Category Archives: Goal setting

Mercury Direct

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Laura Alford, PhD

It’s that time of the year again. School’s out, temps are up, and the planet of communication has stopped all its retrograde nonsense, hopefully in time to keep me from crossing ALL the lines at work. Also, post Derby Day … Continue reading →

Posted in End of the World, Goal setting, Graduation, karma, Texarkana, Texas, weather, Writing | Tagged 4/20, April 20, Bourbon, Dalai Laura, Daylight Saving time, dictator of the free world, Kentucky Derby, key lime pie, Labor Day, Lauritarian, Lauritarian party, limeade, Mercury direct, Mercury retrograde, presidential election, seersucker, standard time, stop the madness, Superbowl Sunday, Taco Bell Tuesday, tequila, whipped cream vodka | 1 Comment

Most Sincere

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Laura Alford, PhD

Is anybody else driving around town looking for the Most Sincere convenience store hoping the Great Pumpkin (or an affiliated diety) will bestow upon them the winning ticket to the $1.2 Billion jackpot? Just me? Hot dog, I hope I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Continuouse Improvement, Goal setting, karma, math, Saving Money, Statistics, Writing | Tagged $1.2 billion, affiliate dieties, expected value, i feel lucky, jackpot, Jim Carey, lottery, Mary Chapin Carpenter, most sincere convenience store, The Great Pumpkin, there’s a chance | Leave a comment

Everything You See on the Internet is NOT True.

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Laura Alford, PhD

First of all, I need to state that when Louisiana College economics professor Bruce Cofer told me that TANSTAAFL (there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch), I believed him. The confounding issue is that I also grew up … Continue reading →

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Plank #2

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Laura Alford, PhD

I’ve thought of a brilliant 2nd plank for the Lauratarian Party’s Presidential Platform, but first, a reminder of plank #1. My first objective as Leader of the increasingly less-Free World is to stop switching between Standard Time and Daylight Savings … Continue reading →

Posted in birthday, football, Goal setting, Politics, Sports | Tagged 04/20, American football, Bengals, daylight savings time, federal holidays, Holiday, Joe Burrow, Lauratarian Party, standard time, superbowl, Willie Nelson | Leave a comment

Antidisestablishmentarianism

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Laura Alford, PhD

One of the longest “words” in the English language, antidisestablishmentarianism means, more or less, that back in the day some of the British political factions didn’t want to break up with the Establishment, aka the Church of England. Oddly enough, … Continue reading →

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Quantum Leap

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Laura Alford, PhD

Last week I posted that to increase my productivity and happiness levels, I was trying some new techniques: (1) a cold shower a day keeps the doldrums away and (2) writing one sentence per day. It’s indicative of my commitment … Continue reading →

Posted in Continuouse Improvement, DIY Project, Dumbasses, Goal setting, karma, Statistics, Writing | Tagged CIA, cold showers, doldrums, Gateway Experiences, Goal setting, Law of Attraction, left-brain, MegaMillions lottery, monastery, Nathan W Pyle, physics, Powerball Lottery, psychedelics, publishing, Quantum leap, science, Scott Bakula, Timothy Leary, Wim Hof | Leave a comment

Jump Start Your Day

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Laura Alford, PhD

I didn’t really have any new resolutions or goals this year. Mostly I’d just like to get back to being who I was before the pandemic hit–that girl that got up at 5:30 every morning to exercise, worked all day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Continuouse Improvement, Goal setting, math, Writing | Tagged baby steps, cold showers, hangover, one sentence a day, quantum jumping, Quantum leap, rome wasn't built in a day, writer's block | 1 Comment

Queen of the General Ledger

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Laura Alford, PhD

Once upon a time, when I worked at Exchange Bank, I told my boss that I wanted to be called Queen of the General Ledger, and so he did. Not to brag, but Je suis tres avante garde. And by … Continue reading →

Posted in accounting, Goal setting, Louisiana, Monterey | Tagged banking, Cashier, CFO, Elon Musk, Exchange Bank, follow me, i see the future, Master of Coin, Pandora’s box, Queen of the General Ledger, Technoking of Tesla | Leave a comment

The Fallacy of the New Project

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Laura Alford, PhD

New projects are like kittens, cute and adorable, unlike their older, grumpier cat counterparts. Dr. Katherine Gunny, an accounting professor at UC-Denver, made an offhand comment about the fallacy of the new project. It appears all shiny and worry-free compared … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, California, Goal setting, Graduation, Louisiana, Monterey, Statistics, Writing | Tagged CA, California, econometrics, Louisiana, LSU, Monterey, PhD, writing | 1 Comment

Disco Duck & Sysco Chicken

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Laura Alford, PhD

Last night was the campus Navy Ball celebrating 244 years since the creation of the US Navy. The other branches also have balls, but I’m gonna have to build up my tolerance to dress uniform exposure. Too much finery might … Continue reading →

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