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A few months ago, I took a trip out west with my friends Emily and Hannah so I could further put off trying to find a job. Though the trip wasn't fruitful in terms of prized Apache scalps as I had intended it to be (http://www.yeahhedid.com/?p=249), it still had a profound effect on me, and I really can't say enough about it. If you haven't seen the west, and by seen, I mean really seen (a quick family trip to the top of the Grand Canyon doesn't really count in my book), I suggest you pack the car and go. Right now.
Anyways, this post isn't about the entire road trip. That may come later (if, down the line, I run out of things to talk about). This is a photo essay about a national forest most of you have probably never heard of (especially if you're not from the west). You see, I explored a bunch of national parks on this trip. Big ones (Rocky Mountain National Park and Arches National Park among others). All were indescribably beautiful and priceless memories, but I found it interesting that, in looking back on the trip, it was my day in little known Coronado National Forest that meant the most to me. Why? You'll know soon enough.
It was the tail end of a strenuous seven days on the road, and we were visiting one of my best friends from camp, Melissa, at her school in Tucson (U of A, of course). She and some friends recommended a hike they thought would be worthwhile, and since we really didn't care what we were doing (it was all new to us), we agreed. After a quick drive not 30 minutes from the University of Arizona, we were at the trail head, a large, wonderfully ominous sign the only thing separating us from what lay ahead.
Energized by the positive words on the sign, we began making our way down a pretty standard looking canyon, weaving around Saguaro Cacti and immense boulders towards what we were told was a riverbed. Luckily, monsoon season corresponded nicely with our trip, and there was more than enough water for all of the people and all of the animals in the dry, dry desert.
Adrenaline and Spirit levels were high when we got to the bottom, though they didn't last long. The first thing our eyes met when we reached the bottom were the people we were sharing the canyon with. A large, rather lazy-looking family had set up folding chairs on a rock on the other side of the river, and were just… there; eating, drinking, and really just making merry in the hot desert afternoon. Thoughts ran back up the canyon to the sign we had read. Was this a joke? There was no danger here. Realizing there was much more to the hike than this small area that more closely resembled a seedy city public pool than a serene, untouched canyon, we decided to quickly move upstream. Not 100 yards from John Everyman and his tailgating party, we were in it.
I'd heard there were several waterfalls on the trail from my friends who had done this hike before, but nothing prepared me for the dizzying succession of tumbling water we'd find a few miles down the river. In movies and music, there is often a "build up" – a series of increasingly interesting or powerful moments that culminate in a earth-shattering crescendo (music) or climax (films). I'd never really seen this before in the wild, but this little canyon managed to pull it off. What do I mean by this? Let's look at the waterfalls, in order of how we saw them.
I'm not going to try to keep my innocent naivety a secret. Every single waterfall I saw I thought was the "big one" everyone was talking about. You see, in Pennsylvania, most of us are impressed by the tiny waterfalls landscape architects build for people backyard koi ponds. It's hard to grasp how big waterfalls are supposed to be when the biggest you've seen in person belongs to the local home and gardening store.
I was blown away by this first waterfall (as anyone should be, because it's incredible). You can see that it's definitely not small (look at the girl in the top of the picture), but I didn't realize this was tiny in the eyes of Tucson folk. So we kept going. To waterfall #2.
Surely this had to be it. It was massive, at least four times the size of the first. Big enough to cliff dive dangerously from (we'll get to that). Big enough to climb on top of and see the whole world from. This had to be it. Wrong again, Luke. After some retrospectively ignorant cliff jumping (or brave, as I see it, because we had no idea how deep it was the first time we jumped), we hiked on… to waterfall #3.
Waterfall #3 kind of just appeared. Literally out of nowhere. One minute, it seemed like the trail had ended. The next, we were climbing our way to the entrance point of one of Tucson's greatest secrets. After I came back from Europe, I thought I'd never be floored by anything in America again; a blind, ignorant, over-confident statement from a traveler who thought he knew everything. This scene took my breath away faster (and for longer) than anything I'd seen in Europe. It's hard to judge how massive this waterfall is from the picture, so here's a similar picture with a strange man at the top.
See that guy? I have no idea how he got up there, who he is, or whether or not he's magic, but he sure helps scale the thing. Who knows. Maybe it was God himself. He seemed cool enough. That's us in the water, of course, swimming excitedly towards roaring waters.
The point of this essay? If and when you take a trip to the great expanses of the American west, make sure you're open to trying anything and everything, even if it's some little national forest you've never heard of. You may be in for an experience the biggest canyons in the world couldn't ever give you, even with a hired donkey or helicopter leading the way. And when you find what I found, don't be afraid to jump. Life's too short not to.


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I am done with my JOCO Sheriff Citizens Academy.
13 great weeks very well invested to study, work and understand the brave and professional work of our deputies.
Sheriff Frank Denning and Undersheriff Cavanaugh are doing an excellent job!
Brother Greg..
I was hoping that you will saved the silver medal to me.....Moral support counts! :)&
Yes sir, I was the best walker, declared so by me! Since you weren't there I won by default.
My dear sister. We have a new project the 9-11 Memorial at the Sreriff's new facilities in New Century !
I am meeting with Sheriff Denning next week to review some details about this project!
Oh Angelo, now you're a JAILBIRD???????????????????????
Why ever didn't you call me? Now we want a picture of you in your stripes. Also, when can we all visit? We can bring you a big cake with a file baked inside.
Brother Greg,
I am turning myself IN, because I did not show up for Craig's walk. I hope you took the golden medal for the best walker in town, otherwise you go In with me! cell # OMG 2013
More projects are coming......What about finishing their museum and helping to preserve the brave and nobel history of that department.
My dear sister Sharon,
So many projects together. This one will honor all the members of the JOCO Sheriff's office that served at our Lodge as Masters. Your exhibit will put the golden seal to that relatioship between the Masons and the Deputies.
OK, OK! It's just that now we're INSIDERS (Angelo and I anyway), I've been instructed to call Van 'Johnson', not Jones...
Actually, I got it wrong. Thank you Greg. I DO want to be an insider, and I can't if I forget Climate Environment Global Warming Czar Jones's moniker.
Negative on 'Brown School of Law'. Doesn't it sound just terminally smarmy, as in, 'Brown-NOSE School of Law'?
Shhhh... Van Jones not Johnson.....but it makes a good alias!
Hahahahahahaha Angelo! That's right, mum's the word. Whatever did I mean, 'Van Johnson calling'? I meant it was, uh, a wrong number.
As for 'the spirit of Karl Marx', he did find me. He found us all. His name's Barry and he calls himself 'President'.
