...Sort of. See, I sent an instant message to one of my dearest friends in the world today, and she told me essentially point-blank that I haven't been doing a good job of keeping in touch. And it occurred to me that if one of my best friends in the world says that she's feeling neglected, there is reason for it. And looking back, sure enough, I ( Read more... )

For the record, this is the article that prompted the following ramble:

http://tech.msn.com/products/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5643915

Now then. One of the main points this article makes, and the part that sticks out the most in my mind, is this:

It's as if two very different tribes were trying to inhabit the same space. I sometimes get the ( Read more... )

Apparently credit cards and credit card debt is a HUGE problem in America these days, if you listen to what people are saying:

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/sep2007/db2007095_053822.htm?campaign_id=msn

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/CreditCardSmarts/ConfessionsOfACreditCardPusher.aspx

http://www.businessweek.com/ ( Read more... )