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This is the IHB. I'm waiting till 2012, when I can pick these things up for 40% less. ;)

In my mind a double (triple, quadruple?) dip recession should be considered a single long recession punctuated with one or more dead cat bounces. As you say, the recession is "technically" over when GDP turns positive; nevermind the previous and future quarters of decline. +1% GDP growth...

Well, no, that's actually better...by .028%. ;) Either way, ~2/1000 makes for good stories but bad stats.

I've posted on this before. At one point the SVF in my 401k was, as I recall, >40% in MBS and other RE-related investments. But after the sh*t hit the fan they moved things around a lot. Check the prospectus again if you haven't looked at it in a while.

Thanks for checking in. I'm glad you're OK.

Talk about a stretch. It sounds like a lot of fun, but I can't say it sounds anything like any "museum" I have ever been too. Let's call it the Pretend City Museum, which connotes an institution that provides a conventional, valuable learning experience, rather than the Pretend City Kiddie...

I'm thinking the tire is cheap compared to the transmission.

Yup, that's right folks. You heard it here first. August is officially here. How do we know this? Why, by the Christmas displays at Costco, of course! It's true. My local Costco has a nativity set and Christmas ornaments just in time to feed the frenzied demand of some very special people...

Economy has yet to impact household income or savings rate. I keep waiting for the hammer to fall on my place of work.

At first I thought this was Spam, but then I realized how close Irvine, CA is to FL, and I realized what a valuable contribution this first post makes. *cough*IPBAN*cough*

Are you negotiating a milestone payment? A friend of mine warned me about the following: During the boom shady contractors would write in relatively high milestone payments for the framing. It isn't hard to do, because the framing of a structure is impressive and looks like a lot got done...

Do your break-even calculations really take everything into account? Did you factor in installation, storage costs and switches? Does all the equipment have long-term warranties, backed by companies that will likely be around for a while? I've done the math before on a couple homes, using a...