Archive for February, 2009

The Sub-prime Mess

Today is a better day, the sun is shining and all is well.  Though I can’t say the same about the current world economy.  My main hobby, if you can call it that, is trading.  I trade index options on the FTSE.  From 1999 through to 2006 I taught trading of one sort or another [...]

I got caught by a red light camera

Today did not start well.  While driving my bus towards an intersection the light went to orange.  I had to make a decision to stop or go through? A slight hesitation and it was too late to stop without a heavy application of the brakes. If I had done that at least some passengers would have been [...]

Working Sunday

Today is a Sunday and I’ve spent 8 hours 20 minutes working at my day job. Albeit at penalty rates so it wasn’t too bad. By day I am a bus driver, working for Path Transit here in Perth. As far as jobs go it is quite satisfactory and probably as recession proof a position [...]

Hope for our future

This is my first post. I’ve signed up with John Thornhill’s Master Class and this is the task that is set for today, to write my first post on here. I’ve signed up for at least six online courses and this is by far the best I have come across. This is week two and [...]