the nightly financial reporting at the moment. It’s all crisis, sure, but the reporting has become ridiculous. We’ve gone from record rise to record … Continue reading
Paul Krugman wins Economics Nobel
Now normally, I don’t really care who wins the Nobel Prize for Economics. They’re usually some kind of disagreeable economist that isn’t really making much contribution to the real world (at least by perception). But this year it’s different. When … Continue reading
And that was the week…
It feels odd that I haven’t done a full 40-hour week for a long time, it seems. Certainly not more than a few in the last two months, with all the illness, kids in hospital and now moving insanity. Had … Continue reading
Making and breaking
Now that I’m letting myself think I can afford a few things, I am thinking about how to move the PC from the loungeroom (where it’s mostly a media centre but terrible for the task) back to the office/sunroom where … Continue reading
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Nothing technical is working … everything else is good
Lunch at the parent’s today, with Will positively gidy dwith joy at having the backyard to walk through, to sit by the barbecue fire with his Granddad, and run himself ragged up and down stairs to the sundeck. Alex just … Continue reading
I’ve got a new day job
Yes, this came about pretty suddenly, even for me. It’s no real secret that I haven’t been that happy with my current job. Great company, not so great position within it. All the fringe benefits in the world couldn’t make … Continue reading
Something good has happened
And I won’t be writing it here yet … it’s a big change that I have to go home and consult on, and think about, before fully committing to it. It’s been really quick, really sudden, but rest assured, it … Continue reading
Google brings back the youthful fun
Had to smile at the Google home page today — brought back a lot of childhood memories, and some more recent ones as well: Apparently it’s the 50th anniversary of the creation of Lego, probably my favourite childhood toy (and … Continue reading
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