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& the mrkt doesn't even open for another 15 mins.....did ya actually close out a position w/the huge wknd spreads?
& so close to a high holiday too....
tsk tsk Mr. D :0
or preparing to wait in a soup line :0
as for me....since the ol' 4x learning curve is still pretty steep...stating the obvious is about the best I can do ;)~
& the competition as far as bank 4x fund manangers sure is gettin stiff w/fewer & fewer banks around those jobs are gettin even harder ta come by. Guess I may as well either put those aspirations on hold or seek out other professional opps in the niche that wont require puttin up my own $$$.
Suggs anyone? TIA!
Ya know now more than ever....
(if you choose to trade this insane mrkt that is)
it's fairly obvious that it's best to simply go w/any short term trend....ride the waves & don't try to outguess the fundi's & or where you think the mrkt should or will go.
Let it come to you & react accordingly. There's no rhyme or reason...we all know the greenback should be tanking...especially w/more cuts looming....guess it all depends on what the other CB's do as well of course. But if I had live ammo in all this crazyness, I'd just wait for a trend to develop & be happy w/nabbing a very conservative 10-20 at a time. Tho if ya do have the ammo needed for a true multi-day position (not sure anyone 'round here does...or if they do, they aint tellin us...lol) I think shortin the greenback is a no brainer....most especially as of late....this has gotta be the mother of all headfakes
One tricky thing however is...gold...has been for sometime now. You'd think gold would be havin no problems at all in moving considerably higher.....especially as the broader indeces contiune to take their dumps. Not sure where all (most) the money that's left the equities has gone? Surely not gold or it would be much higher these days....surely not real estate.....& T Bills....please. Perhaps all the $$$ are indeed goin in between the mattresses & in the pillow cases? Maybe this is your Father's (or perhaps Grandfather's) Mrkt?
;)~
Gonna be interesting to say the least the next month or so....& then post election....& speakin of which...McCain sure be losin his mojo....we all saw that one comin as the econ continues to stay in the crapper...& will surely be there for at least another 2-3 Q's. & I finally did hear someone (a reporter/interviewer who was talkin to Palin I think it was) the other day make the comment that when Bush came into office he inherited a nice surplus....& w/in 18 mos time it was all gone & the deficeit only got bigger & bigger & continues to do so.....so tell us, how will the McCain Admin (let alone Obama) change that? I'm sure as the McCain/Palin gloves come off as they have over the last few days, we'll be hearin more & more econ talk in rebuttal from Obama/Biden....which should prvoe to be the final nail in the gop coffin this go around.
The gop's have had their fun in the sun.....time for the dems F it all up for a few yrs now :0
LMAO.....was thinken wadda joke it all is myself.....yeah...we sell the farm to support all this BS yet our rating stays the same.
Now someone pls tell me....what da F is the diff between an individual doin a debt consolidation & the US Banking system doin what jus occured?
yeah sure....the US rating is still squeeky clean....2 funny.
October Currency Trader is out....
& I'm barely thru Septembers...lol
http://www.currencytradermag.com/downloads/index.php
& agreed....I'm done w/Pelosi....pretty much the moment she got the speaker gig & stopped talkin Impeachment.....tphhfftt!!
I'm voten Sheehan....I dont care...I'm votin my conscience not my fear this time around. I don't feel good not voten & I don't feel good voten dem either....& surely not rep....so I'm goin w/my conscience & feel good about it....+...I'll also be able ta bitch since I voted....lol
off on a pooch volunteer rescue run today....things are really gettin bad as the econ contiunes ta take a dump. Folks who can no longer care for their pets are just lettin'em run free....all over the central valley here in Cali. Off to go get a 2 yo who was due to be put down on Mon....taken him to a foster we were able ta find room with. Back later on....I got 200+ miles ta do today....& we had our 1st rain here over night...roads should be nice & slick.
Cheers!!
spreads are whacked.....VERY whacked.
too bad I'm so busy right now w/all that's goin on in our house right now....kitchen all torn up & all the noise.....unreal how the lil 1 is nappin thru it all too.
I think it's suicide to take up positions today....bein a Fri & all. A quick scalp, fine....but w/the spreads the way they are even that's gonna be a tuff challenge. But other than that, I think the spreads are like this b/c pretty much everyone else has decided to stay away....I'm sure the liquidity is nil compared its' usual volume.
Gotta run....I'll try & ck back later on.
