Pere Lachaise

Check out the Pere Lachaise Cemetary Virtual Tour.  It may sound a bit morbid, but visiting Pere Lachaise in Paris during 2004 was one of the highlights of our trip.  We had a quirky little tour guide that shared with us strange and interesting tales of the people buried in the cemetary.

Want to learn French?

Thinking of learning French? The French In Action video series is the best in my opinion.  Money saving tip - check these out from the Public Library.
Do not pay $485 for the DVDs.

Tax Refund

If you're getting a large tax refund this year, you might consider adjusting your withholding for next year.     Listen

We've picked a name for the baby!

Well, it looks like Dayna and I have agreed on a name for the baby. We've decided on Morgan. The challenge now is to come up with a middle name. We're also in the midst of all our birthing classes. We've made it through four classes so far and many more to go.

The Final Report of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform has been published.

The Final Report of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform has been published.

Essentially, the Panel's recommendations boil down to...

Current Law	Panel's Proposal
Various Existing Plans (403b,457 and 401K)	Save At Work Accounts
Various IRAs	Save For Retirement Accounts
Various Health and Education Accounts	Save For Family Accounts

A couple other helpful resources that lay out contribution levels...
Roth 401K
Washington Counsel

A few notable four star signees for Texas A&M...

I don't like to consume too much space on the blog for talking college football, but today was National Signing Day for High School football players to sign letters of intent.

The Big 12 took care of business this year. Here are couple recruiting services rankings within the Big 12...

Scout.com ( Texas A&M - Rank #22 ) Rivals.com ( Texas A&M - Rank #25 )

A&M had a smaller class then in recent years, but filled some critical positions (RB,DB,LB). A few notable four star signees for Texas A&M...

Michael Goodson-RB	Jordan Pugh-DB
Jarius Neal-S	Anthony Lewis-LB