I'm still a huge Atlanta Braves fan, even though the current ownership apparently is not.  When Captain Outrageous still owned the team, they weren't afraid of spending money for top quality players, while managing the team well in all areas, avoiding a star-studded roster with egos bigger than their paychecks.  During their run of 14 straight ( Read more... )

It was good while it lasted, but a rebound was inevitable.  If we are not truly seeing it now, it is surely just around the corner.  Most likely, it will waver a bit in the coming weeks, then trek upwards steadily.  So put some money in oil, USO (US Oil Fund) is a good one.  If it's gonna cost us more to use it, might as well make some money off of

What I'll miss:

The trips to Charleston, with ridiculously flooded roads at times
Spending time with my family during the days off
Alcohol saturated get-togethers
Our annual July 4th Bash
The last full year in my thirties
Clean trampoline fun (you know what I mean)
House hunting.  It can be irritating, but satisfying too
House renovation planning and ( Read more... )

I am great with coming up with ideas.  I am terrible with following through.  I could be a trillionaire by now if I didn't lack the follow through.  This idea I'm about to discuss isn't a new one for me.  It's actually one I've been thinking about for a few years now.  The subject is Woodruff Road, with all its commercial sprawl, and the traffic ( Read more... )

Not that we've been out since we got in it in December of 2002.  We were having a hard time trying to sell our house in Greenville.  Plus, it kept getting broken into.  It was very disheartening to fix it up nice with decorations and such, only to have crackheads come in and take them.  Stealing appliances I can understand, but bathroom mats and ( Read more... )

I had to go to Kentucky recently to assist our sister plant.  This particular place makes Hot Pockets, along with Panini bread sandwiches and Lean Pockets.  This was an interesting trip for me.  Normally if I go somewhere, it's for training, or some other program that's intended to benefit me.  My purpose there was to benefit them, which makes me ( Read more... )

I have a new catchprase I plan to use whenever possible, and I encourage you to use it too.  It's best used after commenting on someone else's behavior, but be creative.  Said with a Jeff Foxworthy-ish Southern twang, it's "but you cain't tell people nuthin'".  I find it releases stress built up by the actions of idiots ( Read more... )

The current OPEC woes delight me tremendously.  The one good thing about the current economic crisis is the free-fall of oil prices.  ( This is a bit long... )

I can't wait to get my hands on some of that.  There will be multitudes doing the same thing.  I might as well be one of them.  You hear all the comparisons of how much $700 billion dollars really is - twice the GDP of Denmark, 12.5 times Bill Gates' net worth, etc.  That's still difficult for me to fathom - I wouldn't know what to do with 10% of ( Read more... )

I don't want to post in here too much about football, or any other sports either, but that was a truly great Carolina Panthers win yesterday.   A great game throughout, capped by a true-to-form Jake Delhomme last minute drive, and punctuated with an end-zone circus grab by a sure-handed receiver.  Maybe the Cardiac Cats are back.