Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Happy Veteran's Day!


There is something special about College Football just about anywhere you live, but the Service Academies are a truly unique experience. Before this weekend's game, an F-15 and two F-22s flew over the stadium. Each of the three planes turned on their afterburners directly over the stadium and zoomed straight up into the sky. The entire stadium shook and the crowd went absolutely wild. I was holding Anna and she was so scared she tried to dive to the ground. I was pretty spooked myself and I really have no idea how I held on to her.

We are less than a month from surgery #8. The date has been set for December 5th, but just in case of any last minute changes I have purchased an S-CDS (Surgery Change Date Swap). It's very similary to a Credit Default Swap except that it insures me against any financial losses incurred should the surgery date have to be moved. I learned this technique by studying the business practices of AIG. I'm not quite at $62 Trillion, but I'm on my way.

In case you are wondering what Anna was for Halloween...


I had to chase Prince Charming off with a baseball bat.