Things I Learned This Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* V/A – Ruff Ryders, Volume 1 is an album that has held up surprisingly well. Let’s be careful and not confuse me for a Ruff Ryder fan. (Courtesy: Ruff Ryders)

* Painting a house is even worse than I expected, but I know it will be worth it in the end. (Courtesy: Personal experience)

* Popping one’s collar was the original style for polo shirts. (Courtesy: Valet.)

* “Retirement job” is a common phrase–Google has about 500k results–that people speak without hesitation. Its existence is both surprising and a reflection of the economy and people’s engagement with the economy. (Courtesy: CF)

Things I Learned This Week

Among the things I learned this week:

* ING instituted a super smart policy that requires aggregation services (e.g., American Express’ Money Manager or Mint.com) to use a read-only access code rather than your PIN (i.e., personal identification number). (Courtesy: ING)

* Pittsburgh continues to be a great city, always evolving, but always rocking. Next time you’re in town, check out 33. (Courtesy: Pittsburgh)

* Cacti are amazing in person! (Courtesy: Mother Nature)