This morning I received emails from both Mrs1885 and Zugor, describing Bigun's road to his new home. The effort these two animal-loving people are willing to go to in order that Bigun and I might be together is humbling to me. My heart swells at their generosity and love toward the helpless pets they work to help. They've set an example that I hope I may one day follow, though I cannot imagine performing it as selflessly as they demonstrate.

I've never met either of these people, except...

They go unnoticed most of the time, because they do not call attention to themselves, they just do what they do, and we all benefit from them.

They work on our roads, and keep us from ruining our tires.

They go out into the storms and fix our utility lines, so we can keep our foods cold, and our lights on.

They pick up the litter that we drop in our ignorance, so that we may still enjoy our views.

They slow down so we can pass safely, when we are...

hi to everyone moving!

i currently reside in the deep woods of massachusetts and i am seeking some areas to live, quiet low crime rate, circular of employment and good schools cause i have children and education is important to me. i originally migrated from the inner city but i like to travel to far out places and i have no problems with living in the suburbs just not where there is nothing to do, poor schooling and no jobs does not work for me. so i appreciate any information on...

Mortgage backed securities had a brief early morning rally after opening to the down side yesterday. Early morning weakness in stocks led to the rally but as the day moved along stocks managed to improve off their lows which brought MBS back to early morning levels. There was reports of a couple lenders repricing for the better but they quickly repriced for the worse as the market turned. This kept mortgage rates unchanged on the day. The market is waiting for directional guidance which could be...

I've been reading news reports and watching videos of town hall meetings erupting in anger everywhere lately.

The Democrats say it's a conspiracy. That right-wing groups are organizing these meetings and that the anger being expressed does not represent grass-root feelings but rather a small but vocal minority who is stirring things up to oppose progress.

But I have been watching the anger explode and have been reading countless comments left on news sites and blogs...