Ok....positive developments

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<p>My commute time has increased at least 50% over the last year.</p>

<p>This means there are a lot more people going to work than there was a year ago.</p>

<p>I just refi’ed one of my investment properties at 3.375% with zero points. Crazy.</p>

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<p>Upped the price i pay for everyday wine to $15-20 per bottle…times are achangin’</p>

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<p>Bunsenburner, I like your post.</p>

<p>[Upside:</a> It’s Time to Buy That House - WSJ.com](<a href=“Upside: It's Time to Buy That House - WSJ”>Upside: It's Time to Buy That House - WSJ)</p>

<p>Qdogpa, I thought you were retired…</p>

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<p>I am, my spouse got the increase. :)</p>

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<p>I like that. :)</p>

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<p>[S&P&lt;/a&gt; 500′s P/E Drops to 21-Year Low | Crossing Wall Street](<a href=“http://www.crossingwallstreet.com/archives/2011/08/sp-500s-pe-drops-to-21-year-low.html]S&P”>S&P 500’s P/E Drops to 21-Year Low Crossing Wall Street)</p>

<p>PEs are no longer at extreme levels…</p>

<p>Stocks should do a lot better in the next 10 years than the last 10…I am not going to list the caveats because this is a positive thread…:)</p>

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<p>"Nothing positive about that one! Wouldn’t “schools improving so much no one considers homeschooling” be much better?</p>

<p>I can say that in our neighborhood I only know of one home-schooling family."</p>

<p>Nope. (But you wouldn’t have chance to know.)</p>

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<p>Well, although my take-home pay is less than last year because of increased taxes, H and I don’t spend as much cause it’s just the two of us at home and S is now self-supporting… :D</p>

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<p>Woody…:)</p>

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<p>DW the real estate agent is having her best year ever.</p>

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<p>Wow…notrichenough…</p>

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<p>There’s Motley Fool’s [50</a> Things You Should Feel Great About](<a href=“http://finance.yahoo.com/news/50-Things-You-Should-Feel-fool-837456291.html]50”>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/50-Things-You-Should-Feel-fool-837456291.html) - some highlights below:</p>

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<p>Jbusc…great post…lots of positive stats…</p>

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<p>We’re bringing clean water to South Sudan:</p>

<p>[KLC</a> South Sudan Community Restoration Program](<a href=“http://www.klcsouthsudan.blogspot.com/]KLC”>http://www.klcsouthsudan.blogspot.com/)</p>

<p>and to Afghanistan:</p>

<p><a href=“http://blip.tv/veterans-hour/afghanistan-for-peace-and-clean-water-5685709[/url]”>http://blip.tv/veterans-hour/afghanistan-for-peace-and-clean-water-5685709&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>and to Burundi:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.jrmd.org%5B/url%5D”>www.jrmd.org</a></p>

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<p>That’s actually the most frightening thing I’ve read in a long time. Unless we can find a way to ethically rein in “reproductive rights” we don’t need people lingering by the exit.</p>

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<p>hubby- RE Broker-is also having his best year ever [ there are a lot fewer RE agents around here these days- its seems that only the older, experienced ones are still in business.] and Facebook / Zynga millionaires are buying up properties left and right.</p>

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<p>I didn’t really expect a couple of positive posts from spouses of real estate brokers or agents… :)</p>

<p>Yeah… that living to 150…are people going to be health for 150 years…or are people just going to get very old, and feeble for 70 years? OK… I am just kidding around…this is a positive thread.</p>

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<p>[New</a> material for air cleaner filters that captures flu viruses](<a href=“American Chemical Society”>American Chemical Society)</p>

<p>"With flu season just around the corner, scientists are reporting development of a new material for the fiber in face masks, air conditioning filters and air cleaning filters that captures influenza viruses before they can get into people’s eyes, noses and mouths and cause infection. The report on the fiber appears in ACS’ journal Biomacromolecules.</p>

<p>Xuebing Li, Peixing Wu and colleagues explain that in an average year, influenza kills almost 300,000 people and sickens millions more worldwide. The constant emergence of new strains of virus that shrug off vaccines and anti-influenza medications has led to an urgent need for new ways of battling this modern-day scourge. So Li, Wu and colleagues sought a new approach, using a substance termed chitosan made from ground shrimp shells.</p>

<p>The scientists combined chitosan with substances that the flu virus attaches to in order to infect cells. They found that this new version of chitosan ideal for attaching to fibers of face masks and air filters was highly effective in capturing flu virus. The material could become an important addition to vaccinations, anti-influenza medications, and other measures in battling flu, they suggest."</p>

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<p>That’s actually a real drawback. Most of the life extension technology doesn’t extend your healthy and vigorous youth. It extends your decrepit old age - which is probably not a positive development.</p>

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<p>Ok, guys, calm down (wink).
It is so darn easy to be negative, cynical!!!</p>

<p>The sun is coming out here…</p>

<p>Hope to be back with more good news soon.</p>