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GPS ‘Saves the Day’, over & over again!

Our recent family trip to San Diego California, wouldn’t have been a great success without our Mobile TomTom GPS unit.Not only did we find it incredibly useful for navigation but also for safety. One night we were driving back to Ramona, on a twisty mountain road, and behind me was a very aggressive driver. There [...]

Take the bus!

It’s been 18 years since I’ve been able to get to work just by bus! Well, today I can stop counting the years. I only have to walk about 1/4 mile to catch a bus which dropped me off right outside my office, 1 hour and 40 miles later! Now that is sweet I could [...]

Deja Vu – who?

About 2 years ago I woke up from a stressful dream, not really a nightmare but close! Yesterday my dream came true! This is now my 6th deja vu experience! So here is my current list of deja vu’s: Walking into the cultural hall which was under construction at the Nottingham 2nd church. Sitting on [...]

Origin of Milk from a 2 year old perspective!

“Where does milk come from?” I asked Fiona, my 2 year old who will almost be 3 in 2 months. “From the fridge!” was her cute reply! After the funny looks she gave me from laughing at her reply, I asked her “ok, but who makes the milk?”, to which she replied “Mommy!”. Which made [...]

Investing in stock: Ideas

I thought I’d put together a post about some different investing strategies that aren’t commonly thought about, which may be valuable source for somebody out there in the internet land! Please feel free to share your investing ideas. 1 – For Dividend paying stock only. Find out the ex-div date. The Stock will open up [...]

Life is what YOU make it!

I was forwarded this email today and thought I’d share it with those who check out my blog. John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If [...]

Moving Quote (Ayn Rand)

“It is not in the nature of man—nor of any living entity—to start out by giving up, by spitting in one’s own face and damning existence; that requires a process of corruption, whose rapidity differs from man to man. Some give up at the first touch of pressure; some sell out; some run down by [...]

Stuck in the snow!

I think I can safely say that I’ve just experienced my worst commute! It all started at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, February 13th 2008. We were told we could leave early due to the heavy snow. Everybody left expect me! I had the idea to wait and let the traffic calm down before I would [...]

Join the Revolution…

He’s not laying down like the others…. but continuing to fight for freedom. Go Ron Paul

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