Wordless Wednesday

Spring Break

I've often thought it was a little odd that most schools take off for a "spring" break well before it is actually spring. As of today, March 11th, my kids will be enjoying the next 10 days off. Of course spring does not actually begin until March 21st. The same could be said for baseball's "spring" training which actually began in February! Why don't they call it winter training or late winter break? At any rate, it's nice to be able to take some time off and "spring" training does get people in the mood for spring and even better, warmer temperatures. So if you're lucky enough to take some time off and head to Florida or Arizona for some sun and fun...enjoy! As is true for many other things in life, some things, like "spring" break, can't be explained but have none the less become a fixture in the lives of many Americans.

Wordless Wednesday

Cars vs motorcycles

Now that the temperatures are finally starting to warm up after a frightfully long and cold winter, I took my motorcycle out for a couple rides this past weekend. It was good to be back on the open road, taking in the fresh air, cool breezes and navigating the turns on some of my favorite roads in the area. But do you know what I liked the best? Waving to the other motorcyclists as they past by me. Unless you have a motorcycle yourself, you probably haven't experienced this custom. After all, when was the last time someone waved at you in your car? Unless it was someone you know personally, it was probably never. Well, sometimes other car drivers will wave the middle finger at you! But with motorcycles, everyone is a friend. Everyone is a fellow brother or sister on two wheels. If you pass another biker on the road, you wave, and they don't even have to be on the same kind of bike. Sports bikers wave to cruisers, Harley riders wave to Honda riders, touring bikers wave to choppers, and so on. It's kind of a nice feeling when you are riding and having someone wave to you. It brings back memories of life back in "the old days" when people had a little more courtesy and life wasn't so rushed. So if you're driving behind a motorcycle and you see another one approaching from the opposite direction, look for "the wave". It's pretty cool!

Follow me Friday!

Well it's Friday and you know what that means? No, not TGIF, that's so yesterday. Yep, it's Follow Me Friday! So get out your iPhone, Android, netbook, or your plain old laptop and head over to Twitter. You can follow me @scottjwheeler or if you're a Twitter virgin, go to:

http://twitter.com/scottjwheeler

What will the stock markets do today? Unemployment numbers for February came in better than expected. The Futures market expects the stock markets to rally on the news, but as you know, anything can happen. But don't throw in the towel, with CD rates hovering around 1%, it's not hard to beat those kind of returns!

Wordless Wednesday

Spring Training

Well the calendar flipped over into March today! With only 3 more days until the first spring training baseball games begin and the winter Olympics finally completed, all eyes are fixed on spring and warmer weather! I took my motorcycle out for a spring training ride yesterday as the sun was out and temps hit into the high 40's. Now that is a little on the cool side, but it was good to get out on the roads again after a very long winter hiatus. This week will see temps hit into the 50's with more sunshine ahead! So bring on the spring fever, the NCAA basketball and the return of our nation's favorite past time!