#544  CityGirl   Subject: weather...

Friday, February 6, 2009 12:04 PM Host: 173-9-223-69-Illinois.hfc.comcastbusiness.net

I hear you...it sure can be hard to stay motivated out there.

Let the truth be told...I couldn't wake up for my work out this a.m. and I don't feel bad about it. I really needed the sleep. Tomorrow is another day.

#543  Joseph  

Friday, February 6, 2009 08:01 AM IP: 208.64.76.71

I like CityGirls enthusiasm.

I could use some of that these days.

#542  CityGirl   Subject: Outdoor running weather

Thursday, February 5, 2009 02:58 PM Host: c-76-29-40-98.hsd1.il.comcast.net

OMG! It is above 0 degrees here in Chicago. Time to get outside and go running. And...to top it off, its sunny today. Now that is almost spring to me.

#541  FOCUS  

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 01:52 PM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net

CityGirl,
I'm racin next to you in September. Need to drop a little weight and get motivated to train again. This will be IM #6 for me. I have a program I follow however, I'm interested in something new. The Markets and youth football and now youth basketball coaching have taken their toll this year. I need to Focus So,. Will check out your program.

#540  CityGirl   Subject: 30 wk training prog

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 10:50 AM Host: 173-9-223-69-Illinois.hfc.comcastbusiness.net

Hi Focus...I was going to follow the program in Don Fink's book, "be Iron fit". They have a beginner, intermediate, and competitive version. I was going to do the intermediate and add in some weight training. In the past, I noticed that weight training really helped my speed.

I followed that program one other year but couldn't compete in that IM because of work/life conflicts. I did feel pretty good then so I thought I would give it a go this year. I have focused on building a real solid base up til now so I am at their minimum distances to start right away. We'll see, right? I will let you know come September how its working out. :)

Any thoughts? opinions?

#539  FOCUS   Subject: .

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 09:09 AM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net

CITYGIRL WHAT PROG. ARE U DOING?

#538  focus   Subject: .

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 09:08 AM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net

SB-YEAH GREAT GAME, I'M COACHING BASKETBALL NOW AND CAN'T HELP YELLING AT REFS. MIGHT NEED A SHRINK AFTER SEASON.

MKTS- DON'T LIKE WASHINGTON STICKING NOSE INTO WALL STREET PAY ETC. PROTECTIONISM WOULD GET REAL SCARY.

I LIKE TO DOW IF ABOVE 7883 TGT 8434 ABV 8434 TGT 10500.BELOW 7883 TGT 7400

#537  CityGirl   Subject: 13 more days

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 01:13 PM IP: 64.241.37.140

Only 13 more days until my "official" 30 week training program starts for Imoo!!! Of course, not that I am not doing anything now. Yes I am, be sure of that. But...I will be come much more anal about it in 13 days!!

Okay...let's get the show on the road!!

#536  Silverbullet  

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 09:16 AM Host: adsl-68-78-36-164.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net

#535: Sorry Focus, looked like both toes were down to me. Even though I was rooting for the Cards. I've watched enough toe dragging through Junior's wrestling career to know. Gotta keep 'em in to score the takedown on the way off the mat.

Definitely an all-Pro play.

As for the market and the Messiah, I'm not sure I want to know.... I think at this point the government has emptied the clip and ought to just wait it out, other than maybe supporting the state's unemployment bennies. Changing the rules of the game every other day only increases uncertainty and drags things out.

Oh yeah, putting Daschle, Dodd, Geitner, and Franks in jail might help.

#535  focus  

Monday, February 2, 2009 07:43 AM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net

That link didn't work Anyway on that touchdown in endzone Did anyone else see his right foot touch the ground. I didn't. Still Great game.

#534  focus  

Monday, February 2, 2009 07:27 AM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net  

Ok I think I'm the only one to notice that this guy's right foot never touches the ground Went through all of this slide show and could not find a pic of his right foot touching in bounds.

#533  Focus   Subject: .

Sunday, February 1, 2009 10:29 PM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net

Great Game,
Still Think Back foot was never down.

We will see it in a few days.

Tehn again I really wanted Cards to do it.

So...at least i covered spread

#532  BOFF   Subject: GAME DAY

Sunday, February 1, 2009 07:12 AM Host: cache-dtc-ag11.proxy.aol.com

Whilst I will be cheering for the STILLERS and drinking Iron City Beer.

I will be wearing my cheese head hat that I got in Madison in '03 when I did IM MOO. I will probably be eating cheese too

#531  Focus   Subject: .

Friday, January 30, 2009 06:07 PM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net

Gotta go with Roots and cheer on the Chicago Cardinals!!

SB Battle Stations on the market. More on that later...

To big OB was the Big BO today regarding stim..

#530  BOFF   Subject: GO STILLERS

Friday, January 30, 2009 05:07 PM Host: cache-mtc-ag11.proxy.aol.com

Win the Super Bowl

#529  thomps   Subject: One final toss for The Dooze

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 04:30 PM Host: trojan.wpl.com  

Dog related link. A good read.

#528  Polor Boy  

Friday, January 23, 2009 09:34 AM Host: CPE00062508da07-CM001a666bbc9a.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com

Geeeze, I thought that Tina might have come back out of hiding with a birthday wish shout out.



Happy training moo pagers.

#527  josef  

Thursday, January 22, 2009 12:35 AM Host: CPE00062508da07-CM001a666bbc9a.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com

Thursday is part of the answer.


Actually the answer is Thursday Jan 22


TINA'S BIRTHDAY!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA WHERE EVER YOU ARE.

#526  Focus   Subject: .

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 03:53 PM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net

Thursday

#525  Polor boy  

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 09:18 AM Host: CPE00062508da07-CM001a666bbc9a.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com

Can anyone guess what tomorrow is?.....

And it has nothing to do with the market.

#524  Focus   Subject: .

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 06:20 PM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net

SP Feelin' a little like Jerry McGuire after today's markets.

I'm gona take my one client and go all the way!

#523  Silverbullet  

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 08:16 AM Host: adsl-68-78-38-70.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net

In athletic news, I think today calls for some cross country skiing.

#522  Silverbullet  

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 08:15 AM Host: adsl-68-78-38-70.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net

Focus: Now that's what I'm talking about!

The economy is very much like Tinkerbell. As long as everyone believes, its fine.

I think most of our current problems are due to commie pinko media doing their best to convince everyone things are awful and that GWB is the spawn of Satan.

#521  Joseph  

Monday, January 19, 2009 07:37 AM IP: 208.64.76.71

I'm cranking up my equity investments. When everyone else sells or waits for the DOW to go up, I will already be in.

#520  Focus   Subject: .

Sunday, January 18, 2009 08:20 PM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net

SB-I'm still looking for a pretty good rally in 1st Quarter in Stock index futures. S&P's to 1150.00 lat 850.00 Dow to 10900 last 8243 and Nasdaq to 1600.00 last 1200.00. Rally should start this week. I get worried if we are trading below last weeks lows.

#519  Joseph  

Saturday, January 17, 2009 09:56 AM IP: 208.64.76.71

Safe to assume you will not be doing the nude mile today then.

#518  Silverbullet  

Friday, January 16, 2009 10:19 AM Host: adsl-68-78-46-145.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net

-21°F on the thermometer outside Bullet's bedroom windo this morning.

Coldest I've ever seen there was a -26 back in '81

#517  Joseph  

Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:02 AM IP: 208.64.76.71

The forecast is horrible here in Bermuda too, all the way down to the mid-60's. Now that the ocean has dropped to the mid 60's also, there is NO WAY I'm jumping in.

#516  CityGirl   Subject: skinny dipping

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 08:01 PM Host: 173-9-223-69-Illinois.hfc.comcastbusiness.net

Well now...the nude mile. That is impressive. If I did that in 1973, it would've taken me all this time just to recover from it all.

As far as dogs, coffee, and IMoo go...I think I'll fit right in. Can't start my day with out a big cup o' Joe, a walk with my dog or a workout! This is the page for me.

The forecast here in Chicago is FA-REE-ZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#515  Silverbullet  

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 06:57 PM Host: adsl-68-78-46-145.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net

Welcome citygirl, to the Moo page.

As a point of reference, in addition to caring deeply for everything relating to the best IM venue in the world, this corner of the 141 family of pages spends a lot of time on dogs and coffee.

I've occasionally thought about the plunge, but not very hard. Back in the day, me and my dad would go diving in lake Geneva in March to retreive boat moorings for our friends. Also, I've been skinny dipping in Big Sur streams while snow was falling (a long time ago). I still hold a school record for the nude mile - set in the suburbs of Chicago in February of 1973.

Anyway, enough of that. There hasn't been much activity here lately, because we're all holding our breath waiting for Focus' 2009 financial forecast, and the return of Tina to the page.

#514  CityGirl   Subject: Polar Bear Swim

Monday, January 12, 2009 06:38 PM Host: ip-64-32-210-226.chi.megapath.net

Hello and Happy 2009, everyone!

I started my training year off with a veeery cold jump into Lake Michigan to join the ranks of the Polar Bear Club on Jan. 1st!!! Who knew it would be WAY worse coming out than going in?! I didn't.

By the end of the day we thawed off and even talked about next year. Sort of like the IM...you forget the agony and remember the amazing experience! Here's to a fabulous training and racing year!

