So, if your a paypal user like me, you may of added your chequeing or saving account for direct withdraws and deposits. Makes sense if you do large online purchases and occasionally sell something as well. They make this “convenience feature” very visible and push it for EVERY transaction. Every time you buy something the default is to use you cash accounts, not your credit card. They tout it as “Safe, Secure and Easy”. Well, I’ve go news for you… it’s not.
Seems like people are upset about Kiva providing micro financing to Americans. I guess all American’s got a bad rap sheet because of that hold botched financial crisis thing. Sure, you could generalize all American’s as if they’re all a bunch of imbecels when it comes to money; but, I don’t think that’s very fair. Lots of America’s do know how to save, invest and plan. That’s what Kiva is all about people!
I was out shopping for valence lighting today. Just your plain old fluorescent bulb under the cabinet sort of stuff. I went to the two “big” place in town after giving up on the box stores. First store didn’t impress me much on price and the second was even worse (and this was the store I bought all my fixtures at…). When the sales rep asked why I was so perplexed; so, I explained…
Last week I headed to Regina to work on-site for one of our clients. The last time I was in Regina I booked myself into a hotel with no pool/hot tub. Since I’m half-fish that didn’t work out so well for me. This time around I got it right and booked myself into the the Ramada. This is where my story begins…
“Transitions lenses are clear indoors and at night. And thanks to advanced technology, they quickly darken when you go outdoors. Step back inside and they quickly fade back to clear.” http://en-ca.transitions.com/aboutlenses/howwork.htm
I’ll keep this short and simple, so point form it is:
The end.
Well, I’m in the process of sourcing some soy beans in Saskatoon. So far everyone is carrying organic soy beans, but the prices are wildly different across the board:
I haven’t checked Superstore, but I suspect they’ll probably be somewhere between Steep Hill and Mom’s Nutrition. Any other places I should go check out? I suspect Eastern Market may carry as well… but no answer when I called today.
My Tuesday ritual is to goto a civic centre and soak in the hot tub for 2 hours. I’ve done this for nearly a year now. I invite friends and we all have a fantastic time catching up on the week. My story starts with me going down to the parkade to leave.
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Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you.
If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you!
(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)
1) I’m allergic to cats, but pretend not to be because their cool to hang around.
2) I’ve eaten frog legs
3) I can’t juggle or unicycle… but when I master those two skills I’m off to the circus
4) I have a sadistic like for programming in Microsoft products
5) I like programming in python more
6) I’m part of the problem, whatever the problem is
7) I’ve worked in the adult entertainment industry
I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would
9) I’ve read the entire works of Shakespeare, and barely remember any of it
10) I used to be a devout Christian, now I believe in the universal religion of common sense
11) I used to have road rage… hahaha… okay I still do
12) I’m stubborn by choice
13) My humor is an acquired taste. If you didn’t acquire a taste for it, your sick… like me!
14) I have two fathers
15) I plan to have kids one day
16) I dislike social conventions that were created by religion, politics and marketing people (so, nearly all of them…)
17) I hot tub with my friends every Tuesday at the Lawson Civic Centre @ 8pm
18) I could of been a philosophy major
19) I feel 25 things about me is a rather arbitrary number
20) I was briefly a finger amputee when I was younger
21) I’ve been stabbed
22) I’ve never won the lotto 649 for anything more than a free ticket
23) My favorite beers are: MGD and Guinness
24) I sometimes feel like my friends and I are the only smart people in the world
25) I forgive easy
Much to my amusement, UPS managed to get me a package 2 minutes before it had even arrived in Saskatoon!
UPS manages to deliever a package before it arrives
I seriously wonder how hard it is to track a package in this day and age…
Got the call today, I have title and my mortgage. Good thing too, because today was my mental deadline before I sent them another email about “WTF is taking your lawyer so long?!?!”. I got a sweet update on my interest rate to 4.49% as well. Hopefully have the money by the end of the week and pay off all the massive debt I accumulated waiting for title…
