This is 2 books in one. The first half is Mr. Greenspan's life as an economist. He uses it partially to tell his autobiography and to tell you how he came to believe the economic theories that he describes in the second half of the book. I learned that the idea of free markets has not been a popular theory in the US and many felt the government must conrol markets in order for them to run efficiently. We even went so far as to implement price locking in the 70s.The second half of the book is dedicated ...
We biked along Longview Lake Bike Trail again tonight, but this time we started at the north end. Ora 5's bike chain fell off 9 times during our ride!
Ewan opened the TV armoire and said "Mo." Enid said that he wanted to watch Finding Nemo.
Building 429 Concert & Wii Dodgeball
Calvary 88.5 had a free concert today so we went. The weather was raining in the morning, but cleared off. (There was a 1-hour rain delay.)It was fun and the kids really got into it. Although they kept asking to buy food (Chick-fil-A was there) and were upset when we didn't.After the concert we ran into C.A. and he invited us to his house for hamburgers and brats. We went and after the food, one of the guests brought out his Wii and the 4 guys played dodgeball. I got into it too much and instead ...
We camped at Longview Lake over the Memorial Day weekend. It rained the first night and we almost aborted the camp trip. Instead we went home, watched the weather, decided to give it another night and bought a weather radio. We had great weather all Saturday and that night as well. There was an 80% chance of rain Sunday night, so we cut our trip a day early.The only complaint that we had was that many of the other campers were rude or vulgar. ...
Sore Today
My upper body is sore today from my workout at the Y. Interesting that my lower body is not sore at all. I wonder if the biking has prepared the muscles in my legs for more work.
Over my lunch break today, I scouted the Turkey Creek Trail for a future bike ride.Later I created a Google Map for it: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=110458830198340812249.00044dc1c392a5b8ee0c4&z=13Once we get over to ride it, I'll add any other details I find to the map.
Worked out at the Y this morning before going into work. On my first few bike rides I have been winded and had trouble pulling the trailer, so I decided it was going to take more than biking to get in shape. I did a round on all the machines and then got on a bike and went 4 miles, hitting my target heart rate in the process. When I was done, I wasn't worn out, winded, no chest pain, etc, so apparently the biking has done me some good already.
I stopped by the Trek store today. My main goal was to see what size bike frame I needed. I aired up the tires on my road bike yesterday and took it for a spin, but I felt very ungainly on it. I wasn't sure if I had grown slightly in the last 12 years and it was the wrong size for me now; or if it was the 40 pounds I've gained; or that I'm too used to riding a mountain bike yet. Turns out it is the perfect size for me, so I'm guessing it's a combination of ...
We went our riding again tonight. This time to Indian Creek Trail. Here's the kids at the beginning:And Enid:Ora 5 as he leads the way:At the end of the ride we found a waterfall:
