Posted in sports on Aug 31st, 2007
The college football season has begun, and it will go into full swing this Saturday. The big game for me will be the Cal-Tennessee game as Cal hopes to start the year right and exact revenge to the Volunteers for last year.
It is also time to place some trades in the Ticketreserve market. I have [...]
Posted in Family on Aug 30th, 2007
One of the milestones in a child’s life is the start of school. This week marked that milestone for my oldest son Marcus as he started kindergarten. It was an exciting time, and a pretty easy transition for him. Having gone to preschool for the last two years certainly helped with the transition. We are [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Aug 27th, 2007
For most kids, summer will be over and school starts in the next few weeks. That means, its time to get new clothes, and school supplies such as pencils, paper, and binders. Do we need to add bulletproof backpacks to the list of school supplies? A company in Massachusetts is selling just [...]
Posted in Personal Finance on Aug 24th, 2007
If you did not take advantage of the Citibank “free” money offer when I talked about it in the past, here is another opportunity to pocket an easy $100. You can get a $100 bonus for signing up for a new Citibank Ultimate Savings account. Remember, this offer is only for new Citibank customers. Unlike [...]
Posted in Business, Personal Finance on Aug 22nd, 2007
There are many great things about being self-employed. You have the freedom, and flexibility to plan your schedule. If you want to spend more time with your family, take a vacation, or just go to the zoo, you can. No need to ask the boss, because you are the boss. There are many other great [...]
Sunday night we took a short overnight trip to the Gold County of Northern California to see Huey Lewis and The News in concert. Yes, Huey Lewis is still around after all these years. It was a bit of deja vu for us, as Huey Lewis was the second concert my wife ever attended way [...]
Posted in Travel on Aug 17th, 2007
We just stayed at the Hyatt Highland Inn in Carmel for 3 days and 2 nights courtesy of a timeshare presentation offer. In exchange for listening to an hour and a half timeshare presentation, we get a great rate for the hotel stay, $99 a night during the week, and $119 for the weekend. [...]
Posted in Travel on Aug 17th, 2007
One of the big thrill in visiting the Montery/Carmel area is the chance to try one of the many great restraunts there. There are so many that its difficult to choose. Because we got a $100 gift certificate for attending the timeshare presentation at the Highland Inn, our choice was easy to make. We had to [...]
Posted in Travel on Aug 16th, 2007
This week I have the treat of taking a few days off to go to Carmel….without the kids. It is a welcomed break as we spend a few days at the Hyatt Highland Inn in Carmel. This is the second time staying here. We stayed here 2 years ago, also on a timeshare offer. It [...]
Posted in Investing, Real Estate on Aug 13th, 2007
There is yet another show on TV about flipping houses. We all knew the housing bubble would burst when we flipped the channels and found nothing, but shows on flipping houses. It reminds me of the Dot Com boom days when everyone was day-trading, because it was so easy. The flipping shows also make it [...]