"Take a deep breath this isn't easy if it were this board would be flooded with posts."
"nuff said.
& agreed, the bank closures would most likely never happen.....jus anudder case of fear mongering....tho I can see why BofA & the few that are left are at least talking about a possible contingency plan...even if it never occurs, at least they are prepared in the event of the highly unlikely. Indeed, too many debts would have to be placed on hold & more importantly, accuring interest on outstanding debt would have to be given a grace period for as long as the banks would be closed...aint gonna happen.
Gotta run myself....you sound as busy as me these days.
Believe u me.....I do not want ta say I told ya so....at least not in this case.
If this does indeed occur (kinda doubt it but by the same token I wouldn't be suprised either) I'd have ta say that the chances of a depression w/in the next 12 mos just went up.
if Obama gets in & puts the traditional dem econ screws on the econ...that could very well be the icing on the cake :0
& the scary thing is...for the most part, I feel the US wants Obama over McCain.....& this is not to come off sounding as if I want McCain either....imo either way we're screwed....to what degree is the big ?
& I did snoop it....sadly, nothin came up. :0
& here's the link....sorry I forgot ta add it there....
www.abovetopsecret.com
Anyone see this yet?
got it via email from a very reliable source......splits his time between Canada & Costa Rica...he runs a few businesses.....
This sounds like it could be legit...off to go snoop it....
"Reliable word that Bank of America branch managers just received a message via the U.S. Federal Reserve Wire system from the US Fed instructing them to "perhaps be ready for a one-week universal shut-down of the banking system", including access to checking accounts, savings accounts and credit cards and ATM's.
Reliable word has it that BofA bank branches received a shipment of signs last week, reading "We're sorry, but due to circumstances beyond our control, we cannot be open at this time."
This raises the likelihood of a ONE WEEK LONG bank holiday coming soon. It would be wise to have some cash around because checks, credit cards, CDs don't work when the banks are closed. If you have CDs it might be worthwhile to cash them even though there is a penalty.
Additional word as of 8:08 PM EDT is that a silent run is taking place on many U.S. Banks with customers withdrawing huge amounts from all banks almost everyday. My source says that unless Congress comes through with a plan which will stop the silent run, Banks will be forced to close to stop the run."
& sadly....it almost sounds like one of those email solicits from Liberia :0
& now time for anudder humor break.....
Dear Friend:
I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.
I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America . My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you.
I am working with Mr. Phil Graham, lobbyist for UBS, who will be my replacement as Ministry of the Treasury in January. As a Senator, you may know him as the leader of the American banking deregulation movement in the 1990s. This transaction is 100% safe.
This is a matter of great urgency. We need a blank check. We need the funds as quickly as possible. We cannot directly transfer these funds in the names of our close friends because we are constantly under surveillance. My family lawyer advised me that I should look for a reliable and trustworthy person who will act as a next of kin so the funds can be transferred.
Please reply with all of your bank account, IRA20and college fund account numbers and those of your children and grandchildren to wallstreetbailout@treasury.gov so that we may transfer your commission for this transaction. After I receive that information, I will respond with detailed information about safeguards that will be used to protect the funds.
Yours Faithfully
Minister of Treasury Paulson
Barry Habib Responds to Government Rescue Plan
(out the door for an hr or so....gotta go p/up the lil 1....man alive does 2 hrs fly right by...sheesh!!)
http://aroundthehouseblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/mss-barry-habib-responds-to-government-rescue-plan/
Mortgage Success Source’s Barry Habib was on the message boards this morning sharing his opinions on today’s turbulent financial market. Here it is, in case you missed it:
Hi everyone. Crazy times. Whatever the political posturing, a plan needs to be passed. Credit markets are frozen and banks are going bust every day. This is not totally because of “toxic” mortgages. This has a lot to do with FASB 157, also known as “mark to market”.
Each day lenders must mark their assets to the marketplace. It’s like you having to appraise your home everyday and if your neighbor was under duress because they got very ill, divorced, lost their job and was forced to sell their home quickly they may have sold it super cheap. Now, does that mean your house is worth that super cheap price? Clearly not. Why? Because you are not under duress. You have the time to sell your home and get a more normal price, which more accurately reflects true market conditions. But “mark to market” does not allow for this, which creates a vicious cycle.
