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Category Archives: Living
The Crash of Air France Flight 447 and You
Popular Mechanics has a tremendously interesting article based on a recent book that provided transcripts of the black box recordings of this flight as it went down over the Atlantic Ocean. For someone who is not a pilot, but has … Continue reading
Posted in Living, Technology
Tagged Air France, Air France Flight 447, Aviation, Popular Mechanics
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Self-Employment Tax Danger Signs
I’ve derived some or all of my income from self-employment almost all of the last 20 years. I’ve gotten pretty good at estimating what I will make, and I can come close to my self-employment tax for the year in … Continue reading
Posted in Living, Workplace Thoughts
Tagged contractor, employee, Income tax, Self-employment
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Cell Phones Useful in Class?
Back in 1978-1979 I was in my final year of college and was teaching part time at a small private school. I have always been fascinated by electronics, and a bit of an early adapter. At that time, the big … Continue reading
Grocery Shopping Again
A while back I wrote a post on how to save when shopping for groceries (Grocery Shopping 101). Yesterday I encountered another example of one of the things I mentioned. Grocery placement on the shelves is not for your convenience. … Continue reading
Cars Driving Themselves
According to this MSNBC.com article, we could be seeing them over the next few years. The development is basically evolutionary, as driver aids are incorporated into more and more cars. The reason this story caught my eye was that a … Continue reading
Grocery Shopping 101
Before I got married I had a system for buying groceries. It was basic, but it worked for me. I would decide on my menus for about a week. I kept my menus simple and became accustomed to eating mostly … Continue reading
