Archive for September, 2007
Who are you looking for?
Monday, September 24th, 2007I get about eight hits per day on this site from people Googling for James Tharpe, Jim Tharpe, Tharpe, or Jamie Tharpe. They spend an average of 2 seconds on my site, so I am obviously not the James Tharpe they are looking for.
If you found this page by searching for any part of […]
Buy Canadian Money
Thursday, September 20th, 2007Unbelievable. Today, one US dollar is equal to one Canadian dollar.
I wonder just how well the resulting inflation can be kept in check when the dollar is worth less and less… and less.
Prosper(ing) So Far
Monday, September 17th, 2007I made my first Prosper loan back in February. I contributed $100 at 8.4% to a $4,000 loan to a couple of grad students looking to max-out their IRA. Though the loan term is three years, they finished paying me (and the other 47 contributors) back this month.
After making my first three loans and seeing […]
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007Last year I read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values. This book is a narration of a father’s motorcycle trip across the American northwest with his son. There are many philosophical chautauquas sprinkled throughout the milestones of the trip. More so than it tells a story, the book lays the […]