Dear Oregon Health Plan, I’m so grateful you were there to cover me in my time of need. But I’ve outgrown you, and found someone new. I’m legally not even allowed to be with you anymore. 5 calls, more than 3 hours on hold, and 7 months later, you still insist on being listed on…
I’ve been suffering creative burnout and need a boost to finish side projects. This post serves to shame me on catching up on things I am woefully behind on that I must finish this weekend: -Publishing the BikePortland.org podcast Completed 9:37AM Sunday -Posting the Raiders of the Lost Archives signup Completed 10:44AM Sunday Raiders 2015…
In silly yet terrifying financial adventures of the day category: My credit card company billed my checking account for $500 more than my balance, causing my account to automagically overdraft into my “stupid mistakes” backup account. Why? Because I paid a big purchase off after my statement date last month, and my autopay is set…
Spent most of the day working on the data for my 2014 annual personal report. Here’s a sneak peek at a bit of it.
I’m going to keep this simple: here’s my 2015 resolutions. Many of my goals use robots to keep track of progress – if this is true, the image links to my goal’s Beeminder graph. The focuses of 2015’s New Year’s Resolutions are: (radical) personal finance, health, and travel. Buy Focal: radical budget documentation – taking a photograph of every single purchase…
It’s the last day of the year, which is the time when people remember they want to give money to non-profits. If you’re looking for recommendations, here’s mine. Oregon Walks – doing the literally pedestrian work of pedestrian advocacy. It’s not the shiniest work around, but they are tirelessly working to make sure no one…
A comprehensive mega-post on all the robot overlords I use to set and keep resolutions.
Etsy, you sure do know how to make me mad. Really, bike racks are “just for him”?
I am now publishing favorites on my website! If your site supports Micropub, you can use too! #indieweb #20150101 – Aaron Parecki.
This post is the first in a series of 4 end-of-year posts. Next up, due tomorrow, is a post about Systems for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions. How did my 2014 New Year’s Resolutions go? Last year I published the 2014 Ridiculously Awesome, Dammit (RAD) Goal Manifesto which was a reaction to a pretty rough 2013. The manifesto…
