Archive for January 12th, 2009

Sign of the times

On my mandatory employee retirement account statement: Your return for the quarter: -20.10% Your return for the prior 12 months: -41.91% Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Well let’s hope not.

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Overheard: New word edition

Olivia, upon having the pacifer yanked out of her mouth: “No!”

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Progress

We spent the weekend tackling the first of many organizational projects. Top on the list: my closet. I found this shoe contraption at the hardware store. Like any “As seen on TV” product, it features a ridiculous “before” shot to illustrate just how well it will work: Wait, did I say “ridiculous?” I mean “realistic.” [...]

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