March 2010

Plagiarism

A friend of mine is in graduate school and was telling me about the horrible thing that happened to her friend. “He got accussed of plagiarism!” “Oh no! What kind of evidence do they have? Did he just phrase something a lot like a published piece?” “No! He just put some quotes in his introduction …

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Still conflicted

It looks like you are just as conflicted as I am with my wedding dilemma.  I’m still debating.  This friend is a good friend, but not a great friend.  We live in the same city but only see each other occasionally, and have gone years without speaking (not for any reason other than distance).  Really, …

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Wedding Dilemma

One of my very good friends is getting married in a few months.  She’s having a very small wedding, and only a few of her friends from college were invited, myself included.  Initially, I was very gung-ho about going.  Then I started researching. She’s getting married in a resort town over Memorial Day Weekend.  The …

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Rates rising?

Over the weekend, I read an article that discussed the possibility that the Fed might raise rates soon. (What does soon mean in this case? I don’t know.)  The article was written with a sort of “Oh no, this is terrible!” sort of vibe, but as a saver, I was pleased to see this happening.  …

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Lots of planning

So I haven’t even finished putting away my luggage from my last trip and I’m already making plans for the next one.  Well, the next few.  In the past few days, I have booked hotel rooms for three trips, registered for a race, and will probably register for another one soon. The first trip planned …

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