Why is this so bad? Because as lenders mark down their assets the amount that they have loaned previously becomes much riskier in relation to their assets. For example, say a bank has $1 million in assets and say they have $15 million in loans outstanding. Their ratio is an acceptable 15 to 1. But should they take a paper write down of $500 thousand due to “mark to market” requirements, their ratio suddenly changes to 30 to 1. This is because their assets are now only $500 thousand after taking the paper loss, while their loans outstanding are $15 million. And at 30 to 1 this bank is viewed as a risky investment. So the stock price starts to get hit, it becomes harder to borrow, and most importantly harder to make money. The bank is then forced to sell some of its loans to reduce its ratio…at cheap prices. And this makes the vicious cycle continue.
And a quick look at the holdings of these loans show that 95% are problem free. Additionally, the Credit Default Swaps (CDS) that are used with the pools of mortgages, are relatively safe. But this requires a bit of understanding. You see, when a pool of mortgage loans is put together it isn’t just A paper or B paper etc. it’s everything. Its got some A paper, B paper, C paper, and even what looks like toilet paper. An “A” investor buys the whole pool but because they are an “A” investor their safety is greater because they can avoid the first 20% (an example) of defaults. So they own the whole pool but are sheltered from the first batch of defaults, and for this they get the lowest rate of return. As you can figure from here the more risk investors want to take, the higher the return. So the investments are relatively safe, but the accounting rules currently place undue pressure on the banking institutions.
Now add to all this the opportunistic shorting done on the financial stocks, much of it illegal because those shorts did not legitimately borrow shares (called naked shorting), and you exacerbate this whole problem. Thank goodness for the recent temporary ban on shorting in the financial sector. As for the plan the government is the only one who can step in to do this. And they have to do this. And they will do this. The nauseating political posture from both sides is just part of the process.
This is not easy to understand for the general public. In fact most politicians don’t get this either. That’s why it is a difficult yet critical bill for them to vote on.
Once this is done it will take some time but the markets will stabilize. As for our industry it will take a bit of time but we will make it through this. Rates will remain attractive and the influx of credit availability will help the housing market gradually improve. This ultimately will be the medicine needed to fix our industry. We just need to be patient. Those who can stick it out will be handsomely rewarded.
LMAO....& speakin of humor.....
thot I'd share some new stock mrkt terms
CEO --Chief Embezzlement Officer.
CFO-- Corporate Fraud Officer.
BULL MARKET -- A random market movement causing an investor to mistake
himself for a financial genius.
BEAR MARKET -- A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance,
the wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no sex.
VALUE INVESTING -- The art of buying low and selling lower.
P/E RATIO -- The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the
market keeps crashing.
BROKER -- What my broker has made me.
STANDARD & POOR -- Your life in a nutshell.
STOCK ANALYST -- Idiot who just downgraded your stock.
STOCK SPLIT -- When your ex-wife and her lawyer split your assets
equally between themselves.
FINANCIAL PLANNER -- A guy whose phone has been disconnected.
MARKET CORRECTION -- The day after you buy stocks.
CASH FLOW-- The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet.
YAHOO -- What you yell after selling it to some poor sucker for $240 per share.
WINDOWS -- What you jump out of when you're the sucker who bought
Yahoo @ $240 per share.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR -- Past year investor who's now locked up in a nuthouse.
PROFIT -- An archaic word no longer in use.
& I'll add one more....
Woo-hooo -- is what ya say when you learn your bank will actually be open tomorrow AM.
Hey...what happened to the gold & silver quotes at Oanda....demo side?
Haven't logged on for a few days there & now can't seem to locate those 2...xau & xag.
Anyone else see this? TIA!!
I have an open gold position on one of my demo accts...it';s showing up but w/no quote & no symbol for that position....just lot size, opening price (902), position (Long) & tp (933).
Wut up w/Oanda?
kewl....u got mail/eom
I'm gettin bounced @
travelartoo@hotmail.com
see...I've even lost the will to email correctly :0
Yeah....Carrie gave up....lost her will...like a lil lost puppy dog in the 4x Jungle w/out her Foster to guide her along :(...
no lie.....this mrkt is next to impossible to obtain a decent feel for....unless of course you're a cAt ;)~
Feels almost like 'old' times here again...like the Fonz has returned or somethin...lol
hehe....'bout time.....
ya ever find your travels out on the left coast....look me up.
was it my email from today that finally got ya here or was that jus a coinkydink?
Hopefully you'll be able ta pull up a chair for a spell.
Interesting times indeed we find ourselves in....& priddy much jus as you were calling it all along.
