Hail

Fairly serious hail storm last night. Golf ball sized hail and 40 mph wind did a lot of damage to windows, siding, vehicles and crops.

Spent the day picking up glass, boarding up windows, phoning glass companies. Four new windows ordered from Elite Glass in Calgary.

CBC News

The Dentist

I seem to have lost my sense of humour at the dental clinic. Maybe the Tylenol #3 messed with my humogenious receptors.

Melvin does a good job of saying what I'm thinking right about now.

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Shuttle

Original Caption: Lights brighten the night sky as the Rotating Service Structure is rolled away from the Space Shuttle. (NASA/KSC)

Thanks to www.stevequayle.com

AQR explained

In this article, Gordon Pape explains his Average Quartile Ranking (AQR) for mutual funds.

One of my favorite funds is Trimark Canadian Resources. It has an AQR of 2.4 which according to Pape is not so hot, but I won't be dumping it just yet.

Photo Accreditation

Many of the photos used here come from www.stevequayle.com (Photo of the Day)

Farmall MD

Starts on gas, runs on diesel.

Except for the 'row-crop' configuration of the front axle, this International Farmall is very similar to the first motorized vehicle I ever attempted to drive.

Darling, I am growing old ...

John McCormack

Darling, I am growing old,
Silver threads among the gold
Shine upon my brow today;
Life is fading fast away;
But, my darling, you will be, will be,
Always young and fair to me,
Yes, my darling, you will be,
Always young and fair to me.
-Eben E. Rexford, 1848-1916

Wal-Mart outsourcing

I hear that Wal-Mart is finding it cheaper to shop in India. Some outsourcing will be switched from China to India.

At the same time, Wal-Mart has plans to build forty-five stores in China. Does this mean that Chinese will now be flipping over the newly bought trinket only to see "Made in India" stamped on the bottom?

Getting started ...

Cult of the Absent-Minded was inspired by this photo:

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