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Baize gave me some alternate code to try. You guys that could not see the pic, maybe you can now. |
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Molly and I finally made the decision to get a new ride. Her car has 230,000 miles. It is time for a new one. The Chrsyler was getting to be not dependable. We are going to Chattanooga for Christmas, so we decided to get something dependable before the trip.
Its a 2005 Lincoln LS with 28,000 miles. Still a year of factory warranty. It was a steal, but I had to drive all the way to Dallas yesterday to get it. Four and half hours one way. Not a fun turn around trip in one day. I have forgotten what driving a V8 is like. It is fun.
Here is a pic.
maybe the pic will work now, thx baize |
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Well, I got up this morning at 6:30 and went to Beaumont where I participated in my first race as an adult. 10k (6.2 miles). I have been running now for two and half months. My original goal was just to be able to run a 5k. I achieved the 3.1 mile mark last week. David Banning and Max Dawson are runners and told me that I could finish the 10k. I told them that I did not think that I was ready, but then, through the power of preacher peer pressure (alliteration), they convinced me. So, I decided that I knew I could run half of it and could definitely push myself the fourth mile, then anything after that was gravy. Well, once I got to the 4 mile mark I felt really good, so was able to complete the entire race with no walking! My time? 71 minutes. That comes out to an eleven and a half minute mile. I slowed my mile pace down so I could finish and it worked. Best of all, I did not even come in last! Anyway, just thought I would share this accomplishment that was made by a dyed in the wool couch potato.
**revision** My race time was 69 minutes according to the official standing. I guess I looked at the race clock wrong. I was happy to find this out because it means I met my goal of finishing under 70 minutes. That makes my mile time just a little over 11 minutes (11.12) |
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I got done with my jog this morning and hopped in the shower. As I was getting ready for the day, Molly yelled from across the house, "looks like some JWs are coming up the walk." Actually, they were not J-dubs but the Men in White, Mormons.
They were two young guys. Real young. Fresh out of the mormonry best I can tell. They were nervous. I let them give me their spiel about the prophet and was about to send them on their way when I realized that if ever you have a chance with a mormon, it is when they are just starting out. So, we are going to have a study at 10:00 am Monday. I asked what I should read to prepare, and they gave me the chapter about Smith coming to America. I intend to read more of it than that so I can deal with them effectively.
Any of you guys ever had a study with Mormons that went well? Let me know what you said. I want to avoid the whole, "So, you think you are an elder" discussion as that would obviously just turn them off. Any good advice would be appreciated. |
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Before the election we would see headline involving the stock market such as: "Stocks battered again
Dow records 7th-worst point loss, Nasdaq at 5-year low, as weak earnings, slumping oil prices heighten recession fears."
The article was taken from http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/22/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm.It was on October 22nd and the stock market lost 514 points that day.
However, now that one might possibly say that the stock market has reacted to the election of a high taxing, entitlement focused person into office by losing almost 500 points again today, the headlines read more like: "Dow sheds 486 points
Post-election worries about the weak economy are front and center."
The article was also taken from cnnmoney.com http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/05/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm.
The article doesn't use such phrases as battered, or even more laughable, tanked. It even goes as far as to remind us that this has nothing to do with our president-elect by saying "The weakness was exacerbated by reminders about the battered economy Obama inherits."
This is exactly what our financial advisor said would happen. Businesses are bracing for being taxed out of the country. Why invest in the US when they know that the taxation environment is about to become much more hostile. It is gonna be an interested four years. Better or worse? Who knows for sure. But the media is hardly going to be tolerable. |
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