Wednesday, January 24, 2007

My Prosper.com Lending Group

I was looking for some new ways to invest money that felt more secure than the stock market but got me more return than my Top Yielding 5.05% HSBC Online Money Market Savings account, so my brother in law Paul told me about www.prosper.com, a sort of ebay for person to person online loans. So he created a "lenders group" on prosper.com for investors such as myself to research loans and lend money using the Prosper methodology and engine.

So here is the link to my Prosper.com group (just started, only two members currently...): My New Prosper.com Lender Group: "North Plains Capital"

So if you are trustworthy and need money, and will pay back our loan but can not get one from the bank for some reason or don't want to, check us out!

Friday, January 19, 2007

OEHS High School Hoops!

Me and some guys from the neighborhood took some of our kids to the high school basketball game again tonight. I have to say, for the $4 adult and $2 kid admission fee, it is worth it on a friday night. Only takes from 7-8:30 and the night is still young.

Our suburban team is now 18-1 after tonight's win and are not yet ranked in the Chicago Top 25!!! They are no Simeon which beat Oak Hill Academy #1 team in the nation last night, but come on, they could go like 25-1.

Here is their schedule: http://www.oswego308.org/schools/oehs/cocurricular/athletics/teams/boys/basketball/

Friday, January 12, 2007

SEC BEATS BIG 10

SEC BEATS BIG 10 OHIO STATE!
www.secbeatsbig10.com

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Nice weather for a train ride

end of the year preschool party at blackberry farm. same one we did for andrew 5 years earlier. same teacher, Mrs. Prakash! Posted by Picasa

Hunter sports the Power T

Love it... Power T! Posted by Picasa

RIP Grandma Sam

We love you Grandma Sam. may you rest in peace. Posted by Picasa

sweet caroline

baby edition! Posted by Picasa

monkey see monkey do

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the next urlacher

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The Ashton Kutcher Look?

Andrew - seriously bro, the ladies don't love this ---ummm...do ya ladies? Posted by Picasa

what kind of plants are these?

i swear this is a science project. my kids are not growing any illegal plants. Posted by Picasa

Trampoline or playground anyone?

Lovely summer playground in our backyard. Chicago, IL weather is off! Posted by Picasa

Future Golden Domer?

If he does not play in the SEC, I would be ok with him going to ND I guess...TOUCHDOWN! Posted by Picasa

short hair

domi with short hair! goood looking out. Posted by Picasa

Pinewood Derby


The Pinewood Derby is serious business. We cleaned house every year in trophies. This is Andrew's last one. Don't know if Hunter will be in cub scouts...probably not. Posted by Picasa

College Pic

we went back to the old haunts.. here me and the kids are outside the halls of my old college (www.cbu.edu) engineering building in Memphis, TN.

it is weird going back to college with your kids! Tim is elegible to apply in 4 more years! And to think Domi and I climbed on all these arches over our heads many nights...we just wanted some exercise and a study break! Posted by Picasa

Got Bush?

Houston bypassed Reggie Bush instead picking Mario Williams or whoever at DE! COME ON! That is almost as bad as Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan!

GEAUX SAINTS! Posted by Picasa

June 2006

Here we are at the Jackson, MS cousin's wedding...cousin Hollis Hulett. It was a hot hot hot summer southern wedding! Posted by Picasa

Easter 2005

real old pic... Posted by Picasa

The Power T Rules!

Just look at the Power T! tim and hunter are on the left of andrew in the Power T...their friend Cam is on the right... Posted by Picasa

my boring work...

i draw pictures and bubbles at work all day to help companies build websites, databases, and applications....here is my current gig at Grant Thornton in Oak Brook, IL. I have been here since September 2006 Posted by Picasa

Sweet Caroline

I love this picture - took it with my cell phone...this is outside the place we refinanced into our weird interest only/fixed loan in September 2006.

We are on a 6.375% fixed interest only forthe first 10 years, then it immediately convertsw for no fee into a fixed at the same rate for the next 20 years. Well now, with good credit I coudl get 5.875 30 yr fixed today but it is all good. Posted by Picasa

Stairs Accident November 2006

way off when my daughter fell down the stairs in November! She was ok, no broken bones and not even a bruise! Kids are sooooo resilient, I would have been all messed up falling down 21 stairs at age 34!!! Posted by Picasa

Southern Wedding

my two youngest at a cousin's wedding in Jackson, MS last July...wow I have not blogged in a while! Posted by Picasa
More of our lovely 4th of july ribs...i love chilling at the lakehouse. so relaxing. then some waterskiing or boat riding and swimming to get some exercise... but not too much! Posted by Picasa

4th of July 2006

July 4th at the in law's lakehouse in Loudon, TN (south of Knoxville and Neyland Stadium ;-) ) - this is how we do it - ribs, jack and coke and plenty of good barbecue sauce!  Posted by Picasa