Ok, I am happy to announce that I have finaly finished setting up my new website. It took me some time and alot of effort, but I'm finaly ready to go. The name of the site is Online Investor Education. Here is a link to the home page:
http://www.onlineinvestoreducation.com/
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Moving On
I would like to thank all the people that have come to my blog to read about my wild stories. It's been a pleasure having you here. I guess I owe an excuse for the lack of stories lateley, well here's the deal. First off, I have pretty much run out of stories that are relevent to what I wanted to share with this blog. That's not to say I won't post anymore, it just won't be as frequient. Second, I am currently in the planning faze of launching a new online blog/website.
The goal of this new blog will be to teach people how to think like an investor. I decided to make this move after having witnessed an almost overwhelming amount of friends and family struggle financialy. Some have come to me for advice knowing I am a part time investor and online entrepreneur, but there is only so much I can do to help them. I have decided to create another blog based around all the things that I know about the world of investing. My hope is that it will serve as a guide for many people.
Please be patient with me. This new blog will be much bigger than this one is and will take longer for me to set up. I already have decided on a domain name for my new site and I know what hosting company I plan to use, what I'm working on right now is putting together enough content to put up there. I will be sure to keep you posted regarding how the proccess is progressing. Thanks again to all of you who have enjoyed reading my stories.
The goal of this new blog will be to teach people how to think like an investor. I decided to make this move after having witnessed an almost overwhelming amount of friends and family struggle financialy. Some have come to me for advice knowing I am a part time investor and online entrepreneur, but there is only so much I can do to help them. I have decided to create another blog based around all the things that I know about the world of investing. My hope is that it will serve as a guide for many people.
Please be patient with me. This new blog will be much bigger than this one is and will take longer for me to set up. I already have decided on a domain name for my new site and I know what hosting company I plan to use, what I'm working on right now is putting together enough content to put up there. I will be sure to keep you posted regarding how the proccess is progressing. Thanks again to all of you who have enjoyed reading my stories.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Pet Sitting
Sorry for the lack of posts this month, but I have had a lot to take care. This includes the preparation for the launch of another blog. For the last week I have been pet sitting Dave's dad's dog, while he and his family were on vacation. I made a recording for them of how I spent my time with the dog and now have that video posted in the "videos" section of this blog. So go over to the "videos" page and check out the ones titled Pet Sitting.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Flying Pigs Part 2
Dave starts dry-heaving as he realizes that he had been chewing on a toothpick that had been stuck in the inside of a pig. We thought for sure that he was going to throw up. Before Dave lost it, Tom spoke up. "I'm just kidding" he said "it wasn't one of the toothpicks being used on the pig". Dave regained his calm and sat down. Myself and everyone else were laughing hysterically.
Eventually, it came time for us to have our final experiment with the dead pigs. Our teacher wanted to focus on studying what happens to the body when it falls from a great height. She had us all take our pigs and walk down the hall with her. We stopped at the window at the end of the hall. She than said that she wanted us to drop the dead pigs out the window and see what happened.
We were on the third floor of our school building so it would be quiet a drop. Some of the other teachers saw what we were doing and were a bit disturbed. Myself and a few other lined up with their pig in front of the window. I don't remember if we dropped them one at a time or all at once, but regardless they all had a hard fall. I had never heard a body hit concrete after a long fall until I did this experiment. After we were done, our teacher had us walk outside the school to examine the bodies.
From what I remember, it wasn't nearly as violent as you might think. I expected the whole body to burst open after hitting the ground, but this isn't what happened. While a few pieces went here and there, the majority of it remained intact. After having a little discussion about what we thought, we got to work and started cleaning up our mess. I must say that certain members of the school were not too happy with what our teacher had us do.
I would like to restate that THE PIGS WERE ALREADY DEAD. NO ONE and NOTHING got hurt during this class assignment.
Eventually, it came time for us to have our final experiment with the dead pigs. Our teacher wanted to focus on studying what happens to the body when it falls from a great height. She had us all take our pigs and walk down the hall with her. We stopped at the window at the end of the hall. She than said that she wanted us to drop the dead pigs out the window and see what happened.
We were on the third floor of our school building so it would be quiet a drop. Some of the other teachers saw what we were doing and were a bit disturbed. Myself and a few other lined up with their pig in front of the window. I don't remember if we dropped them one at a time or all at once, but regardless they all had a hard fall. I had never heard a body hit concrete after a long fall until I did this experiment. After we were done, our teacher had us walk outside the school to examine the bodies.
From what I remember, it wasn't nearly as violent as you might think. I expected the whole body to burst open after hitting the ground, but this isn't what happened. While a few pieces went here and there, the majority of it remained intact. After having a little discussion about what we thought, we got to work and started cleaning up our mess. I must say that certain members of the school were not too happy with what our teacher had us do.
I would like to restate that THE PIGS WERE ALREADY DEAD. NO ONE and NOTHING got hurt during this class assignment.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Flying Pigs Part 1
WARNING: NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH! Before I start this story, I want it to be known that NO PIGS WERE HURT IN THIS STORY BECAUSE THEY WERE ALREADY DEAD TO BEGIN WITH. This story took place back during one of my years in high school. For this year we were given a choice of electives that we could take. One of the options we could take was a forensics science class. Given that the class was basically about solving crimes, myself and the rest of the guys took it.
At a certain point we were learning about how different injuries or wounds, impact the human body. In order for us to understand this, our teacher ordered a bunch of dead pigs that we would dissect. Apparently a pigs body is the closest thing to a humans. Our first assignment was to see how various cuts and stab wounds effected the body. For this part we used a scalpel to see how cuts would impact the body depending on how deep it went. We also tested out how stab wounds would affect the body using one of those metal rods you use for shish kabobs.
