This saying is a line from the play King Henry the Fourth, Part Two, by William Shakespeare. According to dictionary.com, the meaning of this line is that a person who has great responsibilities, such as a king, is constantly worried and therefore doesn't sleep soundly. As so often happens, Shakespeare's words are timeless. While to … Continue reading Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown →

The elven city of Losstii faced towering sea cliffs and abutted rolling hills that in the summer were covered with blankets of flowers and in the winter were covered with blankets, because the elves wanted to keep the flowers warm and didn’t know much at all about gardening. The sentence above was the winner of … Continue reading And the Winner Is… →

On June 21, Dear Abby published a question from a reader who identified as “first-time mom in New Jersey.” The mom asked how she can ask other parents whether they had guns in their homes before allowing her child to visit for playdates. Dear Abby suggested that bringing up the topic was “off-putting.” Well that advice apparently went … Continue reading “I have heard all of you loud and clear, and I apologize.” →

My Calc III final was today, and after spending the weekend at my office reviewing my notes and doing problem after problem, I was as ready as I would ever  be. You name it, I had probably done a problem (or two or three) on it. Double and triple integrals, cartesian, polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, … Continue reading I Need to Go Back to Third Grade →

I was chatting with our administrative assistant today at work, and she was telling me that she had just bought the Amazon Echo, and was enjoying listening to music on it. She told me some of the songs that she had played, and then she mentioned a Springsteen song that I had never heard of … Continue reading A Great Springsteen Song – How’d I Miss This One? →

It's been over a month since I've commented on anything written by one of my favorite behavioral economists - Dan Ariely. But fortunately he answered a letter in last week's Wall Street Journal, and I found his reply quite amusing. Here is the letter and his response: Dear Dan, I’m going to host a party … Continue reading Embarrassing Stories – A Wonderful Way to Get to Know One Another? →

An idea for a blog post came to me today, and while doing some research on the topic, I stumbled across a subreddit page referred to as "No Stupid Questions". I'm not sure what that says about the topic I had been thinking about writing a post on, but that thought quickly vanished as I … Continue reading No Stupid Questions?? →

Google has long prided itself on its motto, "Don't Be Evil". And despite some bumps along the way, I think for the most part it has lived up to that motto. However, one newspaper has raised some concerns about one of Google's latest moves. In an attempt to reduce the company’s carbon footprint, Google is … Continue reading Is This an Evil Move on Google’s Part? →

It happened again. Earlier today my wife asked if I had been falling asleep while writing my blog last night, because there were several typos. I told her that I had, and so I went back to look at what I had done. Here are some examples: "I felt it had loste, the Internet was … Continue reading Nodding Off While Blogging →

Every year, when I get to a certain part in one of my courses, I tell the only joke that I know about finance/accounting: What's the difference between a guy and a bond? Bonds mature So this past year when I told it, I felt it had loste, the Internet was some of its appeal, … Continue reading Who Said Accountants Have No Humor? →