Where I'm Pointed

It's amazing how much of reality is determined by whether and where one is pointed.

Budgeting is a very good case-in-point. Except for < $400/week from unemployment, I haven't had any income since December, and yet I'm not really that worried. Why? Because I have an increasing accurate budget that tells me that I can still survive for nearly a year on my existing money. This makes it possible for me to Take Steps to, instead of going back to the old full-time corporate grind, gain greater control of my time and destiny by becoming a successful independent contractor. And it doesn't just nail down events in a single, linear future, as useful as that is. It becomes a lens through which multiple prospective futures can be quantified, explored, and evaluated.
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Freddie Mac CFO Takes Personal Responsibility/Life

You've probably already heard about the apparent suicide of the CFO of Freddie Mac. I'd just like to say that I fully support this rare level of personal responsibility in the banking industry, and I'd encourage any other fantastically greedy and corrupt assholes to take the hint and off themselves as soon as possible. The loss to your family simply isn't relevant compared to the public benefit, and I don't really think your surviving members will be hurting for money anytime soon.