The Making of a Model

Check out the PhotoShop work at the end of the video.

How Obama Got Elected

Totally amazing how the millions of ignorant, uneducated and mindless Obama supports really know about real issues. This election we never had the chance to see a debate on important issues like National Security, Illegal immigration, Abortion, Voting Records, Health care, Social Security just to name a few. During the primaries there was some discussion on important topics but it seems that none were talked about during the Presidential campaign.

Is the Economy really that Bad - Part 2

Last month on Oct 22 I posted comments on this subject. With the complexity of US and Global economy, confusing news reports about the nation's, and even the world's, financial health is something we should all get used to. Yesterday the Dow was up almost 600 points, while this morning as I write it is down over 150 points. With all of the volatility it is more important than ever to get back to the basics. Make sure your have a some liquid savings for emergencies and continue to invest for the long term. Just listen to Dave Ramsey and you will understand what I mean.

However, despite plunging home sales and prices, the world is still afloat in liquidity. That is why interest rates are still the lowest in 50 years. This means that, unlike the Depression, there is still plenty of money available for investments and having a very high standard of living. Actually now is the time when individuals can take advantage of great deals on foreclosed real estate properties and low stock prices.

Over the last 10 years the rise in home prices can be attributed to how easy it was to get more money than you needed to purchase over priced homes. Now money is not going into mortgages and other loans because banks have tightened their credit restrictions, and loans are really hard to get, even for good borrowers. Although this is temporary, it continues to strangle the real estate market. The huge "Congressional Bail Out" may help to break up the log jam of tighter credit markets. We shall see how this works out.

What does this means to me on a local level for my family and friends here in Nashville TN? Although the economy is not heading towards a 1970's style stagflation, the conditions are right for slow growth (1-2% GDP) and relatively high inflation (3-4% CPI) for the foreseeable future. The best way to prepare is to reduce your debt, downsize your lifestyle, save as much as possible and keep your retirement savings in a well-diversified portfolio that includes overseas funds.

Warren Buffet said "Be Fearful when everyone greedy and be greedy when everyone is fearful. " Warren Buffet said "Be Fearful when everyone greedy and be greedy when everyone is fearful. "

Republicians Take House & Senate in Tennessee

Today it has been reported that Obama had a discussion with terrorist orgainzation hisbala within the last month. This is one of the many concerns that many people had with Obama. I know this is week old news but I am searching for something postitive to say. Well at least for the first time since the Civil War, Republicians controls both the state House and Senate in Tennessee.

Overlooking Obama's campaign audit

Obama is expected to escape that level of scrutiny mostly because he declined an $84 million public grant for his campaign that automatically triggers an audit and because the sheer volume of cash he raised and spent minimizes the significance of his errors. Another factor: The FEC, which would have to vote to launch an audit, is prone to deadlocking on issues that inordinately impact one party or the other – like approving a messy and high-profile probe of a sitting president. Read complete story.

A Tribute To All Veterans

Will the Economy Slow Down Mobility Sales?

As a Mobility Consultant with AT&T I have seen first hand the scalling back of IT Budgets, but many companies are taking a new look at cutting costs with a mobility solution. It could be as simple as email access on a Blackberry or Signature Capture for Proof of Delivery application on a Tilt. The global financial slowdown may cause the cell phone market to grow at a slower rate than expected, according to forecasts from UBS and JPMorgan. However AT&T has continued to grow compared to Sprint losing 1 million customers last quarter.

Obama and Radical Islam: Terror in Its Own Words

The warning is loud and clear: radical Islam wants to kill you. In this FOX News investigation, E.D. Hill exposes the evil aims of radical Islam - in its own words.

iPhone vs BOLD

Working for AT&T I get to demo all of the new PDA's and smart phone as they are released. Today I carry a iPhone and a new Blackberry BOLD. I am biased to Blackberry and have been carry one for over 7 or 8 years now. There are alot of new applications that have made streaming video from a cell phone or Blackberry very easy. Today for one of my cusomter I tested streaming live video using www.qik.com and www.livecast.com.

http://qik.com/alexandercurtis

http://www.livecast.com/Live/?alxndr

Titans 9-0

Kerry Collins threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns, and the Titans beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 Sunday to remain undefeated. Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf have the recap.

Titans 21 Bears 7

12:00 minutes left in the game.
Alexander S. Curtis
AT&T Mobility Applications Consultant
615-545-7488

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Undefeated Titans Meet Bears in Chicago

With Maddux's champion game last night and the undeafeated Titan's game today, it just doesn't get any better!

Steelers win 6 to 0!

Defensvie battle all game, but a long TD run from #11 Anthoy King in the 3rd quarter was the only score of the game. Bellevue Steelers win the 7 year old CC division football championship.

Check out video from livecast. Captured using my new Blackberry Bold of the post game pep talk from coach Myers.

Bellevue Steelers 7-1 vs Antioch Falcon 7-1

Great day for football. The 7 yr old CC Bellevue Steeler's will play in the championship game against the Antioch Falcons this afternoon in Mount Juliet.

UT opens with throwing an interception that results in Wyoming scoring 0n the first drive of the game. The end of the Fulmer era.

Eating @ O Charley's Friday Night

O Charley's is one of my accounts with AT&T so it is good to help my customers. We are deploying wireless backup solution for 700 locations across the US.

We just finished girls basketball scrimmage against Ezell Harding. Girls played good. They are a very young team and it will be a building year.

AlexC

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