Welcome to this weeks Way Back Wednesday, the Presidential edition. With the current Democratic convention, and all of the politics going on, I decided to bring you three clips from my favorite American Administration. Jeb, where are you when we need you. The West Wing aired on NBC from 1999 until 2006. It Starred, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Janel Moloney, Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, ... Read More

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It been hard to be so absent from blogging lately.  However, there are other priorities right now.  I plan to get back to more regular posting over the next few weeks.  So what has been going on?  Finally my wife has faced the reality that we are in the red each month by close to 2500 dollars.  And I have made the realization that I can't borrow from Peter to ... Read More

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I know, I know I have not been around much.  Hopefully I will have time to post tomorrow.  Just a lot of things going on, and a lot to tell! ~Another Day ... Read More

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One thing I always find to be relaxing and a bit cathartic are visits to my Grandparents home. Growing up and visiting them, I was always fascinated by their Grandfather Clock. I could hear it ticking away and the chiming of the clock always gave me that warm safe feeling.  I look forward to visiting them even today, and will often take a moment to close my eyes, and listen ... Read More

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Family Man is not reachable today, I have tried. And I am now on business travel. It seems we somehow got our wires crossed, and didn't scour the web for this week's Way Back Wednesday. That's when I remembered the point is to remember what has come in the Past. So here we remember the first Way Back Wednesday. So enjoy and we will see you next Wednesday! Click here to see ... Read More

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I was always a fairly motivated person.  Someone who always went after things I wanted.  It has made me fairly successful in many of the things I do.  I have realized through some soul searching as well as some very timely comments by a few of my readers that I somehow have let that take a back seat to my situation.  So instead of steering my destiny I am allowing ... Read More

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While my hope over the week was to entertain and enlighten with my wonderfully detailed tales from the road of wonderful family time, and exciting debt free adventures, both time and family got in the way of that daily blogging fix. And you know what, that is fine. In fact that is great. I got to spend tine with my family, and I think for better or ... Read More

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Both Alsan and I are off on our family vacations this week. But rather that not have our regular Wednesday feature I thought It would be fun to share some vacation videos from across the web. Dangerous winter Sports Swimmers Bloopers See everyone next week as we get back on track. ~Another Day ... Read More

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The First three days have come and gone. And of those three days we have gotten on each others nerves, gone out to eat, gotten sunburn, and watched it rain. Rain. A lot of it. Downpours. So take a family of five and stick them inside on a no debt vacation (meaning little going out), and it can be a boiler for tempers. And ... Read More

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One thing you figure out when you travel with three children is that even the best plans often the best plans don’t always go in your favor.  The other really big outcome for me was to realize that maps tend to be a bit misleading when it come to figuring out distances.   Our original intention was to leave very early Saturday morning, visit some family members at what we thought was ... Read More

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We are on the flurry of activity here as we prepare for our week of debt free vacation. While I am looking forward to it, It may be hard to not be blogging. Never fear the laptop is going on the trip and will be making the journey with us. In fact I hope to start a series, entitled, "Tales From the Road 08". I ... Read More

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While I would normally not post ANYTHING related to Paris Hilton, or Brittney Spears, I have to give Paris kudo's for her public reposnse to the John McCain ad comparing Barack Obama to the two of them.  You will never understand how much it pains me to acually post something Paris Hilton related here, but I gotta admit this was pretty darn funny! So the other thing is, who gave her ... Read More

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Welcome to Way Back Wednesday, the "Old music is new Music" edition.  Aslan is off on a family vacation for the next two weeks, so I will be your host this week.  This week we are inspired by music that stays around.  My wife and kids were just treated to the movie, "Mamma Mia"   Needless to say they loved it, and now the soundtrack graces our home.  It really takes ... Read More

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It's Tuesday, and the last few posts have focused on the economy, and the overall health of the US markets.  Truthfully, they stink. Each month is a struggle, and we continue to try and figure out how to balance the needs of our family, against the needs of our finances. Frugal Dad, had and interesting article yesterday, discussing the idea of not having a baby until you were debt free.  As of ... Read More

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How do you deal with a sluggish economy?  That question will have various answers depending on who answers it.  For many it is cutting back on things like dining out, and weekend adventures. According to an article published today in MSNBC Business, the downtrodden economy even has its effects on the wealthy.  Many while still in much better positions are still finding ways to spend less.  While this is an excellent ... Read More

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