Today I started teaching my summer session 2 term of Calculus 2. Well, I would love to say it went tell, but it didn't. First, I should probably mention that this course meets for 2 hours 5 days a week. To date, the longest I've taught was for 1hour and 15minutes. Today's class was full of stone-faced students who have no interest in being there. Honestly, I don't really want to be there either, but that's because it's really hard communicating material in Calc 2 to a bunch of students who...

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend, but it is now time to get back to work. All US markets were closed yesterday in honor of the 4th of July holiday. Banks did not issue rate sheets.

Today we received one economic report on the health of the services sector of our economy… ISM Non-Manufacturing Index. The Institute for Supply Management(ISM) surveys 400 firms including mining, construction, retail, etc… on the strength of business conditions. Readings above 50...

In 2010 :
Lo : 67 °
Hi : 93 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2009 :
Lo : 73 °
Hi : 89 °
Rainfall : 0.46 “

In 2008 :
Lo : 69 ° Normal
Hi : 90 °
Rainfall : 0.01 ”

In 2007 :
Lo : 71 °
Hi : 89 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2006 :
Lo : 69 ° Normal
Hi : 88 °
Rainfall : 0.05 ”

In 2005 :
Lo : 68...

In 2010 :
Lo : 71 °
Hi : 93 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2009 :
Lo : 66 °
Hi : 94 °
Rainfall : 0.35 “

In 2008 :
Lo : 71 °
Hi : 87 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2007 :
Lo : 70 °
Hi : 90 ° Normal
Rainfall : 0.01 ”

In 2006 :
Lo : 74 °
Hi : 95 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2005 :
Lo : 70 ° ...

Thanks for your comment and rep, today, 2G. It was nice to hear from you. We are on the home stretch of this two year journey, with just four more weeks to go. It's been a trip, indeed.

I've grown a lot as a person, and it's a new me going back to the homestead. I am not "Lookin'" anymore.

Part of the growth has come from the disappointments, but more has been from all the soul searching. I found I was much too shallow in my spiritual life, and all my judgments...