Yeah, I’m supposed to be pinching pennies, but I recently splurged a little and bought myself a new laptop. I already have a pretty decent desktop computer that I’ll continue to use as my primary machine, but I found that I was just craving some more mobility, and realized that I really needed something for [...]
Entries from April 2006
Blogging (and coding) from the backyard
April 25th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Technology
I still don’t understand Google
April 21st, 2006 · 4 Comments
Adding to the other things I don’t understand about Google: why does MSN Search find several hundred pages that link to FormSpring, while Google finds none? It’s been like that for the last month or so. I would love to hear from any SEO experts out there, as I’m just confused.
I mentioned [...]
Tags: Miscellaneous
The audit nightmare
April 20th, 2006 · 5 Comments
Another thing about taxes is that every year I get really paranoid about getting audited. I suppose that fear stems from the fact that I owe the government money every year, so it seems like they’ll just come after me for more.
I never cheat on my taxes, but I’m just scared that they’ll pull out [...]
Tags: Miscellaneous
The mythical tax refund
April 19th, 2006 · 5 Comments
As usual, I waited until the last minute to complete my taxes this year. I had good intentions of getting a head start, but the farthest I ever got before this weekend was labeling a folder “2005 Taxes”. I even had high hopes of getting an accountant, but then waffled on that, thinking [...]
Tags: Miscellaneous
My other dream
April 12th, 2006 · 6 Comments
Even startup owners need a hobby, and mine’s poker. I’ve been playing cards since I was a little kid, and started to get into poker seriously a few years ago.
Therefore, I’m overjoyed to realize my other dream, and that’s to be able to play in the World Series of Poker main event this year. [...]
Tags: Miscellaneous