Out next task was to cut the pigs open and see how their organs were affected. After the skin was cut open, we had to use tooth picks to hold the flaps skin out of our way. We than started cutting out the individual organs and examined them. This included things such as the lungs, heart, and stomach. Basically the teacher wanted all of the insides taken out of the body so that just bones and skin were left on it.
At one point the funniest thing happened, though most people would find it disgusting. While we were working, my old friend Tom noticed Dave fiddling with a tooth pick in in his mouth. After a second of staring Tom piped up. "Uh Dave" Tom said "you know that tooth pick was just inside the pig right?" The most sickening and disgusted look came across Dave's face as he dropped the toothpick out of his mouth. This story will be continued in the next post.
At a certain point we were learning about how different injuries or wounds, impact the human body. In order for us to understand this, our teacher ordered a bunch of dead pigs that we would dissect. Apparently a pigs body is the closest thing to a humans. Our first assignment was to see how various cuts and stab wounds effected the body. For this part we used a scalpel to see how cuts would impact the body depending on how deep it went. We also tested out how stab wounds would affect the body using one of those metal rods you use for shish kabobs.
Out next task was to cut the pigs open and see how their organs were affected. After the skin was cut open, we had to use tooth picks to hold the flaps skin out of our way. We than started cutting out the individual organs and examined them. This included things such as the lungs, heart, and stomach. Basically the teacher wanted all of the insides taken out of the body so that just bones and skin were left on it.
At one point the funniest thing happened, though most people would find it disgusting. While we were working, my old friend Tom noticed Dave fiddling with a tooth pick in in his mouth. After a second of staring Tom piped up. "Uh Dave" Tom said "you know that tooth pick was just inside the pig right?" The most sickening and disgusted look came across Dave's face as he dropped the toothpick out of his mouth. This story will be continued in the next post.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Happy Birthday
My friend Dave just had his birthday over a month ago. For his birthday card I decided to get a little creative with what I was going to right in it. He just turned 24 on his birthday so I decided to have my comment revolve around his age. I thought about what went through my head when I turned 25 and knew exactly what I was going to write. I gave him his card at his house and he started reading it out loud.
"Dear Dave" he read "I hope you have a great birthday. Just think, in one more year one third of your life will be over. Can you see the light? I did". Dave looked up from the card. "Why would you write something like that in my birthday?" he asked with a smile. "Cause that's what went through my head when I turned 25" I said "I thought to myself, oh my God I only have two thirds of my life left to live."
Later that day Dave's father and aunt came to the house. When the two of them were comfortable sitting down, Dave handed his dad the card I gave him. "Look what Chris wrote in my birthday card" he said. Dave's dad opened up the card and started reading. "Can you see the light? I did" Dave's dad read as he finished the last line.
A slight smile cracked on his face when he smiled at me. "What the hell is wrong with you?" he asked he laughing "How is that supposed to make feel?" Dave's dad than pointed at his older sister , Dave's aunt, and said "How do you think that makes her feel?" "Well it's true isn't it?" I said "75 years is the average lifespan right?" "Yea but you don't write that in somebody's card" he said while shaking his head. "What are we going to do with you Chris?" he laughed.
"Dear Dave" he read "I hope you have a great birthday. Just think, in one more year one third of your life will be over. Can you see the light? I did". Dave looked up from the card. "Why would you write something like that in my birthday?" he asked with a smile. "Cause that's what went through my head when I turned 25" I said "I thought to myself, oh my God I only have two thirds of my life left to live."
Later that day Dave's father and aunt came to the house. When the two of them were comfortable sitting down, Dave handed his dad the card I gave him. "Look what Chris wrote in my birthday card" he said. Dave's dad opened up the card and started reading. "Can you see the light? I did" Dave's dad read as he finished the last line.
A slight smile cracked on his face when he smiled at me. "What the hell is wrong with you?" he asked he laughing "How is that supposed to make feel?" Dave's dad than pointed at his older sister , Dave's aunt, and said "How do you think that makes her feel?" "Well it's true isn't it?" I said "75 years is the average lifespan right?" "Yea but you don't write that in somebody's card" he said while shaking his head. "What are we going to do with you Chris?" he laughed.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Moving In Part 2
Slowly I made my way closer to the cat. All of a sudden I heard some commotion coming from the front door and I heard Dave yell "Who the hell are you?". I watched as the cat I was trying to catch ran off to get away from whatever was going on. I walked around the corner of the house to see what had happened. Apparently while Dave was busy holding the door open and calling the cat, some other cat had been lurking around in the darkness. It had made a run through the door that Dave was holding open and stopped itself in the kitchen.
I walked in the front door to see this black cat sitting on the floor staring up at us. We all started cracking up together. "Where on earth did he come from?" we thought. I walked over and picked the black cat up and placed him back outside. "Now you go home" I said as he walked off. After that we decided that we weren't going to be able to catch the cat that needed the shot. So Dave and I said our goodbyes and left. The good thing is that Dave's girlfriends mother was eventually able to get the cat inside the next day and give it it's medication. The funny thing is that same black cat managed to get back inside the house again as well.
I walked in the front door to see this black cat sitting on the floor staring up at us. We all started cracking up together. "Where on earth did he come from?" we thought. I walked over and picked the black cat up and placed him back outside. "Now you go home" I said as he walked off. After that we decided that we weren't going to be able to catch the cat that needed the shot. So Dave and I said our goodbyes and left. The good thing is that Dave's girlfriends mother was eventually able to get the cat inside the next day and give it it's medication. The funny thing is that same black cat managed to get back inside the house again as well.
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