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354: Volume 40 No. 1 Your hometown newspaper Thursday, February 3,2000 © 2000 Press-Republican Newspapers Law change forces second referendum from Park District by Christopher Petersen The Huntley Farmside The Huntley Park District already has a referendum on the March ballot to purchase South Elementary. No'w, due to a change in state law, a second, much smaller referen¬ dum will be on the ballot alongside it. The second referendum is asking for a 3 cent increase per $100 of a property's equalized assessed valuation, an increase that will go towards the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF). The increase will allow the Park District to match funds put into the IMRF by its employees for withdrawal when they retire. The IMRF referendum was approved by the Park District last summer, and was to have been placed on the ballot in last November's election. Before this could happen, state election laws changed, and the IMRF request was moved to March, where the $9.35 million referendum to buy South Elementary and convert it into a community center was already placed. Park officials are stressing that the IMRF referendum's impact on'homeown¬ ers will be minimal, a projected additional $15 per year for the owner of a $150,000 home, if there is no new growth in the vil¬ lage. The community center referendum will cost the same homeowner $45 the first year. Currently, about 20 employees of the Huntley Park District are eligible to put money into the retirement fund. Rich Ghristensen of Arizona plays pool at Del Webb's Sun City in Huntley. Seniors taste the good life at Del Webb s Midwestern community Farmside photo by David Ewart Getting settled in the t^ Sun City by Kimberly Bazant Lifestyles editor Throughout the centuries, people have been intrigued by the vision of a field of clover. Many of us have fond memories of strolling through a meadow, searching for a four-leaf clover that would secure our good for¬ tune. Within every generation, clovers have given hope to lovers, faith to dream¬ ers and inspiration to artists. That same inspiration can now be found in Sun City." This paragraph serves as Del Webb's introduction to its first collection of homes inside its recently developed Midwestern Sun City Community in Huntley. The idea that those who have spent decades raising a family and polish¬ ing a career might be searching for a field of dreams to settle down in and enjoy the fruits of their labors, is what Del Webb has spent 40 years turning into a reality. For more than 100,000 seniors nation¬ wide, Del Webb's Sun City communities have indeed represented good fortune, good - friends and good times, as well as a safe haven and friendly community to call home. After opening its thirteenth Sun City com¬ munity in Huntley, Del Webb has received a Midwest welcome and a round of applause from more than 1,200 current residents who believe that home is more than a place to lay your hat - it's a place to really live it up! The Beans After living in St. Charles in the Deer Run Subdivision for 18 years, Sherman and Shirley Bean found themselves ready to retire. They wanted to downsize their home, but not their lifestyle. However, when first introduced to the concept of Sun City in Huntley, Sherman was not interested. See Settled page 4 Moving date for village offices still in question by Christopher Petersen The Huntley Farmside The planning has been going on for almost two years now, but the village is still apparently no closer to moving its offices out of the temporary trailers it has been using and building a new village hall. At Thursday's Village Board meeting, village officials said that no plans had yet been made as to when of where the new building would be constructed. The village has been meeting with FGM Architects/Engineers from Lake in the Hills to discuss possibilities, but no clear direc¬ tion has been established as of yet. The most recent plan was to build a new public works build¬ ing and another building that housed both the police station and the village hall, but there was no indication that the board was willing to commit on anything at this time. A new building or two will require that the village place a referendum' on the ballot for November, since the deadline for the March ballot has come and gone. The village will place an addi¬ tional $305,000 into a reserve fund for the project this year. -Any building the village con¬ structs for its municipal offices would need to be rather large, so as to accommodate this village's new growth. Projected population figures See Moving Page 3
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Title | The Huntley Farmside |
Date | 2000-02-03 |
Month | 02 |
Day | 03 |
Year | 2000 |
Volume | 40 |
Issue | 5 |
Decade | 2000-2009 |
Creator | The Huntley Farmside |
Coverage | Huntley, Illinois, United States |
Description | Weekly Newspaper from the Huntley Area Public Library Collection |
Subject | Newspaper Archives |
Rights | This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code). |
Publisher | This Collection was digitized and loaded into CONTENTdm by OCLC Preservation Service Center (Bethlehem, PA) for the Huntley Area Public Library. |
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At 2:20 pm EST on March 14th 2008, a UPS truck went FLYING down my quiet side street, much faster than it should been traveling. This is not the first or the second or even the 20th time your trucks have driven far, far too quickly on my street. Many children live in this neighborhood and some of them are getting out of school at this time. I am VERY TIRED of having to worry about them because your drivers are exceeding the speed limit. It needs to stop -- your drivers need to slow down! Tell your drivers to obey the speed limit.
Drivers are under immense pressure to get the job done as quickly aspossible. I'm sure many are reckless, and many are driving as fast asthey think they can SAFELY travel. You probably don't know or carethat if they are involved in ANY kind of vehicle accident whichresults in property damage they are subject to immediate termination. Head on, hit pedestrian, hit another in rear, and ANY accidentresulting in over $4000 worth of damage (which is nearly any accidentanymore) is automatic termination of the employee regardless of fault. If someone is suicidle and leaps in front of UPS truck with no timeto react, the driver is still fired. I understand how unerving it isto see someone fly down your narrow road (my 3 year old child wasnearly hit by a speeder on a narrow road), but understand, the driverdoesn't get some kind of euphoric high from being reckless as much ashe/she is sick to their stomach driving around with white nucklespraying that they can get the job done quick enough to avoid gettinghounded by their bosses while avoiding a career ending accident. Andanother tip, if you want someone to stop breaking the law, don't askthose who pay that person by the hour to take more time to get the jobdone; instead talk to those who enforce the law and make more moneyfrom writing more citations.
UPS driver speeding down into cul de sac, made the turn, started backup the hill out of the cul de sac, hit and killed my mother's 6-yr-oldAKC yellow lab that had just slipped out the gate while workers weregiving mom an estimate for exterior house painting. It was 5:30 p.m. and many adults were outside and saw what happened. Next day, UPS manager arrives at my mother's home with flowers and awarning: don't bother suing, there's a leash law, your dog wasn't ona leash, and you won't win. My mother is 88 years-old and this was her companion and watch dog. She is heartbroken. The real kicker: the driver was not on the streetto make a delivery. Apparently, he was just turing around. Does anyone know if this is worth pursuing in court? Does a leash lawmean that UPS drivers may do anything they want with no liability? Or, that with contributory negligence, they still won't be liable forany damages? Loma Linda, CA
UPS Speeding. United Parcel Service, Inc.; Hemet CA [complaint] Use to make compliant 800 742 5877 say agent x3 once operator heard the call was a speed related, I was disconnected:10 June 2010. speeding - 10 June 2010 4:27pm Gabi responded [951 928 5211 localoffice] called [5:00pm 10 June 2010 ] tomorrow at PCM she will talk tothe drivers. speeding - 11 June 2010 6:00pm; another complaint registered at6:45pm [Robert responded 7:10pm] speeding - 15 June 2010 5:40 in neighborhood very fast Don to Kalima speeding - 15 June 2010 6:00 driver racing significantly faster thantraffic down Palm. Register with: [Oscar case #: 1-1560164656] speeding - 17 June 2010 5:50 PM 35 miles per hour plus coming out ofa turn off of Don on to Kalima; 7 year old girl at sidewalk; drivershead turn while accelerating as saluting man loading truck with lawnmower. Salutation was pointing his finger at him. Register with:[Samaria case #: 1-1567055351] [Robert responded: 6pm, supervisor: ticket will be drivers responsibility: we tell them; "I don't knowwhat else to tell you are do."] Each time I explained that the residential speed limit is 15-25 milesper hour; verified: Hemet Police, 17 June 2010; UPS is diving wellbeyond these speeds and the company is not responding appropriately. Sincerely: Joseph C. Carbone III
We live on a one lane road in the Hollin Hills neighborhood inAlexandria, VA that is a loop. We have no sidewalks. During the day,many elderly folks and families with young children take walks. Today, I pulled into my neighborhood behind a UPS truck (VA tag#20-083). Even though our speed limit is 25 mph (which is fast for anarrow road with no sidewalks), he continued to go faster and fasteruntil he hit 45 mph! As I said, our road is a circle with blind curvesthe whole way around. There was an elderly man with a walker at theend of his driveway about to step onto the road. If he had startedhis walk five seconds earlier he would now be dead. This is not thefirst time. They do it every day and have for the five years my youngson and I have lived here. I no longer let my son walk the dog in ourneighborhood for fear he will be killed. I have called the police andour homeowners association has called UPS, to no avail. What has ourworld come to? Will it take someone getting killed for this to stop?
