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Yearly Archives: 2011

Lifestyle New Year’s Resolutions

Last year I decided to go against the grain and bypass listing my resolutions for that year.  While not entirely a flop, last year my unwritten resolution goals were not fully accomplished either. Surprisingly, I learned a lot from not having written goals, and the depth of my understanding goes all the way to theContinue Reading

Evolving Ideas to Make Better Financial Solutions and Experiments

I find that my ideas are continually evolving instead of being cast in stone (or near stone), and this works fine for me. Some people see their idea before they even start to write their thoughts down.  It’s fully formed and they carve out all of the smallest details before they even take their firstContinue Reading

The Week Before The New Year

There aren’t many magical times in the year, but the week before New Years is one of them. Why?  you might be wondering… Reasons the Week Before New Years is Special: This most productive time straddles the two holidays Christmas and New Years! Most people have this time off because of two holidays being soContinue Reading

Christmas 2011

Well, I’m enjoying Christmas, but thought if you were at this site, you could check out the following videos!   U2 Baby Please Come Home (my wife’s favorite song):   Blue Christmas (Porky Pig version) Classic:   Last Christmas (Chipmunk’s version, Daughter’s pick)   Baby It’s Cold Outside (Elf the movie version, with Zooey Deschanel)Continue Reading

Christmas Dinner Tradition 2011

Every year in December, we (my wife, kids and I) take out annual Christmas Dinner Tradition  trip to our favorite Christmastime restaurant: the 356th Fighter Group.   It’s a very original looking restaurant with a stucco exterior with chunks missing exposing the underlying bricks.  This creates the illusion that the building has weathered some hardshipsContinue Reading