2022 was a rather notable year. Travels For me, the thawing of 2+ years of pandemic restrictions was by far the most defining characteristic of 2022. To make up for lost time, we were not shy about packing our schedules with trips: the family spent a week in Las Vegas, two weeks in Andalucia, Spain,
School & Work
Characters at the Gym
For the past six months, I’ve been going to the local 24-Hour Fitness several times per week. Other gym regulars who workout around 8am on weekdays quickly became the people that I see most often. Here are some of the most memorable characters Powerhouse Retirees You can count on this advanced-aged duo to show up
Actuarial Drama
It’s a well known fact that actuaries are dull people, so the term “actuarial drama” is nearly as much an oxymoron as “business ethics”. Well, guess what? We’ve got one. Bruce Schobel, arguably one of the most well-known and respected senior actuaries in the circle, had recently been removed as the president-elect from the American
ISBN 978-3-639-17819-7
Earlier this summer, the German publisher VDM Verlag contacted me about publishing my masters thesis. Um, okay, I had no idea why they would want to or who they’d intend to sell it to. But after some research on the gossip-filled online forums, I concluded that it was a legitmate deal and I had nothing to
Classroom Drawings 1
Sitting in a classroom all day with a pen, a stack of paper, and a MetLife Snoopy doll can produce surprising results. Here I present to you: Life of Snoopy:
Gross Earning Breakdown
‘Tis the tax season and my notorious analytical habit couldn’t sleep. Here I present to you my 2008 gross earnings breakdown: Apparently, in this past calendar year I worked nights and days: Through April 12th (just in time!) to pay my taxes – to feed the poor, the old, the super rich, and the countries we
Christmas Gifts from Advisees
I have the awesomest advisees. Alison and David dropped by today with two bags of Christmas (or Holiday, if we shall stay p.c.) presents. One was a box of Godiva truffles. The other was – cracking me up for the longest time – a Wall-E toy. To be exact, a “Dance N’ Tap Wall-E with Wacky
FSA Certificate Framed
Gift from the people at work: This thing is sure taking up a lot of space in my cubicle!
FSA
Exactly four days from four years ago, I took my first step onto the actuarial career track. Today, I’m done. Memory is still vivid of the warm, sunny morning on September 21, 2004. Hesitating to study for GRE and applying to PhD programs, I printed out the application for SOA Course 1 from my office in
Chocolate
The second of our three interns ended her summer yesterday. She and the last guy bought me a bag of Godiva assortments: I’m not a huge chocolate person but it was nonetheless a very sweet and heart warming gift. I’m going to enjoy a lighter load of responsibilities after my supervisees leave, but it’s still