4-16-08 today, agian i see them driving like 35 to 40 on my PRIVATEroad with posted 15mph limit. i have called them and complainedbefore. the manager seemed upset, but still, after 6 months or sothey still fly. well, today i was leaving my house and he flew by. i tried to catchhim but he was going at least 30 -40 mph. i came around corner andthere he was stopped. SO I DECIDED to ask him nicely to slow down. he got ignorent and saidhe was not speeding. i informed him the posted limit, he then againstressed he did not speed. i proceeded to tell him that i have andwill call his manager again and he told me... I DO NOT TAKE KINDLY TO THREATS. like he had a prepared statement or something. WELL this put me off, and i blocked the road in front of him, no wayout, until the police came. I MAY NOW BE CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT. A FELONY IN MISSOURI. HE GOT NO CHARGE/TICKET SINCE IT IS PRIVATE ROAD AND THE POLICE ASKEDME HOW I KNEW HE WAS SPEEDING. i told them i could not catch him toget the truck number, except he stopped for paperwork, and i dont havea radar gun. THE POLICE HAD THE NERVE to tell me that i had no proof. now i have to get a lawyer, and he gets to kill someone driving like amaniac.
I agree with you! Not to mention children, but also a cat or dogcould run out. People are always in a hurry and in a hurry for noreason.
Depends on your state but if you have Department of Transportationpolice contact them. They are the ones here in Florida that policecommercial vehicles. Not saying a regular cop won't stop UPS driversif they see them but they are not on their priority list or at leastnear the bottm of it.
Tell me about it! Every time one goes by my house it is going veryfast. And when they turn the corners it looks like they're going totip over... I hope UPS gets control of this issue too.
Especially this being in an area with children and knowing what timethey deliver on your street, I think it would be wise to call yourlocal police.sheriff's department and ask that they monitor yourstreet at that specific time. While these drivers have to get their deliveries out, it still shouldbe done safely.
If you can, try go get it on Camera, and contact your local PD. Ifyou really can, try to get ahold of the Chief or Deputy Chief, theytake this complaints pretty seriously.
I agree. I know they have a schedule to keep, but safety andconsideration for others on the roads needs to be a primary factor.
whereever they want to. Why do they think they have a license to parkanywhere and anyway they want. If we parked the way some of thempark, we would be getting tickets right and left. I do have an advantage for our UPS driver lives in our neighborhoodwith children and drives most safe through our streets. But, I have seen them other places in residential neighborhoods thatdrive exceeding residential speed limits.
I can't agree more with your complaint. I've seen many deliverytrucks, in a rush, clearly speeding down sidestreets and it makes meshudder. They may save time by not making left turns, but driving likemaniacs to make up for it isn't right either.
who blew through a stop sign at 20mph at a bad intersection. It washard to keep up with him, but I finally was able to speak with him afew miles later. He was an obnoxious ass. I threatened to call thepolice, and he said "fine, go ahead." You should get a license plate # and report this to the police.
I agree with Harley: Call the police AND consider paying a visit toyour local UPS garage, if you're comfortable doing that. I'm gladyou're concerned.
This is an issue for your local police. I'm sure you can give themapproximate times and they can make sure they have a radio car around.
Dont those trucks have speed tracker thingys on them? (sorry dontknow exact name) I recall seeing something about them on 0/20 or 60minutes a few years ago. The equipment tracks speed and can be used in case of an accident orjust to check up on drivers. It's attached to something like GPS sowhoever is reading the report knows exactly what speed the driver wasgoing on what street.
This is a valid concern. And I'm sure that UPS does tell theirdrivers to stay within the law. However, UPS does also requirepackages to be delivered, so some (but certainly not all) drivers willmake their own decisions about how to get the work done. If trucks are coming through the neighborhood on a regular basis, likethis, contact the police. They may setup a speed camera or similar totrack this sort of thing.


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Leo: A second look at first
A little less than a month ago, I posted an entry on the blog entitled "Who's on first?", essentially a comparison of Carlos Pena and Casey Kotchman, the first basemen the Indians were pursuing. Now let's take a closer look at that position now that Kotchman has been signed, sealed, and delivered to Cleveland.
In Cleveland…
The Indians will obviously have Casey Kotchman start a majority of the games at first, but he's another left-handed hitter in an already overly left-handed lineup.
It's possible that Carlos Santana will see a share of the 1B starts, especially against lefty pitchers. Last year, the switch-hitting Santana made 63 starts at first base. My guess is that he'll see a mixture of time as the 1B and DH in an attempt to save some wear and tear on his still durable knees. The Indians are hoping to extend his life as a catcher by resting him, but still want his bat in the lineup as much as possible.
Shelley Duncan may also see time a that position, especially if he wins the job as the Tribe's fifth outfielder and 25th man on the roster. He may be called upon occasionally just to get his right-handed bat in the lineup.
Jack Hannahan could land at first base every once in a while. Hannahan will either be the Tribe's starter at third or make the club as Lonnie Chisenhall's back-up and be available for a cameo across the diamond.
In Columbus…
If Kotchman, Santana, Duncan, and Hannahan are all members of Cleveland's roster, it still leaves quite a crowd at 1B in Columbus.
Matt LaPorta would likely be the Clippers Opening Day and the "everyday until further notice" first baseman. The 27 year-old hit .247 with 11 HR and 53 RBI in 107 big league games last year. His struggles at the plate combined with an always tenuous glove will put him in Columbus trying to re-prove himself to the Indians.
Russ Canzler could see time at first as well. The reigning International League MVP plays first, third, and the corner outfield spots. He only made 17 starts at 1B with Durham, most of his time late in the season was spent in the outfield. The Indians spent $100,000 to get him from Tampa Bay and if he doesn't make the Indians roster, he'll be on the short list for a call up for a variety of roles. Canzler has all his minor league options still available.
Beau Mills debuted on the Triple scene last season, playing 35 games with Columbus. He split time with veteran Nick Johnson and spoke several times about the positive influence Johnson was for his development. Mills, a 2007 first round draft pick, may get pushed back to Akron for a fourth year in the Eastern League. Another option would be a platoon at 1B and DH with the guys mentioned above.
Jared Goedert may be back to playing exclusively at the hot corner, but time will tell for sure. He made a brief transition across the diamond during spring training and after an injury delay the beginning of his season, only made one start at first after July 28th. He played 33 games at 1B between Akron and Columbus. My assumption is that he'll go into camp fighting for a job at third, but his fate there may rest with Lonnie Chisenhall's ability to make the Indians roster. If Chisenhall starts in Columbus, Goedert could be Akron-bound for a while. He could also land in a DH platoon situation.
Chad Huffman will go into camp looking for a spot in the outfield, but may also see a few starts at first. He logged 60 at-bats as the Clippers 1B last season and played almost exclusively at that spot during that year's Arizona Fall League.
The history of first base…
A season with a log jam at first base is nothing new to the Clippers. Columbus spent the 2009 season with Matt LaPorta, Jordan Brown, Michael Aubrey, Stephen Head, and a host of others seeing time a first. Last season ended with five players on the roster that had started games at the position: Nick Johnson, Beau Mills, Jared Goedert, Chad Huffman, and Travis Buck.
It will be one of many areas I'm interested in following this spring. I'll be watching to see who plays well, who gets the most opportunities, and who stays healthy. That's what will determine the answer to "Who's on first?"
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transitive verb \kən-ˈstrəkt\Definition of CONSTRUCT
: to draw (a geometrical figure) with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
: to set in logical order
— con·struct·abil·i·ty also con·struct·ibil·i·ty \-ˌstrək-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— con·struct·able or con·struct·ible \-ˈstrək-tə-bəl\ adjective
— con·struc·tor \-tər\ noun
Examples of CONSTRUCT
- They plan to construct a barn behind the house.
