Monthly Archives: April 2006

It was twenty years ago today…

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Paul

I first moved to San Francisco twenty years ago. It was a different city then, and I was a different person, but it’s been a great place to live. It’s felt like home since just after I got here. It … Continue reading →

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Book of the Day: Perfectly Legal (David Cay Johnston)

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Paul

Appropriately for tax season, I recently finished reading David Cay Johnston’s Perfectly Legal. The book describes the current state of the U.S. tax system; the description is of a no-longer progressive, mostly flat system which systematically offers loopholes to the … Continue reading →

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How to Blow Five Years of Good Customer Experience in One Easy Step

Posted on April 8, 2006 by Paul

About five years ago, I bought life insurance for the first time. We’d bought our house in the previous year and our son was about to be born, so it seemed like a prudent thing to do. I shopped around … Continue reading →

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A Great Caper Movie

Posted on April 8, 2006 by Paul

We just saw Inside Man and I’m pleased to say, it’s a great, entertaining, and exciting movie. I’m reminded how much I like Spike Lee‘s movies, from the early, funny ones (She’s Gotta Have It) and the overtly political ones … Continue reading →

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