I was considering my students who took AP calculus as a junior in high school. I had an opportunity when I was in 7th grade to skip ahead in math. When my parents considered my mathematical aptitude, they thought at the time that it would be a good idea, but when they planned it out realized that after I took AP calc as a junior there would be nothing else for me to take in high school. They valued consistency and developing a in-depth core competency in the subject. It brought me back to remembering...

OK, I finally put a link to this place on my Favorite Bar, since I am going to be posting more. I usually go to YoungLisa's link then come here, so, since she isnt posting anymore, I will post here...

Your Mom is calling and talking to my Wife and my Wife is discussing how our two Schools met on the football field, and the two teams got into one 'tremendous' fight!! It was bad enough, when the Parents would get into fights in the stand, now the Players have to get into fights! Its...

The interest rates markets corrected some yesterday following the beating they took last week when mortgage rates rose about an .125% to a .25%. Mortgage backed securities managed to regain about half the losses they suffered which allowed lenders to reprice for the better. Some lenders even repriced for the better twice as MBS steadily moved higher throughout the day. By day’s end, many lenders had lowered the par rate from 4.375% to 4.25%.

Our lone economic report today was...

Congratulations to Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs race team with the win at Air Guard 400.

http://www.boston.com/sports/other_s...nto_fast_lane/

Usually when I discuss early mornings, the subject is sunrise. Sometimes, I get fascinated at what occasionally happens before the colors change from darkness to light. Like, for example, the position of the moon in relation to where the view of the sunrise will eventually be. To preface this undertaking with perspective, my patio door faces northeast from my bedroom. Perfect!

To put it in a nutshell, I love moon views. You name them, I like them....