TheOatmeal

So, I just learned of this going on with the The Oatmeal. Go read about it, and give a buck or two.

Last year I wrote a blog post about another website called FunnyJunk which stole a bunch of my comics and hosted them on their website without giving me credit.  They apparently didn’t like my blog post and recently FunnyJunk sent me a letter stating that unless I pay them $20,000 in damages they’re going to file a federal lawsuit against me. You can view the letter along with my response here. 

Here is the indiegogo link

 

Amish Money Secrets

I just saw this article on Vanguard, it's a good read and worth further investigation. Here is the quote that caught my eye skimming it...

  • First, there's Amos Miller, a 45-year-old Amish farmer, who managed to save $400,000 for a down payment on a farm. Amos and his wife Fern managed to save that much while raising their family—of 14 children.      
  • Next, consider the experience of Bill O'Brien, a local banker who has issued $225 million in loans (mainly for real estate purchases) to Amish families over a 20-year career. How many of these loans have resulted in a loss for the bank? Zero. And he can count on one hand the number of Amish borrowers who have ever asked him for a loan extension or modification.

Read more HERE and check out the book Secrets of the Amish: Finding True Abundance in Simplicity, Sharing and Saving

This is why I love my job...

"The left hand side refrigerator has apparently come to life and decided that it no longer wants to keep your lunches cold. Thanks to Skynet, it has switched itself to defrost mode as part of a larger plan to eliminate humanity through the allowance of salmonella growth. If you have your lunch in it, you may want to move it to the obedient, non-sentient unit on the right. You may want to keep an eye on the microwave while you are in there."