October 2008 - Page 2 of 2

Stock

By Varrin Swearingen | October 13, 2008 - 5:52 AM |October 13, 2008 Uncategorized

I should buy stock. What should I buy? Comment quick, maybe I’ll do it today… if I get rich, I’ll take ya out to dinner or something… V-

401-Keg

By Varrin Swearingen | October 10, 2008 - 6:50 PM |May 21, 2014 Work

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Courtesy of a fellow aviator at World, here’s an investment strategy that you all should give serious consideration to: If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago you would have $49.00 left. With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1,000.00. With … Continue reading →

Hotels and frugality

By Varrin Swearingen | October 8, 2008 - 7:55 PM |May 21, 2014 Travel

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On the bright side, I’ve had some success at being frugal… I started this trip going to Philadelphia, which isn’t really a great place to be frugal. The Philly sandwich at the airport Marriott where I stayed is $13 and lousy (real food costs much more). The cheapest glass of … Continue reading →

Northwest Church 50th Anniversary

By Varrin Swearingen | October 8, 2008 - 6:49 AM |May 21, 2014 Faith, Music

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The Weekend of September 27th and 28th was the second big weekend of Northwest Church’s 50th anniversary. That was the church that I grew up in and Edi and I were married in. I obviously have many memories that go way back there and it was significantly influential in my … Continue reading →

More about visiting on vacation

By Varrin Swearingen | October 8, 2008 - 6:49 AM |October 8, 2008 Uncategorized

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After just a few way too busy days at home, I’m back to work. Since getting home last week, I mostly caught up on the 700+ email backlog I had at the end of vacation, did some ‘chores’ (bills, laundry, etc.), made a campaign appearance on Current TV, and otherwise … Continue reading →

Hot Air Baloon

By Varrin Swearingen | October 4, 2008 - 3:53 PM |May 21, 2014 Freedom

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This was cute enough I thought I should repost it. Hot air balloon A woman in a hot air balloon realizes she is lost. She lowers her altitude and spots a man fishing from a boat below. She shouts to him, ‘Excuse me, can you help me. I promised a … Continue reading →

Jennifer Horn for House

By Varrin Swearingen | October 3, 2008 - 4:02 PM |May 21, 2014 Freedom

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In a bizarre twist, New Hampshire’s Republican Senators Judd Gregg and John Sununu voted yes on the $700 Billion boondoggle bailout bill and New Hampshire’s Democratic Representatives Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter voted no. Shame on the Republicans and kudos to the Democrats (disclaimer: I’m running for office as a … Continue reading →

Visiting part 2 – Marshall

By Varrin Swearingen | October 2, 2008 - 10:01 PM |October 2, 2008 Uncategorized

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Since the last visiting update, we did a lot more visiting. Last Thursday, we had a chance to go visit Marshall. On our previous trip to California in May, we had a ‘bye’ party for him. At that time, his diagnosis was fairly recent (February or so) and he was … Continue reading →

Fireproof: Missing the mark or on target?

By Varrin Swearingen | October 1, 2008 - 2:47 AM |May 21, 2014 Faith

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The movie Fireproof opened last Friday. The first theater I tried to go to was sold out. The second one was so full I had to sit in the second row. For a limited-release faith-based film that has received mixed reviews, it’s 4th place opening weekend is pretty darn remarkable. … Continue reading →

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Stock

401-Keg

Hotels and frugality

Northwest Church 50th Anniversary

More about visiting on vacation

Hot Air Baloon

Jennifer Horn for House

Visiting part 2 – Marshall

Fireproof: Missing the mark or on target?

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