Signing papers has been delayed a few days, but another major hurdle has been passed. It won't be long before my name is on the papers and I officially am in the largest debt of my life.

Bobby Abreu put on a terrific show tonight in the Home Run Derby. In fact, after I finished watching his first round I didn't really feel like watching anyone else, so I basically skipped to the finals.

I have agreed in principal to buy a house. I believe we'll be doing the paperwork on Monday.

The bid was countered and we found out that the minimum that they would accept was appreciably more than my maximum amount. So basically we're putting that on the back burner. They are moving at the end of this month, so they may end up coming down.

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?