Lookin forward to hearin more of the current feline take on all matters ala econ & whatever else ya wanna yak about.
Cheers Bud!!
It will...give it time.....it'll move along w/everything else...as soon as the big boys decide they wanna move it....same as it ever was.
I hear ya....'cept for the Hillary part....but it's all moot imo....until we can add a 3rd party or more....the US is gonna simply be in the same ol situation....we need a new voice, a new platform.....REAL change....not the kind Obama is talkin about....wadda joke it all is.
& Nettles....indeed we're on opposite clocks....have I said the west coast clock aint fun....for many reasons let alone trading 4x.
Sorry....but you still sound like a Nader/Gonzo supporter...lol Jus yanking your chain.....you know I agree w/you on much of this....if not all of it.
Was good to listen to'em last night.....Gonzalez is so well spoken....sure hope he'll take the Nader torch one day.....not sure tho that Ralph will ever retire...he's too stubborn.
& just to make sure folks are aware....the Nader/Gonzo ticket is running on the Peace & Freedom platform.....NOT Green & NOT Indy.
A lil too Socialist for me....however as compared to the Republocrat regimes...I find myself to be way more in agreement w/the Nader/Gonzo platform.....just don't agree all that much w/their mid east stance as well some of their views on finance & capitalism...of course...hehe
However ya can't have it all.....& why not vote your conscience as opposed to your fear. After all, when it's all said & done, I believe in my heart of hearts that there really isn't going to be all that much diff between a Obama white house or a McLame house. Either one will continue to drive us into the ground.....Obama still wants to stay in Afghanistan...why is no one talking about that one....or is upset about it? tphhhfftt!!!
OK...I'm done...all I know is...since Obama has a huge lead out here in Cal, I'm voten Nader/Gonzo for sure....Obama wont be needing my vote....& to be honest, I wouldn't feel all too good about voting for him anyways. & lastly, a no brainer for me...voting Cindy Sheehan over Pelosi....get that no good 2 faced beach oudda there.
Vote your conscience, not your fear....after all....we're screwed either way we go as far as the republocrats go.
OK...who wants the soap box next?
So where's the big trade today? Haven't even looked at the mrkt yet...lol
Can't wait ta hear what Nader/Gonzales & Cindy Sheehan have ta say about all this.....gonna go listen to'em all tonight in Oakland....they were in SF earlier today.
If anything....should be some pretty good comedy relief for a few hrs....for which I have a gerat need for as of late.
Tho I'm not sure how long I can survive in a room filled w/all the tree huggers from Berkeley? lol
Yeah...that post of yours w/re to the banks is why I added that comment.
& agreed in that if this all didn't go down in an election yr (& so close to the election @ that) that surely it'd be handled differently...such BS it all is...all the posturing, etc....not what we need right now...not at all.
But I will say this...I am happy that Wall St hasn't gotten what they wanted yet.....so funny to see how PO'd all the cnbc reporters were ystrdy....the frustration was so apparent on all their faces...especially Macke's...way too funny.
Don't get me wrong...of course we need some package...but we need one that's tied more so to the free mrkt....not one that puts most of the burdeon on we small fry's as the Palusen deal was gonna be doin. Funny how he was so adament that it all had to be done ASAP....then it all blows up in his face....gotta love how all this has backfired on the gop. This is surely gonna do the gop ticket in & if there's gonna be any good to come out of all this, it's just that....the fact the gop ticket is now most likely toast. I think the dems knew this & is def one reason why it got voted down....& it made their decision an easy one no doubt b/c of all the public outcry....the dems justification is that they were only listening to all the public comments coming in on their phones & email boxes....how convenient of an excuse.....lol
edit.....love the aussie here @ 7899.
Agreed....I lost all hope for her the minute she became Speaker....prior to she was all on the Impeachment bandwagon & as soon as she became Speaker she seemingly overnight lost her kahoonas on the Impeachment threat.....wadda panzy ass!!! tphhfftt!!
W/re to the banks...was watchin Cramer ystrdy (only b/c of what's been goin on as of late....I typically do not watch that clown) & evidently he had on the CEO of WaMu last week who said they "only" had approx 10 bil of bad r/e.....then as WaMu gets canabilized this week we come to find that the # is actually closer ta 42 bil...go figure...a CEO was embellishing to us.....lol
& the best part....Cramer seemed to have believed him & told his viewers that it was credible info...if it came from this CEO who he trusted than it must be true....sure Cramer...wadda bafoon. Anyhow Cramer placed the Wamu CEO up on his Wall of Shame....that's now gotta be about as big as the baseball hall of fame...lol
Anyway.....Cramer sure had his tail between his legs ystrdy....spent at least 10 mins whinning & whimpering to his viewers & apologizing for giving this CEO the credibility that he did.
