Another Liar
Monday, October 13
We had a great time Saturday riding mountain bikes at Momba, in Dayton. What a beautiful mountain biking course it is! The trails were almost perfectly maintained and well marked. All of the bridges were absolutely beautiful and several of the bridges were actually curved. It is by far the best c...
The Coming Catastrophe and What to Do About It
Sunday, October 12
Tonight, I would like talk about something very serious - the financial crisis. You probably think that I'm talking about the credit crunch or the housing crash or the subprime fiasco. However, I believe that those are simply symptoms of the real problem. What could possibly be a bigger problem t...
Carpets Cleaned
Friday, October 10
I spent yesterday morning watching the stock market and doing a little stock trading. I have traded stocks for over 10 years, as a hobby. I believe that we may get a short, but intense rally next week and therefore I bought some Ford stock at $2.10 with the intention of selling a covered call (...
Missed the Excitement
Thursday, October 09
They say that timing is everything. As of late, I have been absolutely fascinated by the wild stock market action and the attempts by the government to stabilize it. I've been trying to get home by 3pm each day, so that I can watch the final hour of stock market trading. I've been trading stocks ...
Work, Work, Work!
Wednesday, October 08
The third time really is a charm and after having the last two days off, I got back to work on my rentals. In fact, I got a LOT done! I started out this morning making a couple of commercial loan payments and going to the post office for stamps. Next, I went to one of my apartments that has had a...
Still No Work
Tuesday, October 07
For the second day in a row, I had every intention today of doing a little work on my rentals. For the second day in a row, that didn't happen. My excuse today was that I needed to fix the motorhome after discovering last night that all the DC electric was inoperative. This is an issue that first...