- The author constructs all the stories around one theme.
- Construct a triangle that has sides of equal length.
Origin of CONSTRUCT
Latin constructus, past participle of construere, from com- + struere to build — more at structure
First Known Use: 1663
Related to CONSTRUCT
- Synonyms
- concoct, invent, contrive, cook (up), devise, drum up, excogitate, fabricate, make up, manufacture, think (up), trump up, vamp (up)
- Antonyms
- demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, knock down, strike, take down, tear down
noun \ˈkän-ˌstrəkt\Definition of CONSTRUCT
: something constructed by the mind: as a : a theoretical entity <the deductive study of abstract constructs — D. J. Boorstin> b : a working hypothesis or concept <the unconscious was a construct that came from the daily effort to understand patients>
: a product of ideology, history, or social circumstances <privacy is more than a social construct or an idea; it is a condition of the body — Sallie Tisdale>
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I always heard moms talk about their school aged kids. School aged! My god they seemed so old.
Until today when I watched my 6 month old and his 3 year old sister get on a bus for school.
No, I swear. Isn't he still 6 months old? Isn't she still the feisty three year old that coined the term, "You think two was terrible, you ain't seen nothin' yet."
The thing is: You all think the same thing, don't you. I know I do when I see your children climbing on to busses. "Wasn't he just a preemie? Wasn't her mom just pregnant with her? OHMYGOD where has the time gone?'
This is an occupational hazard of blogging for 7, no, NINE years? What the hell, people. Did we even have blogs in 2003? Oh, yes we did mothercrackers. We did.
Anyway, my needless reminiscing aside, you've been here through the pregnancy of my first, the postpartum depression, the miscarriages, the early birth of the second, the NICU, and the pleasantly dull but life-altering years after. And now? Now they are, what did you call it? School aged. Yes. That.
*She thought he was just another one of her dolls *
*I think just after this picture she pinched his nose to make sure he was still breathing. Or some other reason that I can't remember that probably had to do with nothing about noses at all. *
*Of course I did.*
*The Bigger One starting pre-school. Just the first in a long line of "holycrap my baby is going to [fill in year here]" *
*Another shot of the two of them shortly before one of them began screaming for something or other. I forget. *
*This is what I saw looking out of the bus window at me. THIS KID. Gah. *
*Gravity is so last year. Incidentally, we do this a lot to our children. Apparently. *
*LB goes to Kindergarten. Gah. Gah. *
*LB goes to first and O goes to preschool. Tripple Gah.*
*Watching his sister get on the bus he asks, "do they have seatbelts?" He's quite concerned about this.*
*portrait of a second-grader *
*WHO THE HELL ARE THESE CHILDREN?! See also: holycrap. See also: GAH GAH GAHHHH. See also: Kindergarten and Third. THIRD PEOPLE.*
I didn't cry once, not a single tear, until the bus driver turned to me after my baby got on the bus and turns to be through the window with a thumbs up, "We got him."
And then I bawled. Choking-type cries. The type that comes from the toes of your heart. The kind that you'd mock if it was anyone else but you.
So they went to school together. In the careful care of his older sister, my children took their first real step away from home today in a most literal and figurative sense. I saw my baby get on the bus with his sister, and the memories of photos and time and snapshots of life flashed before me. Didn't we just bring them home a few days ago? I'm so cliche it hurts.
*Go forth, little dude. Go forth **
*Thanks to Greg for the analogy*
It's not unusual to hear a "mommy blogger" talk about the inevitable morning from hell. In fact, I'm pretty sure both of you reading this could tell me you've experience this exact same morning. The difference? It happened to me. And this is how things shook down:
The 4 year old is in a particular nasty phase. It's the morph between preschooler and "real boy" that mimics pre-pubecense with pee accidents. It's a confusing time for everyone involved. This particular morning, the Boy couldn't get a grip. He woke with a nasty case of being four. He sat, emphatically, at the table and stated: "I will not eat this cereal." Now, in case there are any four year old's reading this post let me explain a small known fact among all parents. The minute you state you WILL NOT EAT THIS CEREAL means you absolutely WILL NOT GET ANYTHING ELSE. Eat or don't eat, we don't really care. But that cereal? It's all your gettin'.
When I tried to inform the Boy about this fact, he went in to hysterics. "I WILL NOT EAT THIS! I DO NOT WANT THIS! IIII HHHAAAATTTEEE PANDAAAAA PUFFFFFFFFS!!!!!" Logic doesn't work on a four year old. It doesn't matter he was the one that asked for the Panda Puffs in the first place. It doesn't matter that he wanted to purchase them for six weeks until I finally caved. No, logic and four year olds, as yoda says, do not.
I calmly tell my son he can throw this fit in his room. When he refuses to move, I offer to do the heavy lifting for him. AKA: I pick him up and put him in the room and close the door. At this point sirens in china erupt from sound pollution coming directly from my four year old's mouth. The Boy, he went mental. Screaming, begging to come out, yelling that he needs a tissue. The list goes on and the time slowed. Ten minutes later, he continued with his fit.
Around minute 18 my daughter turns to me and says, "Mom? That's really annoying. I can see why you don't like it when I do that."
At minute 22, it gets quiet. The door cracks a budge and a small boy, my small boy, creeps out. "Mom?" he shyly approaches me, "I'm sorry."
Twenty-two minutes of absolute utter chaos, hell, yelling, and testing. Twenty-two minutes of neighbors hating us, of passer-bys judging, of new gray hairs. Twenty-two minutes to prove a point that I hope he understands twenty-two years from now.
And, for the record? He did eat the Panda Puffs. Every soggy last bite.
I remember the day I peed on a stick and shockingly read two lines. I remember the day we found out we were having a girl. I remember the long, difficult struggle of birth and the weeks and months following. The transition to being your mom wasn't an easy one but those are all memories now.
I have completely, utterly, hopelessly, passionately fallen in love with you, my daughter, my pixie, my joy, my pride.
You grow every day to be a person I am proud of. You create, you laugh, you rejoice. You show me what living with imagination is. You teach me to ride my bike in the grass because cement isn't necessary. You invite me in to your imagination of talking horses and pet shops. You warm me with your arms and your impossibly long legs, mygod how did they get so long, wrap around my waist when I lift you for possibly the last time of your life.
You love your brother with so much strength, allowing him still to climb in to your lap. You are patient with him, mostly, and I am grateful for your relationship. I watch you as you get on the bus, I send thoughts of strength and success as you smile out the window with your new adult teeth and wave the I love you sign.
You are faithful with your friendships, still enjoying each birthday with our closest and dearest. You are tender to your core and your love means more to me than a thousand successful clients.
One day I will successfully show you how much you've changed my life, LB. Until that time I will soak you up, each possible day, each available hug, each snuggle. We love you dearly. So. Very.
It's been one of those weeks. The kind that I blame my parents for setting my expectations of life too high.
Why the hell did they tell me I could be anything I wanted?
That I could achieve! And that I was smart! And OH SO ABLE TO DO ANYTHING I WANT!
'Cause that's just a mid-life crisis waiting to happen. And here I am: mid-life. crisising.
I enjoy my work. I enjoy my children. I enjoy the sunshine. But I can't figure out where I want to live. I still don't know exactly what I want to be when I grow up. (A woman who codes! AWESOME CODE! But .. but.. I can also do marketing! MARKETING? Wait, write a book. I'm WRITING A BOOK IN ALL CAPS!)
So as a favor to my children I've decided to be very very realistic with them.
"Honey, you're very pretty. You would make a great pole dancer. You won't have to put out any money for education AND you'll make three times what your father and I make in a year."
