Archive for June, 2008
Dime 37
Monday, June 30th, 2008Found – On the street I went for a bike ride this evening. I wanted to do 6 miles, but didn’t have any specific route planned. I normally just get on my bike, put on my iPod (at a low volume so I can still hear traffic) and go wherever the wind takes me, or [...]
The law of attraction at work.
Monday, June 30th, 2008I have been doing some freelance work for a client for the past 2 years. At first, it only took about an hour a day to do, but over the past few months, it has been taking much more time, sometimes two hours or more. For the amount of money that I was being paid [...]
Intuition pays off.
Sunday, June 29th, 2008I hadn’t gotten a new cell phone in 4 or 5 years. It was a long time. My 2 year contract had expired a few years ago and I didn’t see any new phones in the store that I liked better than the phone I had – a Samsung 890. It was great with calls, [...]
Dime 36
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Found – On the floor at a convenience store My family likes scratch-off lottery tickets. If there is a birthday, holiday, or special occasion that requires a greeting card, it’s also a requirement to include a few scratch-off tickets in the card. Giving an empty card without any scratch-off tickets is a huge disappointment for [...]
Dime 35
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Found – On the ground at Dairy Queen I didn’t want to go to Dairy Queen. I didn’t want to spend any money yesterday and I didn’t want to consume the extra calories. After two big family dinners this past weekend, with lots of desserts, I wanted to cut back for awhile. But something was [...]
Doorbells
Monday, June 16th, 2008I was at my parent’s house today for Father’s Day. My Mom had gone out shopping and my Dad was somewhere in the backyard or garage doing some work around the house. It was about 3 or 4 pm and I was sitting on a sofa in the living room, reading, of all books, “Weird [...]
Jefferson Dollar
Sunday, June 1st, 2008Found – In the parking lot at Trader Joe’s It was a beautiful warm and sunny Sunday and I was out running errands. I had popped into the supermarket to pick up a few things but they didn’t have some of the products that I wanted so I decided to drive up to Trader Joe’s. [...]