May 4th 2010

An absolutely beautiful day outside today so why am I on here. So I think I'm gonna go to one of my favorite places around here, Hayes Arboretum. Have you ever been there. Share photos or stories with me if you would. They even have a "Woodland Chapel" there. I know a few people who have got married there. Although I don't think I'd get married there, it really is a beautiful place. I'm thinking more of a beach setting in Hawaii, if I do get married.....

We had a pretty boring day in the fixed income markets yesterday. Following a lower opening, both treasuries and mortgage backed securities traded in a very tight range on very low volume. The lack of price movements allowed lenders to keep rate sheets unchanged on the day. This morning, though, mortgage rates are benefitting once again from nervous investor sentiment over Greece debt concerns.

We have two economic reports this morning that can have an impact on mortgage rates. The...

In 2010 :
Lo : 57 °
Hi : 81 °
Rainfall : 0.00 “

In 2009 :
Lo : 59 °
Hi : 67 °
Rainfall : 1.53 “

In 2008 :
Lo : 47 °
Hi : 67 °
Rainfall : 1.32 “

In 2007 :
Lo : 65 °
Hi : 87 °
Rainfall : 0.45 “

In 2006 :
Lo : 63 °
Hi : 87 °
Rainfall : 0.10 “

In 2005 :
Lo : 35 ° ** Record Coldest
Hi : 65 °
Rainfall...

I feel ambivalent about my meeting with my adviser. On one hand, it was horrifyingly disappointing when all the work I had done the last several days was undercut with a single swipe of chalk as my adviser sketched out a counterexample. The best way to describe it is a feeling of despair that dwells in the pit of your stomach when you see the glass chandelier of your work falling in slow motion towards the ground and it's ultimate doom of shattering into billions of pieces.

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In 2010 :
Lo : 64 °
Hi : 77 °
Rainfall : 2.64 “ : Rain and Heavy T – storms occured during the 3 a.m. – 1 p.m. hours

In 2009 :
Lo : 59 °
Hi : 66 °
Rainfall : 0.74 “

In 2008 :
Lo : 63 °
Hi : 77 °
Rainfall : 1.30 “

In 2007 :
Lo : 63 °
Hi : 78 °
Rainfall : 0.09 “

In 2006 :
Lo : 62 °
Hi : 81 °
Rainfall : 0.00 “

In 2005 :...