Then Cramer proceeds to come out w/that Dow bottom call of 8400....too funny.
Sho'b quiet in here tanight considering the events of the past day.
Guess folks are tryin ta sleep this one off :0
Tho the good news is it looks as if Asia is holding their own....at least not down by 7-8%....jus 1/2 that...lol & the Dow futures have been showin some green pretty much since the US close.
& here's a thought...or 1 plausable explanation as to why the Dow tanked as hard as it did in that last hr.....tomorrow (actually @ sunset tonight) is a Jewish High Holy Day....The Jewish New Year (aka Rosh Hashana) & one thing that is not permitted & thus considred a sin is the handling of money.... even discussing it is considerd a big sin over this period which lasts until sunrise Wed AM. So perhaps knowing that they could not be dealing in the mrkts on Tues many oversold on Mon not knowing what Tues would or would not bring...& of course this selling lead to more selling, etc....ie selling begets selling so it just all snowballed into the close.
Well that's one guess....who knows?....certainly not I. But at least thus far as mentioned above....Asia is not faring quite as bad as we Yanks did....after all, the Jewish populatin over there is next ta nil....lol So maybe a negative 3-4% move is more in line w/what should have occured in the US?
Wadda day for me to be disconnected from the mrkts....beg today I have a coupla guys here helping to install some newer (my sisters old stuff that was top of the line.....15 yrs ago...lol) kitchen appliances....sis is doin a total kitchen makeover in order to sell her home w/in the next yr (great timing eh) so we get her old stuff....which is approx 7 yrs newer than our appliances....dishwasher, double oven, refridge (GE Profile) & we're gonna be running a gas line to our cooktop now....we had one of those old style electric 4 burner jobs....finally we're gettin gas....now I guess I gotta learn how ta cook ;)~
Anyhow.....so I'll be busy over here for the next few days w/the home improvment dudes.....& man alive is my back toast....we did all the transporting & heavy lifting today (even put the 3 yr old in Tot Drop today from 10:30 to 12:45...& tomorrow is her 1st day of preschool....was jus thinken....her 1st ever school night is tonight)....guess I shoulda told'em in advance that I gotta bad back :0
OK...enuff ramble.....so I leave ya w/a Cramer fear mongering piece.....8400.....now even I think that's too low...but I will say this....I think 9500 is in the bag now....which is the upper end of my bottom call that I've been sticken to since a lil over a yr ago...maybe 15 mos. 9200-9500....maybe I'll revise it down to 9K now....but really don't think we'll get there....too much at stake here....but man alive.....this sure be some critical days ahead of us here over the next few days. I'm just happy that Paulson plan #1 didn't get shoved down our throats as it was lookin like it was gonna happen. Sure hope they can come up w/a better plan....at least not one that will pass the buck along to the degree that the 1st plan would have to our future gens. This is our problem...NOT theirs....lets try & give them a clean slate.....but certainly not give the bush regime those kinda #'s w/less than 2 mos on the clock....after all, what has this admin EVER done right? Not sure anything his camp has ever said or done has ever been right....or proven to be remotely accurate....OK....did I say enuff ramble? Guess this makes up for the lack of not being around today....I'll try ta hang out a lil more manana...after all, I will have approx 2 hrs of me time....me & da 2 handymen that is....lol
Read it & weap.....& here's hopin the Mad Man is wrong yet again...very wrong ;)~
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10439454/1/cramer-worst-case-dow-under-8400.html?puc=_htmlttt
Yeah...that one tends ta make the rounds on days like this :0
Cheers....now, more than ever!! lol
So many comments...so lil time....
but happy to hear that at least it seems as if the public in genl is against what Paulson is/was tryin ta cram down our throats.
& it looks as if in turn the mrkts aint havin any of it as well....& so it should be imo.
I'll try ta come back later on...most likely well after the US close....got tonz of stuff goin on today...& into the week...tho tomorrow I'll have my 1st ever 2.5 hrs of "nuttn but me time" during the day as the 3 yr old begins preschool....hehe
Cheers!!
