March 2008
63 posts
Consultant, Superhero →
Consultant, Superhero Originally uploaded by christopherh01
Our chances of being audited this year might be slightly higher than in
past years.
Turbo tax worked overtime…
Atheism at Google →
Next time you have an hour to kill, watch this video. It’s a speech given by Tim Keller to Google employees. Keller is a minister and he’s recently written a book that attempts to show up Dawkins…
is finished with his taxes…and is going to be getting a whoppingly large refund.
is trying to decide whether to donate $3 (of someone else’s money?) to a presidential campaign fund….WTF is this question?
is starting taxes. effing taxes. http://tinyurl.com/2t774e
Marines & Protesters →
Marines & Protesters Originally uploaded by christopherh01
My wife and I went to Target today to buy milk, deodorant, and baby sweatpants. Exciting day. On the way there, we…
Family Dollar Makes Way For Equinox →
It looks as if The Family Dollar won’t be renewing its lease on Prospect Street.
I am thrilled about this development. Hopefully, some upscale gym will move in. This will enable me to do 2…
Obama Wants to RAISE YOUR TAXES! →
Obama wants to raise your taxes. Want proof (besides the barrage of big government ideas spewing from the Democratic Party)?
Last year he didn’t contribute anything to a tax-deferred account,…
just saw A-Rod at the mall in Tampa.
on my way to Gael’s Pub on UES for pub trivia
has exquisite airport etiquette
on my way to Gael’s Pub on UES for pub trivia
is visiting old purchases at babies r us. saturday night!!
Dean Hansen on Bear Stearns →
Tuck Econ professor Dean Hansen explains what happened to Bear Stearns here.
McCain Herbert 2008! →
I know The Onion is just a humor site, but sometimes they’ve strangely prophetic.
In this infographic, The Onion predicts that McCain will court the hip, young blogger vote by…
Pong on Prospect Street →
New people just moved into the apartment directly above ours. Last night, we heard all kinds of banging, like they were installing shelves or putting up hundreds of picture frames.
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is eating a midnight snack (dagwood?) and devouring The Queen of the Damned
would believe in Hell if he could send Lou Dobbs there immediately
Friendfeed →
I’ve been playing around with Friendfeed, a lifestreaming service. You can aggregate all of your RSS feeds in one place, and follow your friends.
Great for stalking.
The setup process was…
Poorly placed advertisements →
15 more here. Thanks to Inspire Me, Now!, an awesome design blog of daily inspirational pictures.
just came in 4th place at trivia night. got beat by DeVri institute of technology
on my way to Gael’s Pub on UES for pub trivia
Greta thought this meant… →
Greta thought this meant… Originally uploaded by christopherh01
…$3 million per week IN STAMFORD. Ha ha.
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This one also made me laugh →
Time to buy guns? →
Last night, as I was trying to understand the Bear Stearns buyout, Greta asked me a simple question: “How does this affect us?”
It’s a tough question.
In the short term, it doesn’t affect us at…
Really? →
SNL’s take on the Eliot Spitzer thing is pure gold.
Thanks, Jesus →
The Vatican recently announced new areas of sinful behavior. (This is not an Onion article…this is for real)
I am so thankful, Jesus, that you’re keeping up with the times, but I’m a…
How many pushups can you do? →
I’m not sure I can do more than 20. I’m pretty out of shape. I know, it’s despicable. And hard to believe, given my physique. But it’s true.
The Washington Post recently published this table…
Bailout? →
Here are some of the better blog entries on the Bear Stearns situation:
1. from Greg Mankiw, economist at Harvard (his blog is EXCELLENT by the way)
2. from The Big Picture
So my wheels…
The building is worth $1.2B!?! →
Various news sources report that midtown real estate goes for about $1,000 per square foot. At 1.2 million square feet, Bear Stearns’ headquarters on Madison Avenue is worth about $1.2 billion.
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just got vomited on.
is shocked and awed at $2/share
is looking at mariah carey’s underwear….on broadcast TV (SNL)
can someone explain how jpm got $2? →
At first I thought it was a typo by a hurried reporter….$2/share for Bear Stearns? The thing was trading at like $65 a few days ago. It closed at $30 on Friday.
My first reaction is that due…
perfectionism and consulting: oil and water? →
i am a perfectionist.
i strive to get 120% of the answer and I don’t care if it takes 200% percent of the time. unfortunately, I’m not that great at getting even 50% of the answer and my co-workers…
is gagging on sensitivity training
does anyone know any Manhattan pubs with trivia nights?
Attention: Afghani Visitor!! →
Turns out I had 880 unique visitors over the last 30 days. That’s a lot.
1 person in Afghanistan spent 7 minutes on Herbietown. Who are you? One of America’s soldiers? A small child looking to…
is wondering why prostitution is illegal
can Anderson Cooper flirt any harder with that brunette anchor chick? Get a room!
is shocked: Amy Winehouse is white?!?!
is leaving work….and it’s light out!
Jack and uncle mickey →
Jack and uncle mickey Originally uploaded by christopherh01
Wild dreams →
From Warren Buffet’s 2007 letter to shareholders:
The best anecdote I’ve heard during the current presidential campaign came from Mitt Romney,
who asked his wife, Ann, “When we were young,…