"Sweetie, yes, you very funny. Not funny enough to be a comedian, say, but maybe funny enough to work as an accountant. You might lose all your hair and drink a lot of beer. I'm just sayin', you might want to marry early…"
My children were playing "little fucker" at Home Depot?
Now, look, before you get all judgy, let me just preface this with a post I wrote two years ago to prove I have no idea what I'm doing as a parent. Ok? I had a plan. I had a theory. That theory sucked.
In retrospect, the "time and a place" mantra could work. Teaching your children that anyone can say anything as long as it is the appropriate time and place is rather discerning. I don't want to shield my children from the world but would rather teach them how to navigate the gray areas of society including cussing, standing up for oneself and when an appropriate toilet joke is funny.
I guess at 5 and 3 they're not discerning yet.
Case in point:
Mr. Flinger and I took the entire family to Home Depot. (Clue One: that's best to do on a date because children lose their ever-loving-minds.) We have expectations that mimic parents of the 70's. We tell you to sit in the cart and you will sit, wait, talk quietly among yourselves until we have thoroughly discussed the options of shiny silver and chrome for the new locks to the house AND YOU WILL LIKE IT.
The children looked at us with wide eye, "But we don't have any toys," LB gasped. "Use your hands. You know what makes a good toy? Your hands. And? You won't lose them and you'll never get them taken away," Mr Flinger solves the problem. (Side note: This has been repeated to me half a dozen times so it did in fact make an impression.)
The children begin playing "where is thumpkin" and other hand gesture games appropriate for their age.
The discussions went forward about types of locks, shiny locks, keyed locks, locks of what size and shape and on and on and on until I hear, or I think I hear, one child say, "Hey.. Fucker!" and the other reply back, "Hey! Fucker!" I glance up at two men standing next to the cart where the children are sitting. Their expressions are both half laughing half shocked. I stride over, "Did they just say…." "I think so," replied one man. "Oh, uh, I don't know WHOS kids those are. No, I'm kidding, I'm the proud mother." He looks me up and down and says, "Oh, you're their mom?" "Yes, and .. uh.. I'm sorry… Uh.. lemme just move them…"
I lean forward as the children continue their "little fucker" play which involved a thumb telling the other thumb he's a little fucker and then the other thumb quips, "hey! fucker!"
A proud mother indeed.
Since that time I've changed some things around here. I now say "Oh MOTHER OF PEARL" and "For PETES SAKE" and "HOLY MOSES." I like to think I'm still a little badass. In fact, sometimes I know I'm in the company of other mothers when someone shouts out, "SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!" in exclamation.
Having children truly does change you in ways you never could anticipate. It's true. Those little fuckers.
My daughter came home with her usual bouncy, free spirited, attitude. She usually rolls through the door like an electrically charged ball, so when she flopped through the door with the daily spastic energy I'm used to, I didn't think to ask if anything could be wrong.
It's been a few weeks of this now, assuming things are going well, listening to her stories of school, until last week the little girl that usually sits by her on the bus chose to sit six seats back from my daughter. I asked her about it later that day, "Why didn't Liv sit with you?" "Oh, she and Rose don't like me anymore. I don't know why. They just don't talk to me now."
Apparently this had been going on for a little while.
I asked her more about what was going on with the girls at school. "They have a club that I'm not allowed to be in anymore. So I started my own club and I'm the only one in it. Well, me and my fairies."
I think my heart busted in twelve pieces.
"Who plays with you at recess? Didn't you usually play with Ave and James?" "No, nobody plays with me at recess now. Nobody. I just play alone."
She stated this with such a matter-of-fact tone that I didn't want to make it a big deal but, y'all, remember elementary school? Remember how the person that shows up in first grade could very well be the person you are labelled as for many many many years? The bed-wetter? The girl-who-cried-all-the-time? The boy-who-took-his-pudding-and-threw-it-on-a-teacher? I mean, those labels follow you through high school.
No, seriously. Kids are mean.
Since my daughter is new to this school this year, I wanted to give her the chance to make friends in her grade. "Let's have a tea party," I suggested. "Invite three of your friends from school that you want and we'll have a tea party for them. You can use your nice tea party set from Grandma and Grandpa."
She loved the idea.
The next night she worked on invitations for three of her friends. She sat and drew while I lay on her bad talking to her about this or that. She spent an hour making the invitations exactly right. I confess, I was impressed a bit myself.
Two of the three girls made it to our house the following day. There was mass consumption of sparking apple cider, homemade oatmeal/cranberry cookies (gluten free, of course) and many hours of pretend cat noises from upstairs.
After their tea party, a little girl asked if she could do her homework. "Of course!" I taught the girls how to have a study group. THey helped each other with their math and discussed each answer, checking their work together. Then it was time to go.
One of the mothers became an instant friend. We chatted, our daughters so alike, and decided to hang out some more. I've already met her at the Y for a workout and planned another playdate for our girls soon.
The best possible thing I can do for my daughter is give her the chance to find her own people. I've been lucky over the years to find a tribe here. I have people I love to hang out with, people with children like mine, people who make me laugh and make me feel funny.
She might not know it yet, but she's going to need people as she goes through her schooling. People, community, friends; they make your life rich and give you the chance to take yourself less seriously. And, honestly, they're way better than fairies. They're real.
This year the leaves are not the only things changing this season. My oldest starts first grade, my youngest moves in to Montessori, I turn thiry-five. I am not ready in the same way my Mother used to tell me how Christmas came too early. As a child, that sentence, "Christmas can't be here already?!" was as unfounded as it gets. Christmas too early? Mom's gone crazy again.
I am not ready.
I drove away this morning, literally crying, as I left my son for his last day at his daycare. He waved, blew a kiss and signed "I love you" as our usual drop-off routine necessitates. But this time, I was crying, thinking of how much he's grown and learned, remembering back to the first few times I left him there, scared, worried, watching him cry as I walked away. He's become a boy there, a real boy, growing from an insecure toddler into the healthy, funny, loving little man I enjoy today.
I have to thank the the people who loved him while I was gone for that.
I remember so vividly my summers at my baby-sitter's house. I think of her sometimes as I parent my own children, flashing back to 1982 playing outside with her daughters as she cleaned the house or made our lunches. I remember her like a second mother to me, as much of an influence in my life as any adult I've known.
People who raise children, don't only raise their own.
It truly takes a village.
So to my son's village, to the ladies who have kissed owies, and changed diapers, and read stories to my son when I wasn't able to: Thank you. Thank you for being such an amazing influence in his life and for teaching him in ways he will subconsciously always take with him. He's a lucky little man to have had this time with you all. You will be missed.
Mr. Flinger: "If you don't stop yelling in there, we're going to send you outside to play all day and not let you in. We'll put food in a dog dish and you can eat out there."
Me: "Let's make realistic threats to the children. We don't own a dog dish."
Mr. Flinger: "You're right. Sorry. A BOWL."
You wouldn't think someone this adorable could cause any trouble.
And oh, you'd be wrong. And also a suckah.
I can remember sitting behind the recliner listening to the theme song from St. Elsewhere. I remember my mother, without looking back, yelling, "GO TO BED" and wondering how she even knew I was there. I was so quiet! The woman had eyes on the back of her head. She till does.
The theme music has changed, the recliner is different, but the person sitting behind the chair refusing to go to bed is reminiscent of 1982.
My son, my precious baby boy, the apple of my eye, is pissing me right the hell off. The Boy willl not, for any bribes, threats, pleads, stay in his bed. He will not sleep before 10PM or past 6:30AM. He knows what he wants and he wants it. It's us. He's changed in to a little man wanting late night TV and a whisky (ok, fine, "milk" whatever) until way past bedtime. Past OUR bedtime.
