How important is the qualitative characteristic of integrity? Does it depend on the circumstances or should it be expected? People will naturally do what they need to do to be happy and at times will sacrifice integrity to get what they want. It is a fact of life ( Read more... )

I must admit that I'm glad that I started tuning in to watch the second half of this season's Survivor. It has been surprisingly entertaining. Ultimate displays of strategy and back stabbing were carried out. Very impressive. Hard to believe that it is a reality show given how the events could not have possibly been better scripted to achieve ( Read more... )

I've always thought of myself as being quite practical and have never been one to spend more money than I felt necessary. That being said, I do wonder whether my sudden expensive taste in furniture needs be questioned. Fortunately, I only need furnish 630 sq.ft of space ( Read more... )

After having watched the movie premiere of 21 I just had the urge to head to the casino to gamble rather than driving home. I've not gone at all this year. Thankfully, Lady luck was definitely on my side tonight... hand after hand I just kept on winning... if I had known I'd be so lucky I wouldn't have been so conservative with my wagers. At one ( Read more... )

I wonder if it's worth the headache of taking my banking business elsewhere simply based on the fact that the person handling my account has failed to meet my what I would regard as a minimum level of professionalism expected from somebody working in the banking industry. When I send a relatively formal email, I would expect an equally formal ( Read more... )

Sure didn't expect to shell out an additional 3K to upgrade my condo appliances.... could have just settled with the standard stuff, but no... I wanted the stainless steel and for everything to match... LG is damn expensive even w/ all the discounts. Spending the extra dollars on a fridge w/ French doors I didn't mind, but I sure wasn't thinking ( Read more... )

I can't believe I shelled out for a PS3... $500 (before taxes) for a gaming system is simply ridiculous. Tack on a game for another $60 and that puts the final price tag well past $600 after taxes. I'm still trying to put things in perspective ( Read more... )

Wow. Am I ever good at picking numbers. I played the online game Deal or No Deal for the first time ever. Shockingly, the case that I picked contained the million dollars. I decided to deal after having picked 24 out of the 26 cases; the bank offer was for $355,000. The remaining values on the board was $25 and $1,000,000... therefor a 50/50 ( Read more... )

I won my first poker tournament a few days ago among a pool of 64 people. That was pretty damn cool. Unexpectedly stayed up till 3am, during the middle of the week, not knowing that I had to wait for all the tables to finish before playing in the top8 table. I was expecting to get a cut of the prize pool of $640US, but that didn't happen. ( Read more... )

I gotta give Donald Trump credit for keeping the Apprentice worth watching. Despite the critics and the apparent declining viewership, I nonetheless find the 4th season of it to be quite entertaining given the twists that occur in the Boardroom ( Read more... )