The roller coaster theme continued yesterday but in reverse from the prior two days. If you recall, on both Tuesday and Wednesday mortgage backed securities rallied early on but gave back all the gains following disappointing treasury auctions of 2 and 5 year notes. Yesterday, MBS moved lower in the morning but following a successful auction of 7 year notes they managed an impressive rally closing higher on the day and at the highest levels of the week. A few lenders repriced for the worse in the...

Not long ago, a well-intentioned friend pointed out my hole in the middle -- and I'd thought just the knowing had filled it, but I was wrong. Not only does it "go right through" (like the children's song about the donut), but it is cavernous.

Seeking help, I turned to Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's "Mindful Living" audiobook, downloaded from my library. When he got to his description of true love, my tears flowed.

My loves do not give me freedom,...

Ok so Sunday the 28th was my 18th Birthday.. it was all that great like everyone thinks to me it was just another day to party have fun and be yourself it wasnt much different than any other day. than besides the fact that i got a puppy. His name is Sami he is 6 weeks old 7 weeks monday. he is a mix puppy (lab and mut) but still really cute as are most puppies. But as of right now life is just life.

Palins in the Kitchen: What's next for Sarah?

Sarah: Todd!!!
Todd: yea babe?
Sarah: What's a homemaker? Is that like a carpenter or something?
Todd: Well, uhhhh, no, honey, it's not someone who makes homes
Sarah: Then what is it? Should we ask Bristol?
Todd: NO!!!!
Sarah: Then what is it?
Todd: Well, it's a stay at home mother.
Sarah: A stay at home what?
Todd: A stay at home mother. A mom who doesn't work outside the...

Washington D.C. - It was a wild night of mayhem and partying Thursday night as President Obama and his invited guests took advantage of the “open bar” policy at the White House. In what started out as a reconciliation attempt to ease over race relations resulting from a bit of bad luck, some misunderstandings, and a bit of stupidity in a Massachusetts suburb, things went from calm and relaxed to wild and crazy.

None of the three had eaten anything before the reconciling began and,...