November 09, 2003

Accomplishments

OK, most days I reckon I'm doing alright even though I don't have a pile of money saved or a great career, then I find something like this and I start to wonder where I went wrong (apart from the last one obviously).

At age 33:

English feminist Mary Wollstonecraft wrote "Vindication of the Rights of Women"

Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone.

Vaudeville performer Walter Nilsson rode across the United States on an 8 1/2 foot unicycle.

Successful merchant Cyrus West Field retired at age 33 to devote himself to laying the first transatlantic telegraph cable.

John Knowles published A Separate Peace, which was immediately successful.

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote his essay, "Nature," encouraging readers to see the miraculous in the common.

Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh and 80 others die after cult members set fire to their compound.

Posted by Garry at November 9, 2003 01:09 PM
Comments

And I read in the Guardian Money section that we should be saving over £100/month into a pension fund in order to have an income of £20 000/year when we're retired. All I can say is, YEAH, RIGHT!

Posted by: Carla at November 9, 2003 05:03 PM