#513  Silverbullet  

Friday, January 2, 2009 01:39 PM Host: adsl-68-78-32-236.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net  

OK, lets try it this way......

#512  Silverbullet  

Friday, January 2, 2009 01:36 PM Host: adsl-68-78-32-236.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net  

Update for the dogs and coffee page. See link

#511  thomps  

Thursday, December 25, 2008 11:16 AM Host: 66-168-27-63.dhcp.mdsn.wi.charter.com

Merry Christmas to everybody.

#510  Silverbullet  

Thursday, December 25, 2008 07:11 AM Host: adsl-68-78-136-152.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net

Just got back from my predawn foray to deliver bottles of Trader Joe's vintage ale to a few friends. "Beer Claus". I love cruising the deserted streets taking in the Christmas lights and flaming lunchbags lining the sidewalks.

P.S. Go Focus.

#509  Focus   Subject: .
mriordan@focustrading.com

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 03:28 PM Host: c-71-57-75-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net

only 262 days 15 hrs and 31 mins to go. Almost time to put down the egg nog and start training

#508  Joseph  

Saturday, December 20, 2008 02:12 PM IP: 208.64.76.71

I think I qualify as a usual suspect.

#507  andrew  
andrew@breakawaymultisport.com

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:54 AM Host: 71-208-0-69.hlrn.qwest.net  

glad to see a few of the usual suspects still hanging around this street corner. happy holidays to all! i signed up for florida in '09 but might be looking for a return to madison, too. if not next year, maybe in '10. carry on, hooligans. rock on!

#506  anjeloy botin  
kuramiyanko@gmail.com

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 06:09 AM IP: 77.70.94.25  

In the new year of 2009 I wish you all the best!

#505  BOFF   Subject: Financial GURUs

Saturday, December 6, 2008 01:16 PM Host: cache-dtc-ag11.proxy.aol.com

SOOOO, since this is the financial page and you peeps that know stuff about stuff. I was thinking as I was watching the hearings for the car bailout. Can Ford ethically take billions of $ in bailout and justify sponsoring our little sport? GM cut Tiger and he is a bigger star than any of our top stars. Any idea who the next title sponsor of our IMs would be? IMUSA was Isuzu, Canada was Subaru. Just thinking . . . .

#504  Silverbullet  

Sunday, November 30, 2008 09:27 AM Host: adsl-68-78-67-68.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net

#502 Never thought of the Stones that way, but true!!

#503  Focus   Subject: .

Sunday, November 30, 2008 09:24 AM Host: c-67-173-120-39.hsd1.il.comcast.net

You can get anything you want, at Alice's Restaurant
You can get anything you want, at Alice's Restaurant
Walk right in it's around the back
Just a half a mile from the railroad track
You can get anything you want, at Alice's Restaurant

#502  Focus   Subject: .

Sunday, November 30, 2008 09:08 AM Host: c-67-173-120-39.hsd1.il.comcast.net

A Musical Christmas Thought, Your Can't always get what you want....But if you try sometimes.. you get what you need..

#501  Joseph  

Thursday, November 27, 2008 07:30 AM IP: 208.64.76.72

You're welcome.

#500  Joseph  

Thursday, November 27, 2008 07:29 AM IP: 208.64.76.72

Now is a great time to get into the stock market. When everyone cashes in it just makes things worse.

It's been down before and will be again, so if you have more than 5 years before retirement, I say jump in. 5 years from now you will be glad you did.

#499  Silverbullet  

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 04:25 PM Host: adsl-68-78-67-68.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net

A musical Thanksgiving thought:

"You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant"

#498  Focus   Subject: .

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:09 AM Host: c-67-173-120-39.hsd1.il.comcast.net

Hey Bullet,
Happy Thanksgiving!

Formula has treated me well since I started in this business in 1983. We survived 87, 98, '01, and we will survive this too. We won't pick bottom, however we will be able abserve the turn and enter market with confidence. OR we can wait for next baby boom.

#497  Silverbullet  

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 09:14 AM Host: adsl-68-78-67-68.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net

But appreciate the input. I suspect that formulas are going to be less reliable from now on given that the rules change by the day.

#496  Silverbullet  

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 09:11 AM Host: adsl-68-78-67-68.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net

Here's the Bullet point: I got out of the market last year. I figured it would tank as the Baby Boomers started to hit retirement age. 1946+62=2008.

#495  Focus   Subject: .

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 01:22 PM Host: c-67-173-120-39.hsd1.il.comcast.net

The Other correlation to be aware of is markets usually challenge the yearly Focus Point value early in the year. So we are expecting a move towards the 9,687ish area between now and yearend. If that helps.