tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85356869812245658542026-03-30T01:58:57.855-05:00Just recording what is going on in my life.Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-91378554513497896922010-09-26T19:57:00.000-05:002010-09-26T19:57:02.336-05:00

Just a quick note to record the investment club decisions this month.  Four stocks were presented - that might be a first for the club.  Overall the portfolio is in better shape than it has been in quite awhile.  We still need less technology and more mid and small cap stocks.  We'd also like to increase the estimated sales for the overall portfolio. We decided to: Sell $

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-35515170176998131682010-07-16T09:54:00.001-05:002022-10-06T10:49:29.775-05:00

Only four members in attendance at this meeting - attendance always goes down in the summer. We did not present any new stocks at this meeting.  We didn't have an updated spreadsheet so our portfolio review was just cursory.  Regardless I think we made good decisions. Number of Stocks:  14 (goal is 16 plus or minus 4) Company Size:  We assume this is still the same as

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-42917028559519088242010-06-30T04:00:00.006-05:002010-06-30T04:00:00.732-05:00

May 27, 2010 – 4 miles hiked Our final day in the back country.  We returned to the trail head via the Little Bear Canyon Trail (729). After an initial up hill section from the river the trail was generally down hill with nothing remarkable.  Even walking slowly we were at the cars by 10 am after which we went to Doc’s Trading Post for lunch and soda while waiting for the 1 pm Gila

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-21166809919252970572010-06-29T04:00:00.010-05:002010-06-29T04:00:05.433-05:00

May 26, 2010 – 4 miles hikedToday was an easy day as we only planned to hike to Jordan Hot Springs along the Middle Fork Trail (157) which is only 2 miles one way from our campsite. There are a total of 15 waters crossings (one way) so we decided to wait until 10 am to start the trip. The hot spring is absolutely fantastic and relaxing. The description of its location from the guide book made

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May 25, 2010 – 12 miles hiked  It was 28 degrees when we got up but it warmed up quickly and pretty soon we were all sweating after hitting the trail. Shortly after starting we hit Prior Creek Trail (156) and headed east. The terrain was mainly flat with some minor ups and downs so we made very good time. We had lunch at the junction of Prior Creek Trail (156) and Big Bear Canyon Trail (

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May 24, 2010 – 9.5 miles hiked We woke up this morning to 35 degree temperatures – really cold for walking in and out of water. None the less we got on the trail around 8am, all wearing shorts, long sleeve shirts, and fleece. There were 33 water crossings total today, all before 1pm. Unfortunately, before we completed the water crossings Lori's sandal came apart.  There is a picture of

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Summary: This 35 mile loop hike is not overly strenuous but there are 85 thigh deep water crossings in swift moving water. The water crossings are not real difficult but care must be taken and 2 hiking poles (for extra stability) is recommended. Day and night time temperatures are just about perfect for hiking and sleeping and bugs are at a minimum.  Pictured at the left are Lori Fisher

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-15175960900609504482010-06-23T09:21:00.001-05:002010-06-26T08:34:50.341-05:00

Just wondering - Am I cheap, frugal, or very wise? I got a renewal notice for my Runner's World magazine subscription which just expired.  The notice offered me a "special price" for $21.97 for 12 issues or $1.83 per issue.  The notice also indicated that I could get 18 issues for the same price if I renewed online.  So being FRUGAL I decided to go online to renew and to get the

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Five members in attendance at this meeting.  Terry presented a new stock to the club, American Science Engineering (ASEI).  The company engages in the development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of X-ray inspection and other detection solutions primarily for homeland security markets in the US and internationally. Number of Stocks:  14 (goal is 16 plus or minus 4) Company Size

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-35334183819726006192010-06-02T19:23:00.002-05:002010-06-02T19:23:00.841-05:00

On May 16, 2010 I completed my first marathon, the Cellcom Green Bay marathon.  There were lots of spectators and all of them were well meaning, I'm sure.  There were a couple of things said several times as I ran by the just irritated the hell out of me and a couple of things that seemed appropriate.  Now since this was my first marathon my impressions may be totally off or wrong.

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-38712667605566877632010-05-30T19:21:00.000-05:002010-06-01T19:23:48.166-05:00

Dave Elsen and Carl Fisher ready for the race to start. Here's my Marathon story. The idea of running a marathon had its genesis about 30 years ago but laid dormant until last November 2009 when I was watching the last show of the season of the Biggest Loser where the final four contestants had to run a marathon.  I said to myself, "If they can do it, so can I."  And then in the next

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Investment Club YenoM had an excellent meeting on May 17, 2010 with six members in attendance.  Carl presented a new stock to the club, U. S. Ecology (ECOL).  The company is one of the older firms that recycles of hazardous material (radioactive, polychlorinated biphenyls, etc) and not-hazardous industrial waste.  It services both commercial and governmental entities. Number of

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This movie was the 1992 Best Picture Academy Award winning movie.  My wife and I really enjoyed this movie.  It contains a lot of violence but the story is well told.  It contains Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and Morgan Freeman. The name of the movie comes from the fact that an incident that occurs in the beginning of the movie is never forgiven. 49 Best Picture movies seen. 