Last night in a fit of "what DO I DO WITH YOU" I stated, "Every time you get out of bed, you lose a lovey." It had a "This Wonderful Life" tone to it but with threats, lovies, and the absence of an adorable child telling a story about angels. It also didn't work.
I tried putting him back in his pac-n-play telling him only big boys get to be in big boy beds and when he feels he's ready to be a big boy and stay in his MAN BED, he can have that again. He said, "OH! MY CRIB! YEY!"
Epic Fail.
I've lost hair over this. I've tried guilt trips, bribes, threats. I've let him stay up, I've stayed in bed and snuggled, I've read extra books, I've tried to ignore the behavior.
I have no good answer. I have no good solution. I have my regrets for letting this kid sucker me in to manipulate me with his charming ways of telling me he loves me and his adorable ways of being two.
And now? I'm paying for it.
Help? Please? I'll let you stay up late. I'll even buy you a pony.
Clara's been dressing herself out of the laundry hamper as I'm folding clothes.
Today, she put on a hat. And her own shoes (on the right feet!). And my underpants as a necklace.
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- AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 7:07 PM
Great idea but one question if the Erin gets this message. The tv stand has a max weight of 99lbs, since I weight 185lbs not sure if the bench will withstand the test of time. Now it has been 5 months how is it holding up. Any concerns on this issue?
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When something is new at Assos, you know to expect something that shatters molds -- even those set by Assos itself. Such is the case with the iJ.intermediate_s7. Is it a jacket, or is it a jersey? Well, it kind of both, but Assos simply calls it 'intermediate.'
The list of work that went into the iJ.intermediate_s7 reads more like the demands of a lunatic fashionista than a jersey -- 17 patterns, 14 components, and 6 different textiles. Now, we're not saying that quantities alone make the intermediate exceptional. After all, anyone can pour slop into a bucket and call it gumbo. It's Assos' technical design prowess and proprietary fabrics that bring the iJ.intermediate_s7 to fruition. Starting with the materials themselves, Assos spared no expense in placing the perfect fabric at the ideal location.
The front panel is comprised of the windproof stratgonUltra airBlock fabric. This material protects the torso from icy winds while providing ample stretch for movement. Additionally, its low volume makes it highly breathable for thermo-regulation. For the side and rear panels, Assos used its new ASSOS Type.v X121 summer textile. Why a summer-weight material on a cold weather jersey? Easy -- speed. Your sides and back are the focal points of ventilation; meaning that heat escapes at these regions. And according to Assos, this material dries 34% faster than prior iterations. So your internal temperature will remain consistent, and your skin will stay dry. The top of the arms use a lightweight, low-volume insulation fleece that conforms to your contours. Working as a cohesive unit, the materials keep you dry, protected, insulated, and unrestricted. However, this would all mean nothing without Assos' signature, precision fit.
Combining what Assos calls its Advanced Ergonomic Pattern Design (AEPD) racing cut with its cycling-specific body-mapping pattern design, the iJ.intermediate_s7 benefits from the most thought out design process in the business. Assos is the first to tell you that high-end materials mean nothing if the cut is bad. That's why it's spent a maddening amount of time on two points of study -- how the body is shaped, and how it changes throughout the movements of cycling. Accordingly, the AEPD cut is made for the shape of cycling, not standing (just a little something to remember when you try it on). With the iJ.intermediate_s7, the cut greets the contours of your body and adds a slight compression to aid in muscle recovery and stabilization. It's worth noting that AEPD achieves this without adding a sensation of pressure. Further along these lines, the cuffs use a no-pressure closure system that Assos calls WristWrap. To achieve this gentle grip, Assos integrated them with the fabric of the sleeves instead of placing them inside the hem. Altogether, the characteristics of AEPD literally make the jersey 'click' into place for the ultimate in cycling fit.
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va., March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Champion Industries, Inc. (OTCQB/CHMP) today announced a net loss from continuing operations of $(3.3) million or $(0.29) per share on a basic and diluted basis for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $(83,000) or $(0.01) per share on a basic and diluted basis for the quarter ended January 31, 2012. The Company reported a net loss from discontinued operations for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 of $(291,000) compared to a net loss from discontinued operations for the quarter ended January 31, 2012 of $(3,000) or $(0.02) and $(0.00) on a basic and diluted per share basis.
The results for 2013 over 2012 reflected a substantial decrease in earnings, primarily as a result of pre-tax non-cash impairment charges associated with goodwill of $(2.2) million associated with the printing segment as well as higher interest costs primarily associated with the amortization of debt discount associated with warrants issued to the Company's secured lenders.
Marshall T. Reynolds, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Champion, said, "Our results continue to be impacted by various non-cash events but we continue to generate positive cash flow from operating activities. If we examine our gross profit, which is a key starting point for profitability, our gross profit dollars were $6.7 million in first quarter 2013 and $8.1 million in first quarter 2012. However, this decrease was substantially offset by a reduction in SG&A expenses of $1.3 million. In other words, in spite of the numerous hurdles and challenges we have faced and actions we have taken in recent years, in the final analysis we were able to essentially hold our core business relatively stable in the first quarter of 2013. We intend to work with our secured creditors and advisors to address our debt maturities and liquidity to the best of our ability and if successful in stabilizing our funding platform going forward, we believe our core business has the opportunity to improve."
The above-mentioned net (loss) figures resulted in basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations of $(0.29) for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 compared with a loss of $(0.01) on a basic and diluted loss per share basis for the comparable quarter of 2012. The Company's results in 2013 and in 2012 are reflective of a continuation of the most difficult operating environment the Company has ever faced, primarily within the printing segment and secondarily in the newspaper segment.
The Company experienced a decrease in sales for the quarter of $3.9 million, or 14.8%, from $26.5 million in 2012 to $22.6 million in 2013. The printing segment of the business reflected a sales decrease of $2.6 million or 18.1%, with the office products and office furniture segment showing an overall sales decrease of $1.0 million, or 12.0%. The newspaper segment reported sales of $3.6 million in first quarter 2013 compared to $3.9 million in first quarter 2012, a decrease of $0.3 million or 8.3%. The sales compression experienced by the Company is partially attributable to the residual effect of the overall global economic crisis and the related impact on the core business segments in which the Company operates as well as the impact of certain restructuring initiatives, and is reflective of a continued difficult operating environment as well as macro industry dynamics within the newspaper segment.
At January 31, 2013 the Company had approximately $38.2 million of interest bearing debt, of which $35.3 million is syndicated (both totals net of unamortized debt discount of $0.9 million). Actual contractual syndicated debt is $36.1 million. The contractual syndicated debt has been reduced by approximately $49.7 million (excludes impact of deferred fee for Term Loan B) since inception of the debt, which resulted primarily from the acquisition of The Herald-Dispatch in September 2007. This represents a reduction of over 58.1% in a period slightly under 5.5 years. This debt was paid down during a significant economic downturn and severe secular decline within our printing and newspaper segments. The Company has achieved this debt reduction through a combination of earnings, cash flow, assets sales, equity additions and working capital management. The Company is subject to certain restrictive financial covenants requiring the Company to maintain certain financial ratios among other conditions. The Company was in compliance with these covenants at January 31, 2013. However, due to the short term nature of the credit expiration and the multitude of covenants we are required to comply with there is a high probability of default at or before March 31, 2013 and our ability to operate as a going concern is dependent on our ability to address our current credit situation.
