by Andrea James | Aug 30, 2011 | Curiosity, Inspiration, That's Life
It is two days post Hurricane Irene. If you talk to enough folks, you can detect disappointment in some Northeast corners about how boring the storm was. Why is that? My theory is that people are hungry for adventure and many don’t know how to seek it themselves...
by Andrea James | Aug 29, 2011 | Life & technology tips, Photos, That's Life
I’m just back from a lovely holiday in Europe. My husband and I try to get out of the country at least once, if not twice, per year. This year, we attended a wedding in the Irish countryside, swam in...
by Andrea James | Jun 11, 2011 | Curiosity, Lamentation, That's Life
If you’ve followed along for a while, you know that I’m nuts about downhill skiing. That said, I pretty much can’t stand the minutia involved in getting ready to go to the mountain. I live in a condo building and store my skis in a unit in my...
by Andrea James | May 27, 2011 | Curiosity, That's Life
How many time zones are in the contiguous United States? a) Three b) Four c) Who cares? If you answered (a) you might live in Chicago, or the central time zone. Or, you might live outside of the U.S. and made a bad guess. If you answered (b), you are correct. And you...
by Andrea James | May 19, 2011 | Curiosity, Inspiration, That's Life
So why am I spending one of my last two full days on Earth updating a financial model. Sigh. (I’m not sure how free cash flow yields will help me in the after life.) I suppose I’m doing it because of that whole pesky, “you shall know not the day nor...
by Andrea James | Apr 2, 2011 | Curiosity, That's Life
We’ve lived through the tech and real estate bubbles. What’s next? How about college? University cost increases long ago outstripped the wage benefit of going. Or so, I’ve read. Thus, demand will eventually reflect this fact and fall, and the cost of...
