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

Exciting Morning

I complain too much about my commute, so this time I’ll simply describe it. After travelling 1/2 stop from home, train came to a stop.  A minute later, voice came from the intercom. Conductor: “We’re being delayed because of train traffic ahead of us.  We’ll be moving shortly.” (Typical excuse) A minute or two later:

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

That’s Why I Don’t Buy Organic

WSJ: Review Finds No Nutritional Benefit to Organic Food. And that’s not all… according to my forestry professors: Farming chemicals (pesticides, etc) are very easy to wash off You probably should wash your food anyway Some plants without external pesticide protection can develop similar chemicals internally to fend off attackers (bugs, people); you can’t wash that

Ten Months To Go

We did it.  The pre-wedding glamour photoshoot.  Exactly 10 months before our wedding.  In the one and only Central Park of the world. It was surprisingly an awesome experience.  The weather was gorgeous – sunny, with just enough fluffy clouds, and not at all hot.  The photographer and makeup artist were both pleasant and professional. 

Up

Once again Pixar has done a fantastic job with their annual animated film, Up, the flick about an old man and a lot of balloons: It’s unusual to see any movie, let along a cartoon, to center its story on a whithering old man.  Up had done it so well, that our theater was unusually crowded