There are a lot of websites out there built around personal finance. They all feature a billion little tips and tricks to help you get “rich.” As if having money was some sort of cosmic adventure only undertaken by the most savvy and informed amongst us. Blah blah blah. It’s not. I’m certainly not a so-called expert—that was Bernie Madoff—but I do know that all these tips boil down to a few simple steps and I’m going to share those with you right here. Don’t buy finance books and don’t be a sucker for some “guru” and his financial seminar. Get out your pen and paper, take copious notes and stop sucking at money! Read more…
At the center of San Antonio lies The Alamo, the site of what is probably the most famous battle in Texas’ history and one most every American has heard of at least a few times. I won’t trouble you with a history lesson as there are certainly plenty accounts of it on the Internet. Linky. I will, however, trouble you with something I learned about myself while visiting the monument on a small photography adventure this past Saturday… I despise tourists. Read more…
Note to self. Cops can come into your home, shoot you six times by mistake and still get off the hook. The incident in question took place in 2008 and a lawsuit has recently been filed by the victim. Of further note, rule number one of being a cop: you aren’t guilty until it’s caught on tape. I have respect for cops and the danger that they put themselves in, but with stories like this one, you HAVE to see that police officers are just as capable of morally reprehensible actions as the baddies they are supposedly protecting us from. Read more…
I’m writing this from my Android-powered phone. iPhone users can suck it. Let’s not forget that Android is open-source, crazy customizable, less expensive and is available on phones with multiple cellular service providers.
This is my final sunset picture from Columbus AFB. There were a number of T-6s buzzing about the traffic pattern and you can just make out the landing lights on a few of them towards the bottom of the picture. Not a great picture, but meh… whatever.
This is a 1939 Plymouth 4-door sedan on display at Elvis’s birthplace in Tupelo, MS. Though not the exact vehicle the Presley’s moved to Memphis in, it is supposed to be a great representation. Read more…
Today I had all of my household goods packed and shipped. They’ll be meeting me in Las Vegas when I arrive there in October. While watching the packers box and tape everything up, I was taken aback at how much tape was being used to secure each box. (Not that I was asking them to use less, mind you.) At least three ribbons of the stuff was used to secure each seam of every box. Now imagine all of the stuff that gets tape… boxes, presents, kids projects, envelopes… Painters tape, masking tape, Scotch Tape, duct tape, electrical tape. There must be tons of the stuff produced every year (still searching for a reference). What is it all made of? Read more…
UPT is drawing to an end and I just received my next assignment. Assuming I graduate, I will be headed back to Las Vegas to fly the MQ-1 Predator. Details and pictures follow.