Champion is a commercial printer, business forms manufacturer and office products and office furniture supplier in regional markets east of the Mississippi. Champion also publishes The Herald-Dispatch daily newspaper in Huntington, WV with a total daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 22,000 and 28,000, respectively. Champion serves its customers through the following companies/divisions: Chapman Printing (West Virginia and Kentucky); Stationers, Champion Clarksburg, Capitol Business Interiors, Garrison Brewer, Carolina Cut Sheets, U.S. Tag and Champion Morgantown (West Virginia); Champion Output Solutions (West Virginia); Smith & Butterfield (Indiana and Kentucky); Champion Graphic Communications (Louisiana); Blue Ridge Printing (North Carolina) and Champion Publishing (WV, Kentucky and Ohio).
Certain Statements contained in the release, including without limitation statements including the word "believes", "anticipates," "intends," "expects" or words of similar import, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements of the Company expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general economic and business conditions, changes in business strategy or development plans and other factors referenced in this release. Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.
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Naked Capitalism links to 20 minutes worth of Jeremy Grantham interview. Along with the video is a little bit of commentary (did not watch the video did read the little bit of commentary).
On dipping a toe back into the market – and how a lot of people missed the huge surge in equities. "It's a very uncertain world... But you can't risk being left behind for years."
The notion of investment managers who have missed the 40% rally and need to catch up gets a lot of mention but I am not sure how prevalent this is especially as the context seems to be that these same people sold everything low and then missed the rally.
This just doesn't seem likely to be widespread. But it would be reasonable that this happens to people occasionally and certainly for anyone who did sell out and then missed the rally the only thing that could bail them out would be another meltdown. But if they responded to the last meltdown by selling at precisely the wrong time why would they somehow handle the next meltdown differently?
The easy way to avoid this dilemma is to just avoid big bets. Selling everything is an enormous bet and is difficult to get right. If you sold everything on the way down at 750 in February what did you ultimately accomplish if you did not then get back in? You would have been "right" for a few weeks, missed a little bit of pain but the market is now up 25% from where you sold.
This dilemma is a big reason of why my approach is so gradualist. If you are going to participate in the stock market then you need to realize that occasionally the market will go down and thinking you can avoid any drawdown is unrealistic. All of my method around the 200 DMA is focused on going down less when the market looks like it will go down a lot. In that context selling everything is simply the wrong trade.
In the example above locking in a 25% lag could be disastrous. As the stock market averages 9-10% of gains annually over the long term that obviously includes big declines, big gains and everything in between. Just keeping up can at times be difficult but a 25% lag from selling at the wrong time is exactly the thing investment books and articles warn about but of course it does happen occasionally. If you never sell everything then you never have to confront such an extreme consequence.
29 comments:
- Jim L. said...
"If you never sell everything then you never have to confront such an extreme consequence."
Roger, isn't it also true that "If you never sell anything then you never have to confront such an extreme consequence"? It seems to me that the argument presented also supports the buy and hold strategy. I may have been down 50% in March but have fully participated in this rally and am positioned to fully benefit in any future move upward, or downward. Admittedly, this is an excruciatingly draining approach on the downward slide, but it also seems to eliminate all the day to day decision-making tied to charts and indicators and "theories."
- Anonymous said...
On a related note, I'm personally wrestling with the dissonance created by conflicting points of view among the experts.
Barrons.com, for example, has an interview up with "wealth management guru" Alan Lancz urging investors to take profits now and await a better buying opportunity. He is just one of many voices calling for a pullback, with some saying we're headed back to the market's lows. Will I regret not heeding the call if I give back a significant chunk of the recent gains???
I appreciate your admonition to proceed cautiously, Roger, since signals like the 200 dma are obviously at odds with calls like that. - 6:09 AM
- Anonymous said...
I have to disagree with you. Housing and debt bubbles are excellent times to sell. The tech bubble was an excellent time to sell. Mr. Bubble (aka Greenspan) forced our hand and we had to sell.
Well the Fed may have "fixed" the tech bubble with the housing bubble but all they did was kick the can down the road. S&P 750 was a horrible time to sell.
Selling high still makes sense to me. If you miss selling high then I think you need to grin and bear it not sell. I bought back in to early last fall and ended up in the hold through the bottom period.
I think another selling opportunity is coming as This bubble will take years to fix (look at Japan over the last 20 years).
Now to contradict my self I think high dividend etf's are the future (preferably not US), but not now. When dividend yields peak in the next down turn I suspect equities will be a good buy and hold opportunity for many people.
- Mike C said...
On a related note, I'm personally wrestling with the dissonance created by conflicting points of view among the experts.
Well...I think the thing to realize here (which in my discussions with a few of my clients I realize some do not grasp) and fully accept and embrace is that NO ONE KNOWS WITH CERTAINTY how the future will exactly play out.
Not John Hussman. Not Jeremy Grantham. Not Barry Ritholtz. Not Alan Lancz. Not Louise Yamada.
Are we going to get a pullback? Are we headed back to the lows.?
I'd highly suggest reading these two Hussman weekly comments, and then really thinking about them, and internalizing the message.
Comfortable with Uncertainty
"In his book On Being Certain, neurologist Robert A. Burton quotes F. Scott Fitzgerald –"The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron calls it "being comfortable with uncertainty" – being willing to take every aspect of reality as the starting point, without wasting energy wishing things were different, without denying reality as it is (even if your next step is to work toward changing things), and without needing to know what will happen in the future. "The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new. The best thing we can do for ourselves is to be open to an unknown future."
Science has given us the language and tools of probabilities. We have methods for analyzing and ranking opinion according to their likelihood of correctness. That is enough. We do not need and cannot afford the catastrophes born out of a belief in certainty."
Then go read this blog post from David Merkel at Aleph Blog:
" You mean there are no answers?
No, there are answers, but there are confidence bands around the answers, and the answers are subject to the overall well-being of the financial economy. We are playing a complex game here, because the boom-bust cycle is less than predictable on average.
cont... - 7:49 AM
- Mike C said...
In my view, the critical difference between an "expert" or at least a true expert or competent professional is that decision making is driven by a robust analytical toolbox grounded in both sound theory and a multitude of historical, empirical evidence. Anything else IMO is just fly by the seat of your pants emotion. That said, the market can do anything anytime and there is no guarantee that a particular pattern, indicator, or valuation level will "work" in the exact way it did in the past.
Circling back to the questions. Will we get a pullback? I think so, maybe a 10-15% correction which forms the basis of a head and shoulders bottoming pattern:
I certainly would NOT be making any big bets on that though (I'll continue to hold roughly 30% cash until the 50 DMA crosses over the 200 DMA). We may be replaying 2003 here with a big move up off the Mar bottom into May, followed by a sideways consolidation in the summer, and another leg up later in the year.
Are we headed back to the Mar lows? Ultimately, I think we are, but it might be quite a chunk of time in between. Consider that the S&P 500 didn't revisit the 2002 lows until November 2008, and that it doubled in between.
Here is a datapoint from dshort that I find instructive:
Where does the current valuation put us?
A more cautionary observation is that every time the P/E10 has fallen from the first to the forth quintile, it has ultimately declined to the fifth quintile and bottomed in single digits. Based on the latest 10-year earnings average, to reach a P/E10 in the high single digits would require an S&P 500 price decline below 600.
IMO, we could *easily* have a rally to 1200-1300 before some other "issue" down the road (dollar reserve status?, fiscal deficits? Double-dip recession?) sends the market back down to those Mar 09 lows or even lower. But that might not happen until 2012-2014.
I'll end with saying I do think there might be some instances where "sell everything" is the right trade, at least if you have the patience to be "wrong" for maybe 1-2 years which is when that Shiller P/E is in the top 10-20% of values like 1998-2000, 2006-2007, 1928-1929. At that point, stocks are on a borrowed time and an eventual substantial move down is almost guaranteed. But one has to realize that selling the top is impossible except for sheer luck, and you might have to listen to nonsensical cocktail chatter about how much money everyone is "making" in that final parabolic move that you miss but that the talkers don't retain. - 7:52 AM
- Bill B said...
