Better

First of all I woke up feeling much much better today, so that's good. Still got a little cough and the sniffles, but I can tell I'm just about over this 10 day bout with the sickness.

Got most of Jared's website tweaked, and added a new type of java script image/slideshow/thumbnail viewing system to the photos page. I added a layer of color #d5d5e9 with an opacity of 35% to the image at the top of this page.. I think it helped make it 'not so busy'.

Now I'm sitting here listening to this 34 year old middle-income guy call in on Rush Limbaugh complaining about the Bush tax cuts, and how he only makes $50,000 a year and now only sees an extra $13 a paycheck ($338/year). He's like, "What am I supposed to do with that?"

Naturally my first thought is, he probably needs to double check his employer withholdings, to bump up his monthly income and also to make sure he's not getting a large tax refund... as we all know, large tax refunds are bad.

Second, investing that extra $28 a month in a good mutual fund which has historically averaged 12% over it's lifetime, would yield $167,000 over the next 35 years of his life. Grant it, $167,000 is not a lot of money, but it's better than nothing. Just add that $28 to an existing investment plan, and NOW you're talking about some growth.

Ok that's my financial rant for the day. Wow, it's been a while since I've done one of those. LOL