I watched several episodes of Outside the lines this weekend and there are some very good stories that show there are still some great people.

If you have a story that picks you up a little and gives hope when there seems to be none post it here.

Here are my top four so far and I will add them as I find them. If you haven't already seen the stories take time out to watch them and I'll bet you will shed and tear and end with a smile.

# 4... YouTube - J Mac - A Hoop Dream

#3... Point Missed, Point Made - ESPN Video - ESPN

#2... YouTube - OTL: Charleston, SC Firefighter Basketball Coach (Pt. 1)

YouTube - OTL: Charleston, SC Firefighter Basketball Coach (Pt. 2)

1. ... YouTube - Team Hoyt - Dick and Rick Hoyt

Not a story but I have been doing two things that make me feel better while my account shrinks. First, Grand Theft Auto IV. But I beat the game very quickly and am pretty much done with it. Most recently, I found this interesting website: iSketch.net where you can play the old game "Pictionary" and it is actually very entertaining. I just found out about it yesterday and played for a few hours and I am in the middle of a game right now! Come play, you don't have to register an account, just sign in with AIM, Yahoo, or a Gmail account. You will enjoy!

An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied, "Only a little while." The American then asked, "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more fish?" The Mexican said, "With this I have more than enough to support my family's needs." The American then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life." The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing; and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat: With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor; eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles and eventually New York where you will run your ever-expanding enterprise." The Mexican fisherman asked, "But, how long will this all take?" To which the American replied, "15 to 20 years." "But what then?" asked the Mexican. The American laughed and said that's the best part. "When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions." "Millions?...Then what?" The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."

I thought this video was kind of funny. This guy went from CEO making $750,000 a year to somehow broke and in debt. Now he delivers pizzas for a living!!

But he sure seems to be in good spirits and handling the fall from riches to rags well so I'll add it to the list.

Ex-CEO describes new life delivering pizza for $7.29 an hour

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October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.
~Mark Twain~

The markets are unpredictable. Unemployment is rampant. Our republic is under assault. There is economic devastation on every corner. Mexico is coming apart at the seams. Americans are dazed and confused.

Except for one.

My 4 year old daughter told me this afternoon that we would have three puppies tonight. Two would be black and one chocolate. She said she knew this because she felt three kicks when she rubbed the dogs tummy. I tried to explain how it would be at least a week before we had any puppies. How there was no way to know how many or what color. By God, I am the dumbest sumbitch on the planet. At 1:30 this morning, one of my labs had, count'em. THREE puppies. Two black. One chocolate.

Out of the mouths of babes.....



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Nice!

Did she happen to mention where she thought the S&P would wind up @ the end of 09?

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I think Ben has a migraine.

LOL. No. But I did think about it. I'm too scared of what she'd say.!!

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