Archive for July, 2007
Thursday, July 26th, 2007
Fun article in the NY Daily News about Manhattan accountant Frank Van Buren who ordered 2 credit cards and accidentally received 2,000 from ExxonMobil.
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
Central Park's Sheep Meadow's free wireless internet gets a speed boost to 15 megabits per second from 3 mbps. This is great news if you're living in nyc and enjoy internet service outside once in awhile. This is even better news if you're a blogger living in nyc.
Perhaps this is ...
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
"Welcome to the workin' week.
Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you.
Welcome to the workin' week.
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it."
Elvis Costello - Welcome to the Working Week
I haven't had a day off since the Monday I've ...
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Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2007
July 16–20 and 23–27
"Eat Famously"
Three-Course Prix-Fixe Dining
$24.07 Lunch | $35 Dinner
$35 per person for dinner is still pricey for most people but these are some great NYC spots. I wanna catch the $24.07 lunch at the famous Tavern on the Green in Central Park.
As this post ...
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
Yes, I'm currently somewhere around the Liberty Science Center (this post was created yesterday). It's my first day on the job. I have no clue how much I'm getting paid or what my schedule looks like. I'll have to update on that later.
Hopefully I'm enjoying my first day here and ...
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Sunday, July 15th, 2007
I finally got around to reading the July 23rd issue of Time. One of my favorite sections in Time magazine is the numbers section. Here's the numbers from the July 23rd issue:
Finances
$15 trillion - Estimated Assets held by Americans 65 and older, the most in history for that age group.
This ...
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Friday, July 13th, 2007
I recently applied for a job at the Liberty Science Center here in Jersey City. The LSC underwent major renovations and is re-opening next week.
I got a call earlier today informing me that I passed my background checks. The Liberty Science Center's interview process is thorough in that there are ...
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Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Logged into my Zecco account and verified my bank accounts for external transfers. I also printed the ACAT forms so I can transfer my holdings from sharebuilder over.
I also noticed that Zecco doesn't let you keep the trial deposits and took back the 26 cents from my checking account. ...
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
That's the tagline of the book "An American Hedge Fund". The author, Timothy Sykes, mailed me an advance uncorrected proof of his book for review. The book is due to be published October 1st, 2007. I'll try to read and review the book within the next 2-3 weeks. I'll then ...
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
So my sister got married. I'm done driving everybody and their mom to the airport and back. I now know every square inch of road of the way to the airport... and let's just say I came to the wedding after party "strong"... and I don't remember exactly what happened.
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