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This movie was the 2007 Best Picture Academy Award winning movie.  I had high hopes that I would enjoy this movie because I had heard so much about it.  Well it really disappointed me.  It is full of violence and basically the plot goes nowhere.  I’d recommend that you skip watching this movie. My guess is the name of the movie comes from the fact that a lot of people get

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-17707886558495021962010-01-30T14:16:00.000-06:002010-01-30T14:16:38.347-06:00

This movie was the 1942 Best Picture Academy Award winning movie.  The setting was England during World War Two which is interesting since the movie was made during World War Two.  It is a story of war, of love, and of death.  Somewhat predictable but well done none-the-less.Mrs. Miniver is the main character in the movie – thus the name.47 Best Picture movies seen.  Only 33

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-47867732812780869512010-01-28T17:02:00.002-06:002010-01-28T17:02:53.380-06:00

This movie was the 1936 Best Picture Academy Award winning movie.  A long movie that was pretty boring to boot.  It is a musical and I admittedly don’t care for musicals but I think this one was worse than most.  The story line about Ziegfeld has some interest but not enough to keep me from dozing a couple of times. The movie is named after the main character – Mr. Ziegfeld. 46

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-70340162794499856622010-01-15T18:25:00.000-06:002010-01-15T18:25:00.288-06:00

This movie was the 1931 Best Picture Academy Award winning movie – the fourth year the award was given.  The movie is set in Oklahoma prior to 1900 when it was first opened up for settlers and takes the story through 1930.  There is a horrible love story about a guy that is never around and the lady that loves him.  It makes him out to be a star of some sort but I just think he was

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-81383091040392558732010-01-14T18:28:00.001-06:002010-01-14T18:28:00.362-06:00

This movie was the 1977 Best Picture Academy Award winning movie.  A love story between two very different people. The movie has its light moments, its humorous times, and parts that drag.  I picked up several lines and sayings from pop culture that obviously originated with this movie.  However, I didn’t like the movie. Annie Hall is the name of the female character in the love

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-21566609712045551032010-01-13T08:33:00.009-06:002010-01-13T08:41:54.840-06:00

Investment Club YenoM recently met with 7 members in attendance.  Our portfolio is in pretty good shape based upon the criteria we are using to manage it.  We need to add more small cap stocks that are not in either the technology or healthcare sectors. We decided to sell all of our Linear Technology (LLTC) stock and use the proceeds of the sale and $1,000 in cash to purchase Neutral

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-49684059257015816382010-01-10T18:12:00.000-06:002010-01-11T18:17:51.894-06:00

This movie was the 1929 Best Picture Academy Award winning movie – the second year the award was given.  It was a musical but not too much music so that part was OK with me.  However, it was a cheesy love story that centered around a couple of women trying to break in on Broadway.  The love story takes a couple of predictable twists.  One guy I liked in the movie had a stutter

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-71336602019446511592010-01-09T08:00:00.012-06:002010-03-16T07:59:09.483-05:00

My second goal last year (2009) was to run a half marathon in under 2 hours. Goal was NOT ACHIEVED but I was still successful. Running a half marathon in 2009 was going to be my fourth. When I set the goal I knew it was aggressive since my personal best time was time in the previous 3 half marathons was 2:05:43 and I’m not getting any younger. My running partner, Melodie, agreed to the goal and

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-64309193548389921352010-01-08T16:36:00.002-06:002010-01-08T16:42:32.217-06:00

My first goal last year (2009) was to read four non-fiction books.  It was ACHIEVED. I read plenty of fiction books but it is just harder for me to want to sit down and read a non-fiction book.   In February I read “My Life on the Run” by Bart Yasso.  Bart was the guest speaker at the Cellcom Marathon kickoff party in January so I decided to read his book about running. 

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-33529750311709263052010-01-06T17:07:00.005-06:002010-01-06T17:21:21.706-06:00

For Christmas 2008 my wife gave me a Garmin Forerunner 305 exercise watch.  I had been looking at it for some time but just couldn’t justify spending that much money for a running watch.  Since it was a gift I was “obligated” to use it.  As I’ve told my wife numerous times since that Christmas morning, “My Garmin running watch is one of the best gifts I’ve ever received.” 

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-74935455798264239742010-01-01T10:57:00.000-06:002010-01-03T10:59:37.633-06:00

This movie was the 2005 Best Picture Academy Award winning movie.  This is a very interesting movie and well worth the time to watch it.  From the title I thought the movie was going to be some cheesy story about cars and crashes.  But it wasn’t and that is a good thing.  The story reveals and revolves around many ethnic and racial stereotypes.  No current stereotype is

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871797266933288127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535686981224565854.post-41484740893407845442009-12-30T10:48:00.001-06:002022-10-06T21:39:03.075-05:00

This movie was the 1958 Best Picture Academy Award winning movie.  A musical - I don’t like musicals and this movie was no exception.  The setting was France, a young girl maturing, and a rich guy falling in love with her. A couple of interesting observations (at least to me).  First, several people were described as gay.  Most younger folks would not recognize the use of this

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