"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
Barack Obama
found on brainyquote.com
Barack Obama
found on brainyquote.com
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Progress Report for week ended 10/26/08
Goals for October 2008:
1) Find a job for wife by month's end - SUCCESS - my wife found a job this week in childcare. I am much more relieved than I was over the last several weeks.
2) Finish editing of book - SUCCESS - I'm done. I've sent copies to a few friends for advice on editing. Now the plan is to sharpen up a query letter for book agents.
3) Decide on publisher - NO progress here so far
4) Blog more often - Still hoping to improve this goal before the end of the month.
So I have to say I feel a lot better now than I did at the beginning of the month. Hopefully the good news will continue.
1) Find a job for wife by month's end - SUCCESS - my wife found a job this week in childcare. I am much more relieved than I was over the last several weeks.
2) Finish editing of book - SUCCESS - I'm done. I've sent copies to a few friends for advice on editing. Now the plan is to sharpen up a query letter for book agents.
3) Decide on publisher - NO progress here so far
4) Blog more often - Still hoping to improve this goal before the end of the month.
So I have to say I feel a lot better now than I did at the beginning of the month. Hopefully the good news will continue.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Quote of the Week #55
"I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute."
-Warren Buffett
-Warren Buffett
found on brainyquote.com
Monday, October 13, 2008
Progress report for week ended - 10/12/08
Goals for October 2008:
1) Find a job for wife by month's end - I'm excited, tomorrow the wife has a interview at a very well known company. Now if I can only get her as excited as I am.
2) Finish editing of book - So far, I've edited chapters 1-3 again started on chapter 4 but it really needs to be re-written.
3) Decide on publisher - NO progress here.
4) Blog more often - Still working to improve upon this goal.
What can I say, I have been distracted by family matters as well as the markets going up and down and today - way up ...I have a feeling they may go back down tomorrow again.
1) Find a job for wife by month's end - I'm excited, tomorrow the wife has a interview at a very well known company. Now if I can only get her as excited as I am.
2) Finish editing of book - So far, I've edited chapters 1-3 again started on chapter 4 but it really needs to be re-written.
3) Decide on publisher - NO progress here.
4) Blog more often - Still working to improve upon this goal.
What can I say, I have been distracted by family matters as well as the markets going up and down and today - way up ...I have a feeling they may go back down tomorrow again.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Wow - what a Month so far...DOW=8,579.19
So it's been quite an eventful month so far:
October 1st - The DOW went down -19.59 points or - 0.18%. The Senate votes 74 to 25 for the 2nd try at the infamous 700 billion dollar "bailout".
October 2nd - The DOW went down -348.22 points or -3.22%. The Bailout is sweetened to $850 Billion in order to get more members of the House to vote for the bill.
October 3rd - The DOW went down -157.47 points or -1.50%. The House Approves the now, $850 Billion dollar, bailout.
October 6th - (Monday) The DOW went down -369.88 points or -3.58%. World markets around the world begin to fall before the US markets open. Japan's NIKKEI falls 4.25% , The London FTSE market falls 6%, Austria's Vienna stock exchange falls 8.4%, and Russia's RTS stock exchange start dropping 7% in the first 20 minutes and the Russian markets were frozen entirely after their markets dropped 10%. Needless to say the US followed suit - The DOW closes below 10,000 for the first time since 2004.
October 7th - (Tuesday) The DOW went down -508.39 points or -5.11%. The DOW goes to it's lowest point in nearly 5 years.
October 8th - (Yesterday) The DOW went down -189.01 points or -2.00%. "BIg BEN" Bernanke as he's called announces a 1/2 point rate cut - the DOW and the other indicators continue treading downward.
October 9th - (Today) The DOW went down -675.97 points or -7.30%. And then, there's today...the ban on short selling -which had been enacted temporarily in light of short-selling's affects on company's like Lehman brothers and AIG - was lifted and Morgan Stanley's stock headed south -26% and many financial stocks followed suit.
Did I mention my 401k has lost a good 5-6% too? Yesterday I called up my 401k provider and politely asked them to cut my losses and invest mostly in 'safer' things. Lord knows what tomorrow will bring - good thing I'm not planning on retiring anytime soon nor do I plan to rely solely on my 401k to do it.
October 1st - The DOW went down -19.59 points or - 0.18%. The Senate votes 74 to 25 for the 2nd try at the infamous 700 billion dollar "bailout".
October 2nd - The DOW went down -348.22 points or -3.22%. The Bailout is sweetened to $850 Billion in order to get more members of the House to vote for the bill.
October 3rd - The DOW went down -157.47 points or -1.50%. The House Approves the now, $850 Billion dollar, bailout.
October 6th - (Monday) The DOW went down -369.88 points or -3.58%. World markets around the world begin to fall before the US markets open. Japan's NIKKEI falls 4.25% , The London FTSE market falls 6%, Austria's Vienna stock exchange falls 8.4%, and Russia's RTS stock exchange start dropping 7% in the first 20 minutes and the Russian markets were frozen entirely after their markets dropped 10%. Needless to say the US followed suit - The DOW closes below 10,000 for the first time since 2004.
October 7th - (Tuesday) The DOW went down -508.39 points or -5.11%. The DOW goes to it's lowest point in nearly 5 years.
October 8th - (Yesterday) The DOW went down -189.01 points or -2.00%. "BIg BEN" Bernanke as he's called announces a 1/2 point rate cut - the DOW and the other indicators continue treading downward.
October 9th - (Today) The DOW went down -675.97 points or -7.30%. And then, there's today...the ban on short selling -which had been enacted temporarily in light of short-selling's affects on company's like Lehman brothers and AIG - was lifted and Morgan Stanley's stock headed south -26% and many financial stocks followed suit.
Did I mention my 401k has lost a good 5-6% too? Yesterday I called up my 401k provider and politely asked them to cut my losses and invest mostly in 'safer' things. Lord knows what tomorrow will bring - good thing I'm not planning on retiring anytime soon nor do I plan to rely solely on my 401k to do it.
Quote of the Week #54
"Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them."
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