Last week ended on a very sour note thanks to better than expected economic data and a speech from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke where he stated the Fed stands ready to help the economy if needed. The first revision to second quarter Gross Domestic Product(GDP) showed a downward revision on growth but not as far as economists expected. These events encouraged market participants to sell their fixed income investments to fund an almost 2% rally in the stock market. The 10 year treasury note suffered...

In 2010 :
Lo : 73 °
Hi : 81 °
Rainfall : 1.29 ” Rain fell during the 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. , 3 – 4 , 9 p.m. hours

In 2009 :
Lo : 66 °
Hi : 85 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2008 :
Lo : 67 °
Hi : 89 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2007 :
Lo : 72 °
Hi : 96 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2006 :
Lo : 71 °
Hi : 84 °
Rainfall...

I guess that was true for me today for more hours than I care to admit. I got up at 5:00am, went back to bed at 9:00am, back up at 10:00am fixed lunch then back to bed at 12:00pm and up again at 4:15pm. All of this broken sleep is about to do me in.

The incisions are looking great comparatively. My cheek does not hurt and looks much better than my leg which does hurt. It has been on and off hurt today but yesterday was a constant reminder than my Dr. removed part of my body and sent...

Trying to find ways of procrastinating before settling down to write my lecture for tomorrow (yes, this is one of those ways), I navigated my webpage to my friend's blog. She started this blog to keep her large family up to date with the goings on of her and her husband, now married about 3 years. She chronicles the events in her life, concerts, vacations, bike rides... etc. After catching up on her life from June, I couldn't help but feel jealous and sad about my life. I recognize that for...

Today: 146.6
Chg: -1.7
To Date: -5.0

Comments: All the lifting, box shuffling, and unpacking must be a better workout than I'd thought. Thank goodness it's worth more than just this aching back!