Category Archives: business

Monday, 6 May 2013

Posted on 6 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:20 – Barbara’s dad is doing better, but it’s looking like he’ll never be able to live at the retirement village apartment. It’s “independent living”, and at this point Dutch needs at least “assisted living”, if not yet a nursing … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara, business | 63 Comments

Friday, 28 December 2012

Posted on 28 December 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:36 – I finally ordered a bottle-top dispenser yesterday from one of my wholesalers. Also called auto-burettes, these are basically pumps that sit on top of reservoir bottles and deliver an accurate volume of liquid with each stroke of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara, business, science kits | 14 Comments

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Posted on 27 November 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:44 – More smoke and mirrors on the Greek bailout. Essentially, the EU and ECB (but not the IMF) have agreed to take a huge loss on their outstanding loans to Greece, but not by an explicit writedown of those … Continue reading →

Posted in business, government, politics | 44 Comments

Monday, 2 July 2012

Posted on 2 July 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

14:37 – I’ve spent most of the morning on the phone, on-hold, being transferred among, and talking with representatives from various US government organizations, ranging from the US Postal Service to the Department of Commerce to the Department of Defense … Continue reading →

Posted in business, government, science kits | 41 Comments

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Posted on 20 June 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:14 – The markets have reacted pretty much as I expected to the announcement of the €750 billion Spain/Italy bailout, which is to say that Spanish/Italian bond yields have fallen by 10 or 15 basis points (0.1% to 0.15%). The … Continue reading →

Posted in business, government, politics | 37 Comments

Monday, 18 June 2012

Posted on 18 June 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:53 – Greek elections results are in. New Democracy and PASOK between them have enough votes to form a coalition with a slim majority, but PASOK has announced that it will not be a part of any coalition government that … Continue reading →

Posted in business, government, politics | 11 Comments

Saturday, 9 June 2012

Posted on 9 June 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

10:17 – Well, I’ve parted ways with NewEgg. On Thursday, I ordered a long Ethernet cable for $11.95 with free shipping. The transaction completed normally, or so it seemed. NewEgg said it’d send me email to confirm the transaction, and … Continue reading →

Posted in business | 23 Comments

Sunday, 22 April 2012

Posted on 22 April 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:34 – I’ve finished stubbing out the company web site. It was getting embarrassing to have just the order pages for the kits. There are still missing and broken links, and some of the text is just placeholder stuff, but … Continue reading →

Posted in business, dogs, The Home Scientist | 28 Comments

Monday, 9 April 2012

Posted on 9 April 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:55 – I start work on our federal and state incomes taxes today. As far as I can see, our LLC makes zero difference to how I’ll do the taxes. The revenue and expenses for the corporation go directly to … Continue reading →

Posted in business, dogs, government, science kits | 28 Comments

Thursday, 16 February 2012

Posted on 16 February 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:55 – A comment yesterday got me to thinking. Dave mentioned that if the kits were still available in a dozen years or so, his daughter would be the right age for them. I replied that we’re in this for … Continue reading →

Posted in business, personal, science kits | 39 Comments