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Blistering HOT Titans game!

Posted by on Sep 19, 2010 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

95 degree temperature with high humidity and ‘feels like’ index of at least 105 – IN SEPTEMBER no less. After 11 years of Titans games for us, this was the hottest EVER! We enjoyed the air conditioned club level in the 2nd half which we NEVER do. And of course, the game was no party...

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The Critter & The Microwave!

Posted by on Sep 17, 2010 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

What a morning! Did my normal 5AM workout; came home to make my breakfast smoothie and before I could get the blender going, I heard what sounded like light chirping and clawing above our microwave.  No way!  How could that be??!! Above the microwave is the ventilation pipe.  It runs up into the ceiling, takes a 90 degree right turn and ends outside the...

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We don’t need weather forecasters – you need me!

Posted by on Sep 14, 2010 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Forecast this morning: ‘don’t worry about rain …. sunny day with a few clouds’.  Very good. I eat lunch with my daughter right across the street from the car wash place. Ran over there after lunch; got it washed and the car cleaned up great.  Drove it back to my office – nice and clean – inside and out! It’s now raining as I...

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Can this Dad boast a little!?!

Posted by on Sep 13, 2010 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Got the call that we’ve all been waiting for this morning: My 28 year old son, Christopher, after more than 18 months of preparation and 2 days of testing found out that he had PASSED his Certified Financial Planner certification and is set to be a CFP® in the next couple of weeks.  He accomplished in 18 months what it takes many 2 to 4 years to...

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