• Random Acts of Kindness
  Posted on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 in children - Views: (41)
  Wouldn’t it be just wonderful if everyone committed at least one random act of kindness?  Especially at the holiday season when everyone seems to forget what the holidays are all about.  What greater gift can you give someone by doing something unexpected for them?  The smile on their face (or perhaps even astonished look!) will warm the cockles of your heart.
• Still Fighting
  Posted on Friday, December 5th, 2008 in Bodily Functions - Views: (32)
  A cold; The cold war; The war on apathy; Learning the difference between apathy and empathy.Still fighting the never ending battle against truth, justice, and poor grammar.Still fighting for the right to live life in peace and harmony.  Where good things come to good people; And people get what they deserve; And what goes around comes around.In case you haven’t realized I’m trying to set a world’s record for the most semi-colons in one blog posting.
• Cold Weather Leads to…
  Posted on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 in Bodily Functions - Views: (32)
  Colds.  I don’t care what people say that you can’t get a cold from a chill.  And that it’s a virus and the only way to get it is to come in contact with someone with a cold.  I say the cold (as in weather not the illness) reduces ones resistance, hence we are more receptive to succumbing to the virus.
• Bungle in the Jungle
  Posted on Saturday, December 6th, 2008 in children - Views: (34)
  Well it’s alright by me.Pets.  Gotta love ‘em.  And what a great way to teach responsibility to your children.Pets.  When you get home, who ALWAYS greets you with happy smiles, wagging tails, and slobbering kisses all over?There can never be a bad day when you have a pet around.  And the more the merrier.Dogs: Huggable, lovable, affectionate, loyal, obedient, and protective.
• Jets! Jets! Jets!
  Posted on Sunday, December 21st, 2008 in Football - Views: (39)
  What the heck are they do-do-doing?Jets/Mets.  If you’re a fan of either one, you should invest in Tums and/or Rolaids.  If you’re a fan of both I hope you own a parachute.Crash and burn.It truly can’t be fun to be a Jets fan.  So much disappointment.  So much heartache.  So much heartburn.It was almost painful to watch.
• Keeping Your Promises: Saving for College with 529 Plans and Upromise
  Posted on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 in children - Views: (218)
  A college degree has never been more important. In fact, students who obtain one earn an additional $1 million in income over their lifetime, on average, according to a 2001 College Board Study. But paying for that degree gets tougher every year. Tuition costs have grown at twice the rate of inflation over the past 15 years (Stiglitz & Tyson, 2000). Many parents take second jobs, work overtime, or mortgage their retirement to cover college costs.
• It’s About to Snow
  Posted on Thursday, December 18th, 2008 in Cars - Views: (29)
  So they say.  They’re right sometimes.  Wrong more often.  But, the word on the street is that we’re due a decent amount of snow starting late tomorrow morning. I figure that this is a good time for me then to end my vacation since it’s entirely possible that I’ll be holed up with little more to do than twiddly my thumbs, clean the house (for a change), scrub the bathrooms (that would be a first), vaccuum the house (I’ve been caught doing that on occassion — which is why I try to do it in the middle of the night while everyone is sleeping), refinish the hardwood floors (umm, I think it’s the middle of the night and I’m sleeping too — no wait, that’s Webster snoring).
• And So The Conversation Turns
  Posted on Sunday, December 7th, 2008 in Birthday - Views: (33)
  The clock ticks on… birthday’s come and birthday’s go.  Tommy’s extended birthday celebration ended with an ice cream cake, and a trip to the movies to see “Madagascar:  Escape 2 Africa”.  A full review is on the Squirrel Forum.  Tommy will reach double digits next year.  I remember my 10th birthday.  It was a big deal to make it to double digits.

• The Myths about Long-Term Care Long-term care issues have been everywhere in the news lately – from stories of people needing these services to how the government is responding. But there is also a lot of conflicting, and even mistaken, information. Misconceptions may have prevented you from including long-term care planning into your retirement portfolio.......
• Best posts on Squirrelman's Nutzy World from Dec 2009 Too many posts to handle? If you missed out on a great post from last month, here's a quick digest of the top posts that you may want to check out:How to Resolve a Moral Dilemma - Part IIIPosted on Sunday, December 6th, 2009 in Ethics - Views: (90)From the......
• Bungle in the Jungle Well it's alright by me. Pets.  Gotta love 'em.  And what a great way to teach responsibility to your children. Pets.  When you get home, who ALWAYS greets you with happy smiles, wagging tails, and slobbering kisses all over? There can never be a bad day when you have a......
• Cold Weather Leads to... Colds.  I don't care what people say that you can't get a cold from a chill.  And that it's a virus and the only way to get it is to come in contact with someone with a cold.  I say the cold (as in weather not the illness) reduces ones......
• All Nine Yards Wait a minute.  That's not enough.  It takes 10 yards to make a first down; and it takes two to tango.  I've managed to come up short on both counts. Could it be the heat?  Could it be the circumstances?  Could it be my play calling?  Could it be my......

• 5 Golden Rules To Follow During The Holiday Season. This article is part of an M-Network group writing project, the 12 Days of Christmas - Personal Finance Style. As the project moves through it's days, I will be adding each article at the bottom of this post. We’ll be posting from December 1st to December 12th. Here are 5......
• Top Ten Places To Relocate Or Retire The August 2009 edition of Money Magazine featured their annual list of 100 best places to live. The copy arrived in my mailbox around the same time my wife and I were discussing the possibility of relocating in the future. In the short-term, we are satisfied with where we live,......
• This holiday season the "best ever"! If you watch the 'mainstream' news, you have heard that this holiday 'shopping' season has been terrible. While at my parents house last week, the number that was repeated over and over was 8%. Retail sales were down 8% from last year. Anytime retail sales are down, it is bad,......
• Bad Day For The Dollar - Great For Retailers! Today was black friday and atleast in San Diego it seemed like everyone was out shopping like its going out of style. The local best buy had great deals on TVs.  A buddy picked up 2 flat screens. One 32" LCD HDTV for $475 [after a $400 discount] & another......
• Cold Weather Workouts Help Me Train Harder Finally! I'm so glad the cold weather is starting to settle-in down here in Florida. Maybe it's because I can't stand sweating profusely, but I find that working out in the cold helps me train harder. I think back to my football days and reminisce about practicing in the cold.......

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