They finally debited the money that went to the brokerage from my bank account.
I am no longer rich.
So I’m going to need all of you to pay me back for those beers I bought you.
Monthly Archives: February 2005
H20
Yeah, yeah, but what about the canals?
http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2005/02/22/mars/index.html
Still temporarily wealthy…
Hmmm…
The brokerage has come to terms with the stock split mentioned recently.
But the money transferred between checking and brokerage is still in both places.
Hmmm…
I would get all excited, but there’s the strong possibility that this could get ugly. I envision both companies looking at the other’s accounts and saying “oh, the money is over there” and simultaneously deleting both instances from existence, with no paper trail to speak of.
I can’t wait to find out how it ends. I might do the noble thing and alert somebody to the discrepancy, but I’m sure that would only aggravate the situation and usher in the aforementioned worst-case-scenario.
Hmmm…..
A Brief Moment of Wealth
I am in a strange crossroads right at this moment.
1. I transferred money from a checking account to a brokerage account yesterday.
2. The money is showing up in both accounts online right now.
3. A stock in my brokerage account has split during the night.
4. The brokerage is showing the correct number of doubled shares, but is still showing the old share price from yesterday, which means it is showing double the value on my balance.
So, for the next few minutes, before the systems getted synchronized, I’m going to pretend I became slightly richer overnight.
Who wants beer? I’m buying!
WikiWikiWiki
Blam!
My, it is thundering something fierce up here.
And I do love the thunder.
In fact, I love a rainy night. I say that with full knowledge that all readers have that song stuck in their heads right now, as I do. Which is fine, because I like the song, too. Even the Chipmunk’s version.
Anniversary
The Earth has completed one full revolution around the sun since I first posted on LiveJournal.
On that day, Howard Dean dropped out of the presidential race, I was home sick, and I was trying to figure out how to get the pine straw off my roof without a ladder.
Today, Howard Dean is still out of the presidential race, I have a sinus thing going on, and I have more pine straw on my roof. But it is different pine straw, and I have a ladder.
Progress, progress, progress.
I’m the same age as Winona Ryder! And the NASDAQ! And Email! And the microprocessor! And…
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In 1971 (the year you were born) |
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Richard Nixon is president of the US Charles Manson and 3 of his followers are convicted of multiple counts of first-degree murder An earthquake in California’s San Fernando Valley kills 64 people New York Times begins publication of classified Pentagon papers on US involvement in Vietnam The $70 million Kennedy Center opens in Washington, DC A four day revolt at New York’s Attica state prison ends after being stormed by 1000 state troopers A new stock-market index called the Nasdaq debuts Walt Disney World opens Intel releases world’s first microprocessor, the 4004 Ray Tomlinson sends the first e-mail Libertarian party established in USA Kid Rock, Denise Richards, Sean Astin, Winona Ryder, and Ricky Martin are born Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series Baltimore Colts win Superbowl V Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is published The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour premieres on television “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel wins Grammy for song of the year All in the Family premieres |
Y’know…
Big K Red Cream Soda costs about half as much as Coca-Cola, and is about 90% as tasty.
So I’m ahead.
Mars Birthdays
In case anyone was wondering, I will be of legal age on Mars on April 10, 2005.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/age/
If we lived on Mars, Stacey would so be in jail right now for statutory rape.