September 28, 2008: Criminals in charge…
I found this comic strips to state the obvious - I think I have lost all faith in our government. Sad, really.
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September 28, 2008: Happy Birthday Dylan…Cold Weather Coming?
Well, it is Dylan’s 18th Birthday!!!! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DYLAN! 18??? :) Man, time sure does pass quickly.
It looks like some cold weather is going to pour into the Ohio Valley later this week. Brrrr - temperatures down into the 40s across our region. Some models even show 30s! We won’t go all out just yet on the cold, but I think we can expect at least some 40s. Frost across portions of the Ohio Valley. Fairly early in the season for that. There could even be snow flakes in the Great Lakes Region! I like it!!!
Everything is good in California. Spent Saturday exploring the city. Going to see a show today.
No word from David…he is WAY up north - he could even be in snow! Waiting for him to send us a photo. I don’t think he has internet where he is located.
We are heading home on Tuesday. Should be home Tuesday night. Then I have tests on Wednesday through Friday. Then I have to start studying for midterms. The blueprints should be ready this week as well. We also have to prepare for the closing on Glen Argo. Lot going on!
The new shed is finished at the Tri-Plex - North Graves County, KY.
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September 26, 2008: China Town…Aquarium
Woke up this morning and walked over to Chinatown. It was about a 20 minute walk. Lot of interesting shops and restaurants. After that we went to the aquarium, which is located right on the bay.
Weather continues to be nice! I guess the weather is usually fairly nice this time of the year, here in California.
Joey in Chinatown
Aquarium
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September 26, 2008: San Francisco, California
As we watch the politicians wreck everything around us, here are some more photographs from Thursday.
Me on the Golden Gate Bridge
The beautiful Golden Gay Bridge and the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco City in the background -
Thought Kristy would like this photograph 
SEA LIONNNNNNSSSS!!!!!
For some reason these creatures remind me of Daisy. Laying around on their backs…snoring.
There is a HUGE palm tree outside of our hotel. Actually a beautiful tree!
We went on a dinner cruise last night. The California Hornblower. Three hours out on the water. It was
nice to see the City of San Francisco from the Bay. The weather was almost chilly!!!
The city as seen from San Francisco Bay
There were fireworks later in the evening over by the Bay Bridge…not sure what they were celebrating.
Huge fireworks, though. Pretty cool!
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September 25, 2008: Beautiful day in San Francisco
Temperatures are in the 70s - low humidity - and beautiful sky conditions. Lot of Cirrus clouds today. Making for a nice sky view! We walkted about 5-6 miles - from the hotel to and across the Golden Gate Bridge.
Golden Gate Bridge
Joey on the Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Bay
There were about 12-15 of these worlds along the path to the Golden Gate Bridge. Each one of them
addressed pollution issues.
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September 24, 2008: San Francisco!
We made it to California. Left Paducah at 5:15 AM this morning! Early flight - left the ground a little after 6 AM. I actually woke up at 1:30 last night, looked at the clock and it said 4:45 AM. So, I got up and was going to get ready - then I noticed the clock was wrong. :) I forgot to move the slider over so it was showing the alarm time and not the actual time. Oops!
It is beautiful out here. Actually a bit chilly tonight. We are right on the bay. Lot of Sea Lions!
The Bay at sunset this evening
One of the many sea lions. I bet Daisy would love the sea lions!
Fisherman’s Whard - San Francisco Bay - Joey
Some of the fishing boats out front…
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September 24, 2008: Made it to California…and insurance update.
We made it safely to California. The weather is beautiful. Temperatures are in the 60s. Nice breeze. Blue sky!
So, the insurance is not $30000 a year but rather $1000. They called back today and said they made a mistake. I would say so. Big difference between a THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR quote and a ONE THOUSAND dollar quote. heh I will take the $1000 quote!
In other news, the president spoke tonnight about how they are going to steal another 700 billion from American Tax Payers. The WHOLE situation is crooked. The American People surely have had enough - from both sides?
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September 23, 2008: Insurance…
So, we had a quote of $2500 for flood insurance on Argo. That was a few days again. Then they called back and said they were in error and it is actually $30000.00. lol Are you kidding me? We can self insure for less than that! Needless to say we are calling around to get other quotes. The guy that owns them now says he is not paying anywhere near that. So something doesn’t pass the sniff test.
McCracken County has a new OEM Director. Hope he is interested in weather! Going to meet him tonight.
Markets are down down down. Almost 3500 points since a year ago. No surprise. I figured the bottom would be 9000-10000. Said that about a year ago and still believe it to be the case. Much lower than that is possible, though. Rough markets. But, it always gets better and I am sure 10 years from now we will be talking about a DOW of 17000-19000.
Word is that Don will be finished with the blueprints next week. I say "finished" in loose terms. This might get us what we need to start the footprint.
Packing for California. Leaving in the morning…early flight. Should be in California by 11 AM.
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September 22, 2008: Damage from storm…
Well, we had $10000 in damage from the wind storm, at only two properties! Yike. Argo would have probably been at least that amount - but that isn’t our responsibility just yet. I could have done without that news (the estimates) today. That is a budget buster for sure.
Met with my dad and Tony today, at the Glen Argo property. We are trying to figure out the best way to fix up one building into an apartment. I think we made some headway. We went out to eat afterwards. Then I headed for Mayfield - met my mother down there and we had dinner.
Back home now…trying to finish up homework and other "stuff" that is going on around here. Heading to California on Wednesday morning. Will be out there for one week. Then back home for midterms and quarterly tests.
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September 21, 2008: Sunday. Happy Birthday Daddy
Well, it has been a cloudy day across our region. We had some light rain over the last few days. Nothing significant, though. At least not here in Lone Oak. Portions of the area did receive thunderstorms.
Today is daddy’s birthday. :) So, happy birthday to him!
I have been moving computer files all day. Trying to get everything backed up…that way if I have another crash it won’t be a big deal. :) Taking forever. I have moved hundreds of thousands of files. That includes photographs, text files, documents, and so on! Amazing how many files these hard drives have on them.
Tomorrow I am meeting Tony and my dad at the new apartments here in Paducah. We are trying to figure out if we can turn the one small building into an apartment. After that I have to be in Mayfield.
Looks like a little bit of homework this week…going to leave on Wednesday and take a break for a week. When I get back I will have two major tests and midterms. Not looking forward to any of that. I have to make good grades on the midterm - it is 30% of my overall grade. So, I will enjoy the one week break and then hit the books hard.
Not much else to report! Everything is going well on most fronts.
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