My daughter Mia just turned 3 in February. She is hillarious. This is a video of her acting silly in the car on a family trip to Pismo Beach in November 2006.
Archive for March, 2007
Mia Talking
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Dog Witness Protection Program
Posted in Miscellaneous on March 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For those who think that buying illegal pirated DVD’s is a victimless crime, here is a story that might change your mind. These are two black Labradors, Lucky and Flo who have been trained to smell the special plastic used in DVDs. Lucky and Flo are very good at what they do. So good in [...]
Real Estate Professional Status
Posted in Real Estate on March 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am now a full time real estate professional. The IRS defines “real estate professional” as someone who spends who spends more than half of his working hours in real estate and more than 750 hours a year tending to real-estate activities. This distinction is important because as a real estate professional you can fully [...]
Exercise ball Chairs
Posted in Miscellaneous on March 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here is an article from the Wall Street Journal about the rise in many offices of using exercise balls instead of chairs. The ergonomic benefits of these balls as chairs are debatable. Some claim that sitting on the balls improves posture and concentration, while some erogonomists say it is difficult to sit on for long periods [...]
Making a plan
Posted in Investing, Real Estate on March 19, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Kenric at Live, Learn, and Invest, recently wrote a good post on the need for a real estate investor to formulate a plan. Kenric had a plan, but as changes in the market occurred, he deviated from his plan, and lost his focus on the “big picture” As a real estate investor, I can see how [...]
March Madness and TicketReserve
Posted in Miscellaneous on March 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I introduced Ticketreserve, a market where the sports fans can purchase options on sporting event tickets, and buy tickets at face value if their team makes it to the big game. Its a great way, and often the only way for the average sports fan to gain access to the major sporting events at a [...]
Spring Training 2007
Posted in Miscellaneous on March 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I spent 4 days last week in Phoenix Arizona with my 4 year old son at spring training. This is the second year we have gone, and it is our annual father-son bonding trip. Its a lot of work travelling with kids this young, but I think its worth it. Spring training is mostly a time [...]
Outdoor Office
Posted in Miscellaneous on March 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of the good things about self employed is the ability to work from anywhere. I do some work at home, and when the kids make it hard to concentrate, I take my laptop and head to the coffee shop. As long as I have my laptop, a free wi-fi connection, and my cell phone, [...]
Ticket Reserve Trading Tips
Posted in Investing, Miscellaneous on March 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In an earlier post, I shared about Ticketreserve, a company that offer sports fans a chance to attend major sporting events at a fair price. Sports fans can buy options to purchase tickets at face value if their team makes it to the big game, like the Super Bowl. If you want to go to [...]
Ticketreserve-Playing the Sporting Events Futures Market
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
If you are an avid sports fan like myself, you not only root for your favorite team to make it to the big game, you hope to be there in person to cheer them on to victory. Unfortunately, getting tickets to most major sporting events is almost impossible for the average fan. For example, one of [...]
