Whats been going on...

As it's been a while since I have done a "whats going on" entry, I figured I could cover a whole lot of stuff at once. Here goes:

1) The 2008 NFL Draft is over and the Dolphins did pretty well in my book. Sure, there was nothing flashy about getting a bunch of linemen and a few late round running backs, but I give them an over all grade of a "B". The only negative was the trading of Lorenzo Booker, who I thought was one of the lone high points of last years 1-15 debacle.

2) Buy stocks. Sure, the market has sucked since October, but I think we are turning a corner the last month. There are also rumors out there (and confirmed by one of my realtor clients) that people are actually buying houses again. The stimulus checks start showing up soon and with interest rates getting cut, there should be a nice bump to the economy come October/November. A new president at the end of 2008, an improving economy and (hopefully) a rising dollar and lower oil prices is just what the market ordered. If you have been sitting on the sidelines and worried, start adding it back into the market. If all this market/economy jargon confused you, here is the executive summary....Buy real estate, buy stocks (tech, banks, even homebuilders are OK here), and buy dollars. Sell anything in energy and commodities, including gold and oil. The music is gonna stop soon and you don't want to be the one without a chair. I know I have said this for a while now, but it's coming along soon....

3) Zach is getting so big. Every day he seems to learn something else and he is literally into everything in the house. He really is at such a fun age right now. Walking (and running) around, laughing and babbling incoherent words and sentences. It doesn't get any better than this.

4) Only 3 1/2 weeks left until Cheryl and I head to the mountains of North Carolina for a much needed vacation. We love Zach, but we are both looking forward to a few days away from being Mommy and Daddy. Pattymelt (now known as Nanna to Zach) will be coming for almost a week to babysit.

5) One of the best times of the year will be upon us in two days....SUNFEST! I've got my tickets and I am ready to partake in some cold beverage consumption. Cheryl and I are planning a "date night" on Saturday and Zach will be staying with Mimi and Papa in Delray for the night. Hopefully I will have some great pictures like the ones from last year....

Zach gets his ass kicked....

Poor Z got his ass kicked at daycare today...by a girl. The pictures make it look worse than it is, but I still felt bad when I heard about it tonight after getting home from work. I told him to make sure he punches her in the face tomorrow, cause fair is fair....right??

Seriously, I guess one of the girls in his class decided they wanted the toy he was playing with so she decided to go all baby-psycho on him and scratch up his face. I am sure he could care less as he is fairly chill about stuff like this. Zach is a lover...not a fighter.

You can help!

One woman in the United States is diagnosed with Breast Cancer every 3 minutes.

One woman in the United States dies of Breast Cancer every 13 minutes.

One in every 8 women will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer at some point in their life.

One of my old college pals, Sharon Montgomery, signed up for a 3-day event in Cleveland to raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer. Sharon is going to walk 60-miles over 3 days and hopes to raise at least $2200 for the Komen Foundation. The money raised will go toward future research, education, screening, and treatment of Breast Cancer.

Statistics say that 1 in every 8 women will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer - chances are good that someone you know will be affected. Every dollar helps - if you can spare $10.00, please follow the link below and support Sharon....you never know, you could save the life of your mom, your wife, a friend, your daughter, etc.

Good luck Sharon!

http://08.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/ClevelandEvent?px=1779741&pg=personal&fr_id=1183&et=ZctWSPn8lc2Ec7DT5ezn0g..&s_tafId=6288

Masters 2008

Zach won't be competing in the Masters for another 18 years, but it sure helps to start practicing now.

Some support for "Big Oil"

As some of you know, I am a fan of Glenn Beck. I also am not a member of the "bash the oil companies" clan that now seems to be running around. If it isn't "Big Oil" it's "Big Banks" or "Big Healthcare" or "Big Insurance" that always seems to be lurking around the corner to screw you over and take your money.

But, instead of going off on a tangent on the whole oil thing, I figured I would let Glenn Beck do the talking. He wrote a great article last week which I think hits the nail on the head. It also does a little Al Gore bashing, which is always OK in my book as I think he is a total phony. Here is the article:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/03/beck.oilexecs/index.html