Why did Michael Redd sign with Milwaukee? Could it be because LeBron wouldn't commit to staying in Cleveland? I think so.

I put in a bid today. Hopefully I'll hear something soon. As soon as I do, I will be sure to not post anything about it.

I'm having a roofer examine the roofs of two houses tonight. If either one of them is fine then I will place a bid. I've been expecting to place a bid for a long time now, but every time I think I'm ready we find something new that we need to look into.

'Midwest' Discovered Between East And West Coasts


NEW YORK—A U.S. Geological Survey expeditionary force announced Tuesday that it has discovered a previously unknown and unexplored land mass between the New York and California coasts known as the "Midwest."

The Geological Survey team discovered the vast region while searching for the fabled Midwest Passage, the mythical overland route passing through the uncharted area between Ithaca, NY, and Bakersfield, CA.

"I long suspected something was there," said Franklin Eldred, a Manhattan native and leader of the 200-man exploratory force. "I'd flown between New York and L.A. on business many times, and the unusually long duration of my flights seemed to indicate that some sort of large area was being traversed, an area of unknown composition."

Jennifer Garner got married today. To a duck.

What do you think, I got that insurance?

What insurance?

The one you really need to have. If you don't have it, that's why you need it....If you get hurt and miss work, it won't hurt to miss work.

Affleck!

Stupid duck.

How many additional withholdings does it take to balance out your federal taxes? I realize it's different for everyone, but instead of loaning the government your money at 0% interest, it's better to have more of it withheld upfront. I don't want to have to pay anything at the end of the year though. Right now I'm basically breaking even. Hopefully with a house I will have a lot more deductions and thus get to keep a lot more of my own money.

I think I'm currently taking 0 withholdings. Do you think I can bump that up to 3 and still be ok? How much of an impact will that have on my takehome salary? Is anyone here an accountant?

Beuller? Beuller?

Looked at more houses tonight. Didn't see anything particularly exciting. One house was stuck in the 1970's. One house was just a little too small. One was probably foreclosed and it showed. One just didn't do anything for me.

If the one I'm most interested in is still on the market Saturday, I'm going to place a bid.

I saw Batman Begins tonight. It was pretty good. I'd put it on par with the first Batman. I don't think it was kid appropriate though. One of the villians uses hallucinogenic drugs and they show visuals from the victim. I imagine they could be quite scary to younger kids (things like maggots crawling out of your face, etc.)

It had a darker more serious tone that I thought was appropriate while not being so dark for no reason (i.e. Batman Returns.) That audio was good and the acting was adequate. Katie Holmes' character could've been played by anyone.

On my scale I'd give it a 6. Would accept as a gift / would pay money to rent.

House hunting. Taking. All. My. Time.

I'm heading out of town tomorrow. I'm going to the New River Gorge in West Virginia to go white water rafting. I'll be back Sunday, so until then I don't imagine I'll be able to update this, so feel free to write whatever comments you like.