On Lotteries January 12th, 2016 @ 7:48 am PST
A lottery is a taxation upon all the fools in creation; and heaven be praised, it is easily raised, for credulity’s always in fashion. Henry Fielding, “The Lottery” – 1732
#FridayFive: Hysteria Calling August 15th, 2014 @ 4:29 am PDT
Read the Friday Five …
Why Your Stitches Cost $1500 July 31st, 2011 @ 8:13 am PDT
Via: Medical Billing And Coding Via: Medical Billing And Coding
Microsoft Money and a Mac July 26th, 2008 @ 12:21 am PDT
In which I go on a long and detailed rant about the preposterous lack of adequate personal financial management software for the Mac
Turning Virtual Gold into Real Cash June 20th, 2007 @ 6:19 am PDT
The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer (link via kottke)
We Got to Install Microwave Ovens June 8th, 2007 @ 2:23 pm PDT
Y‘know what song holds up well? Dire Straits’ Money for Nothing. You realize the song is frickin’ 22 years old? We got to move these refrigerators. We got to move these color TVs.
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul December 14th, 2000 @ 2:36 pm PST
Today I made a daring attempt to rob Peter to pay Paul. Unfortunately for me, Peter’s alarm system was much more robust than I had expected. Paul is going to be angry with me. Peter is a jerk. [Note: In today’s episode, the part of Peter was played by American Express and the part of […]
