Lots of stuff churning in my life at the moment.  I put an offer down on a
house today.  I'm sure it will come back rejected tomorrow since I aimed a
little low and wanted several things done.  However, I feel fairly confident
that we'll come to terms soon.  Then, it comes down to the house inspections. 
Keep watching the blog here for my official announcement that I'll be a house
owner unless something disasterous happens along the way.  Basically, I'm
looking to buy a small brick house built in the mid-50's that's about 7 blocks
from where I work.  It has all of the amenities that I'm looking for.  I have
3 things I want to fixed/changed, odds are, I'll only get 1 accomplished,
maybe two with the right negotiations.

In Bat news, I'm up to the final + for poor! bmight right now.  However with
work and house buying tying up my time, I won't get to paltry for a little
while yet.  Still no progress on shipbuilding.  I need help on assault quest. 
 I'll pay big $$$!!!!  

So far, it appears I'm weighing in between 170 and 171 this week.  I'm doing
much better the past two weeks with sticking to the diet.  I'm hoping to slide
down to 169 soon.  Starting to get the confidence and determination back to
force myself to lose those next critical 10 pounds.  

I want to thank the upswing in the stork market in making my 401k plan look
good right now.  I figure this is an election strategy by the Republicans to
gain a few votes, just like the recent dip in gas prices.  Oh well, time to
take advantage of the interest rates and buy this house before it all goes to
hell in a handbasket.  Tonight's blog brought to you by "Connection" by
Elastica.