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Flying close formation

Tim — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:23:59 +0000

The few of you that know me personally know that I spent my early working years bumping around in F-16′s for the U.S. Air Force. This video of the Blue Angels gives a good perspective on flying close formation.

Of course, as combat ready pilots we did not spend very much mission time this close together, but at times it was necessary to be able to fly in tight formation. When I was stationed at Nellis AFB, the Thunderbird pilots would come over and fly with us a couple of times a half to stay current at the bombing range. We always had bets on each bomb and bullet and going to the range with a T-bird pilot was always a good way to win a free lunch.

400 Posts!

Tim — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:52:48 +0000

The most recent post on this site was the 400th since I started writing the blog in July of 2007. It has been an interesting ride and growth experience. Before starting this blog I had done very little writing outside of sales presentations. For those of you who do not personally know me, I am not employed in any way in the securities industry. I was employed in the industry for several years in the early 1990′s but have gone in other (several) directions since then.

Writing for this site has allowed me to be a paid contributor on several different websites. I have also become quite proficient at setting up hosted WordPress blogs and websites. For examples click here and here. I really enjoy the process of setting up these sites and look forward to the future launch of The Shipping Stocks Blog.

At this point in time this site gets about 6,000 to 8,000 page views per month. Many of my articles are picked up by Seeking Alpha, where they are typically viewed by another 5,000 to 7,000 readers (per article). I also have a small following of readers who get my new articles by email. (Feel free to sign up in the box, upper right corner). So I will hazard a guess that somewhere in the neighborhood of 20,000 people read at least something I have written each month.

If you do the math 400 posts works out to about 20 per month. I do this on my own time and have found that (sometimes) forcing myself to write almost everyday definitely helps the growth process. I hope my articles are becoming better written and more interesting as time goes along.

I am in the process of once again upgrading the look and feel of the site (4th time). I have purchased a premium theme and think the new look will keep things interesting. For all of you who read my stuff regularly or occasionally, Thanks.

This blog now available for Amazon Kindle readers

Tim — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:15:11 +0000

I am happy to report that this blog is now available to owner of Amazon’s Kindle reader. If you own a Kindle and want to get all of my blog posts you can subscribe here.

If this is the exciting news makes you decide now is the time to buy a Kindle here you go:

Kindle: Amazon’s Wireless Reading Device

New post on computer security

Tim — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:57:23 +0000

I have started writing a new blog with a focus on WordPress blogging and general computer use with a little wine drinking and travel thrown in. I only have a few post up, but the most recent is about the programs I use to protect my computer: firewall, anti-virus, spyware remover, etc. I have put together a list of completely free security programs that work very well. I am constantly trying out new software options so I thought it would be a good idea to share my findings with others.

So hop on over to my other blog a check out: Build your own free security suite.