"Now the big question what are they going to do with the Dollar?"
this Springsteen tune comes ta mind ;)~
I'm Goin Down
We sit in the car outside your house
I can feel the heat coming 'round
I go to put my arm around you
and you give me a look like I'm way out of bounds
well you let out one of your bored sighs
Well lately when I look into your eyes
I'm goin down
We get dressed up and we go out, baby, for the night
We come home early burning, burning in some fire fight
I'm sick and tired of you setting me up
Setting me up just to knock-a knock-a knock-a me down
I pull you close but when we kiss I can feel a doubt
I remember back when we started
My kisses used to turn you inside out
I used to drive you to work in the morning
Friday night I'd drive you all around
You used to love to drive me wild
But lately girl you get your kicks from just driving me down
Def Chick'n Lil's day in da sun ;)~
but if ya can't short'em....wadda ya gonna do?
Guess u can keep shortin the greenback...other than that...'njoy all the volitility.
Off to the show....Cheers!!
The truth is already out....
& it's called Zeitgeist ;)~
Guess PYPS (pick your pockets Sunday) will be a lil more interesting than usual come manana.
As the US house of cards continues to crumble....we're now possibly witnessing the beg stages of a global domino effect.
Wouldn't surprise me in the least if the cAt has been trading on all this making a killing....these are events that he was warning us all about....hard to imagine he's not participating in this mrkt. Wondering if maybe he's not pullin up a chair here so he can give these times his full & undivided attn. Just u watch.....after it's all said 'n done he'll come back here reporting that he's now a kazillionaire ;)~
& it's surely a love/hate relationship w/the politicians.....tho it's def served Obama far better than any other politician by far...ever!
Gotta run....wknd stuff & then the SEVA Benefit tonight..at a classic refurbished to original ERA Art Decco Venue in Oakland...The Paramount.
Jackson Browne, Crosby & Nash (no Stills), Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos & Special Guests. Alannis Morrisette was there last night doin her own show so maybe she'll be there tonight as well? Neil Young, Bobby Weir & Santana have all been rumored ta show as well....bein the Bay Area based musicians & political activists they be.
Really been lookin forward to it....a night out on the town w/no kids....someone pinch me ;)~
you could getta better deal via Vinnie da Knife in da backroom of Guido's Pasta Bar 'n Grill :0
yeah....funny when the shoe is on da other foot....lol
The debate
1 word: yawn!!!
Guess it all depends on how heavilly buttered ya like your bread...extra thick....McSame.....thinly spread...Obama ;)~
A reguest for the Big IHub Cheese.....
aka Matt (not LT Matt)...
Happy Hr should be at least a coupla hrs....not just on Fri's from 4-5p est....or maybe an hr every other day...just a thot.
I was thinking I was gonna be able ta catch Happy Hr today & found that I missed it by 2.5 - 3 hrs.
So LT Matt....sorry...guess I'll have ta wait another week to reply to that PM.
Now where'd I put that drink?
Cheers!!
Sherri 'n Matt
Sherri....yeah....we had an Open House last night for the 3 yr olds preschool...her very 1st day is this coming Tues.....tho since kids weren't invited I stayed home w/the girls & my wife went....being the elementary level school teacher & the fact that she will rarely if ever get the opp to bring & or pick her up from school, she of course wanted to see the school & meet the teacher. Over the summer they remodeled the entire school....outside & in...new playground, etc. so it's pretty different from when the 6 yr old was there...who is of course now jealous up da waaazooo of her lil sis who gets pretty much a brand new preschool....she'll be the 1st class back after the remodel so she's extra excited ta go.
Matt....got your PM....sorry...as ya may know...I'm on da poor man's IHub sub ;)~ Come ta think of it....guess I can reply during the IHub Happy Hr a lil later on today.
After my 1st try the other day at the boxes I've yet to try again...tho I am gonna try for my 1st miss after this post.
& yes, I've been usin very basic t/a in doing so. Pretty cool stuff....guess ya could use the boxes as a hedge of sorts as well ta counter any open positions that ya may have. They're are kinda like options for 4x.
Yes.....
which is nothing more than fear mongering at its' worst imo.
Repeat after me.....Privatization, Privatization......
I gotta head out again....wont be back for a coupla hrs....kid-e gymnastics class this afternoon....as if the 3 yr old dont do enuff summersaults on her own ;)~
& only 3 more posts left after this one.....& speakin of which....is Nettles savin'em all up for one huge barrage of posts a lil later on? hehe
Cheers!