Epistemic arrogance is what Taleb calls this, I believe. The sad thing is, the public thinks that these people MUST know. I try to explain it to people with a sports analogy. Do you think the people on ESPN can predict the outcome of a game because they're immersed in sports 24/7? Sometimes I get through to them, but most of 'em still end up trading Cramer picks :O
- Roger Nusbaum said...
JimL, I think I has established a bit of a contextual thread that the building block is buy and hold and that any action taken (which I believe in doing) will either result in a worse return or better return than buy and hold. so this post is about trying to avoid much worse than buy and hold.
Seg you have established some track record here for selling early and having the stomach to buy when things are scary. Most people did not do that. - 8:11 AM
- Anonymous said...
Roger- today's post is why prudent investors should seriously consider Harry Browne's permanent portfolio theory. Since 1972 this strategy has only had 2 losing years, average annual return of 10.0% and much lower volatility and drawdown versus a 50/50 stock bond portfolio. I truly do not understnad why anyone would do anything different, unless of course you are an advisor that earns fees basd on some other strategy that the firm you work for advocates.
for those interested check our crawlingroad.com as well as the Harry Browne discusion at bogleheads.org - 12:09 PM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
I just wrote about the Permanent Portfolio the other day so I won't rehash that post here but I would challenge you on your use of the word prudent.
I've never met an investor, as differentiated from trader or speculator, who felt they were imprudent.
For some folks I imagine that the Permanent concept is the best way to go but no approach can be right for every single investor. - 12:15 PM
- Stephen Drone said...
Harry Browne makes it clear, in his book, that the permanent portfolio is for money you can't lose . Not necessarily your entire portfolio.
Speculation money goes in a different pot.
You'd have to run the numbers, of coursem to see if you can retire on the returns that the permanent portfolio can provide. - 12:55 PM
- Bill B said...
The Permanent Portfolio Mutual Fund has an impressive equity curve until you hit Oct 2008, then SPLAT! Just like everything else. However, it has outperformed the major indexes handsomely over the last 10 years. 10%, while impressive, is less than the historical returns of the S&P 500. I tend to agree with SD, this is probably for the low risk side of the portfolio. I'm not sure if it outperforms the Ultimate Buy and Hold (holed? [snicker]) portfolio because there isn't a mutual fund to compare. I only have to take them at their word that portfolio 6 has annualized returns of 11.7% from 1970 through December 2008. At a minimum, the perm fund seems far more tax efficient than having to maintain your own allocations.
I personally like more exposure to foreign. - 1:21 PM
- Stephen Drone said...
Ok now wait.
Browne's "permanent portfolio" concept we are referring to is NOT the Permanent Portfolio mutual fund. They are very different.
Browne's "permanent portfolio" return was positive last year, varying from 1.5% to 4% depending on what you use to track cash.
Returns on the "ultimate buy and hold" portfolio can be found on my website under "vanguard balanced buy and hold" or here at Marketwatch. It lost about 20% last year.
To tie it all in to Roger's methodology, if you sold the equity portions last year when the 200 DMA told you to, you'd have lost less. hahaha - 1:45 PM
- Bill B said...
SD, not according to the crawlingroad website that keeps getting mentioned. See the "The Permanent Portfolio Fund" heading under this article. But I also looked at the holdings and was going to take issue with the fact that there are things that don't quite jibe, like silver and individual stocks.
So I'm confused. It's not like I'm investing in it any time soon, but do tend to wonder why it would be promoted as a proxy for the perm portfolio. - 2:04 PM
- Stephen Drone said...
I guess he's just giving it a short mention; you're right, he should be more specific about what it is. The mutual fund invests in a lot more equities and has odd stuff like Swiss francs. Browne specifically notes that it doesn't follow his concept in his book.
- Anonymous said...
SD & Bill B- that is correct the perm mutual fund (PRPFX) is not the exact permanent portfolio which is outlined in HB's book.
I have yet to find any 60/40 or 50/50 portfolio allocation that is able to generate the same returns as HB's perm concept. Yes, the permanent portfolio as outlined by HB is conservative however one is also able to approximate the returns of a total equity portfolio with substantially less risk. so why not invest 100% of your non emergency fund into this strategy? Much better than a 60/40 portfolio, IMO. - 2:42 PM
- Stephen Drone said...
While your point is valid, it is not necessarily true. You are quoting, I dunno, "estimated" returns. You need to pick ACTUAL funds or ETFs or whatever before what you are saying is really true.
For instance, one cannot simply buy gold and expect a good return. Why? One has to pay a BIG dealer markup. So I'm not sure how to reproduce the reported returns for gold.
Same for the cash portion of the portfolio. Your website (and I'm not pointing the finger at you, that's just what I was looking at today) reports a 6% return on cash. Note that the web page lists this as "short term bonds" when it's supposed to be cash, according to the book.
6% on cash? I mean man, I'd love to know how to reproduce that. - 3:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
Are we headed back to the June,July, and August of 2008 where oil starts to control the ups and downs of the market. Right now both markets are trading in tandom, but if oil continues to rise at the rate it is currently rising, chances are we will be back to this style of movement in the market. ( oil -up, market - down). What is your best guess where oil will be by the end of the summer and when do you think it will head downward?
bwjr - 4:14 PM
- Clive said...
Stephen, I think some Permanent Portfolio investors use SHY for the 'cash' element which (from a quick look) looks like the combined capital and dividend income was around 6% level in 2008
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=SHY&b=31&a=11&c=2007&e=31&d=11&f=2008&g=m - 5:12 PM
- Stephen Drone said...
Interesting, thanks. A 1 to 3 year bond as opposed to cash. Yeah, Morningstar lists 2008 performance as 6.61%.
- Anonymous said...
Another variation of the permanent portfolio is Swedroe's strategy of using low correlated equity sectors such as 12.5% in US small value and 12.5% in international small value and 70% in short term treasuries. This portfolio will have an expected return of 12% with much lower volatility, standard deviation and decent sharpe ratio.
Thoughts anyone? - 6:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
Roger- I was curious what types of investment vehicles that you use for clients in order to capture the effect on the following asset classes:
-US small cap value
-International small cap value
-Emerging market small cap value
IMO, the above are a necessity for the LT investor. - 8:00 PM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
individual stocks.
more precisely i manage the average cap size of the portfolio. i want to go smaller early cycle and larger later cycle. - 8:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
Roger- is bogle whacked out against individual stocks and bonds or is he simply trying to push Vanguard?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/31190046 - 8:32 PM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
there are indexers and those who are not. each one believes what they believe and there is no shaking them. each side can point to data to support their case and so on.
Bogle's process involves indexing--anyone can still learn from his process. - 8:51 PM
- Clive said...
From the horses mouth http://harrybrowne.org/PermanentPortfolioResults.htm
"Cash results are for Treasury bills, assuming that a 1-year bill was bought at the start of each year" - 11:19 PM
- jolo said...
I frequently hear references to " being under, over or neutral weight " in equities. What exactly is neutral weight? Does this vary with each individual, firm or advisor ?
tks. - 3:27 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
jolo, weight versus the benchmark index, for me the S&P 500
- jolo said...
Please excuse my ignorance, but could you or someone please clarify the following.
I heard a representative of an investment firm say " we increased our stock weighting from neutral to 70%".
Does this mean he might have a normal weight of 55% stocks/45% other investments and he increased the stock side of the investment to 70%?
tks - 12:41 PM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
don't know for sure.
it sounds like they had a target mix for stocks and bonds. it further sounds like the target weight (IE equalweight) for equities is some number less than 70% - 12:45 PM


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