A NEW YEAR
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BUSH'S BRAIN -- STILL AN EMPTY CHAIR
LOOSE ENDS
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I was going to try to do my blog ahead but it's more work than I have time for so I may just do a very short version instead. It looks like I'll be down for maybe 2-3 weeks. * - - - - - * Life is all about timing right? Well for me it's starting to look like I made my move a little to soon. A couple of months ago I had an 5 year ARM on my house at 4.25%. Well it was scheduled to adjust in March 2009. I'd had it for the past 5 years and with all the talk about the economy and not being able to get a loan I decided I'd test the waters at that time and move to a 30 year fix rate loan if I could. Turns out it was easier than I though and I ended up with a 5.75% 30 year loan, which was better than the 6.25% rate I was faced with had my ARM adjusted. Now the bad news . . . I just checked Bankrate.com and the rate today is 5.2%. LIFE'S A BITCH AND THEN YOU DIE. * - - - - - * I don't drive much anymore yet I like to keep track of the mileage I do put on both my car and truck. I've done this ever since I first bought my car back in 2002. As of the last day of 2008 I have 25,261 total miles on my car now. I drove it a total of 2,342 miles in 2008 for a annual yearly average of 3307 miles. This past year I drove my truck for a total of 32 miles. I do get a low mileage rate on my insurance but it still costs me $429.00 per year. Which reminds me it is now due. * - - - - - *I BEG YOUR PARDON
This is the last picture of my house with all the snow in 2008.
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LET'S TRY THIS. . .
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
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FORSALE
In an investigative series published by the SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, reporter Eric Nalder revealed what happens when a private contractor takes advantage of taxpayer dollars and a law encouraging privatization, then drops the ball — in this case, depriving military families of new housing. The story revolves around a private contractor hired to build and manage 460 new military family homes at a Washington state base — a job it never finished. Nalder's series and our broadcast also detail what happened to one man who blew the whistle.
* *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
THEY NEED YOUR HELP
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CALL TOLL FREE 1-888-776-0111 and give what you can.
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PRETTY GOOD JOKES
I GUESS IT WAS A GOOD PARTY. . .
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. . .
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
Posted by thebscorner at January 1, 2009 05:21 AM