At the Opeth Concert

At the Opeth concert and let’s just say…. FABULOUS! It’s freaking awesome! More later…

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The First Snow

The first snow if the season has hit and it us gorgeous! The trees are heavy with the weight of the snow. Christmas lights peek out from a white wrap and are illuminated in a sift glow instead of the bright, sometimes harsh starkness that can come from no backdrop.
Now it is beginning [...]

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The Weather Outside is Frightful

Hah, the first snow of the season arrived today and it was so beautiful. What made it beautiful was that I didn’t have to shovel it! Not a lot of the white fluff, and that’s just the way I like it. It makes you get into the holiday spirit.
Speaking of [...]

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A Smile

With the economy at a low spot, it’s nice to see that some prices are falling. It is a bit before my time, but I have seen the lines at the gas stations in the 70’s. I was quite surprised to see a line at my local Mobil last night and this morning…not [...]

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Holidays Are Coming

The holidays are coming, what are you going to do?  With the economy the way it is we may dread the sales and traveling to the stores to buy gifts for everyone.  Don’t bother buying gifts for everyone.  The point of the holiday season isn’t how many gifts you get or how much you spend.  [...]

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Groceries to Tap Your Wallett

Analysts report that groceries will hit a record 7% to 9% increase next year. The cause is not what we used to think as gas prices continue to drop with the stock markets decline. This can be blamed on the increased cost of grains and feed to feed the livestock. So the [...]

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FCC to look into Cable Companies

The FCC has now set letters to 11 cable companies and Verizon about their migration practices to a digital platform and a lack of reduction to pricing in their analog only service.  The FCC chairman, Kevin Martin, is concerned that cable companies are trying to make this transition and blaming it on the Digital Migration [...]

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Comcast has Speed

I apologize for my lax in posting lately.  I have been playing with my new Internet speed from Comcast which is 22mb down and 5mb up.  Of course with power boost I’m getting way more than that initially.  I am so happy to be surfing at such high speeds   At least this way [...]

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Life is Good

OK, so maybe that is pushing it a bit but things will definitely get better.  The economy took a very strong downward swing these past few weeks and has everyone stressed that we are in for another “Great Depression”  The reality of it is this happens about every 10 years or so.  The economy takes [...]

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Senate passes $700 billion Bailout Bill

The senate passed the $700 billion bailout bill today, sweetened with tax cuts for big business and the middle class. The house is next for the bill which they want passed by Friday. Lawmakers feel this will stop a deep recession and stave off fears of another depression.

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