After being down $1,000 in my Forex trading, spending an evening filling out a few applications, and really gaining an understanding of my trading style the mistakes I made, I put another $1,000 into my Forex account and bet the farm. I placed a buy trade (five lots) @ 1.5774. If there were a time to start […]
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Archive for June, 2008
An Evening with Chaka Khan & Angie Stone
Posted in June 28th, 2008
by epm1013 in Uncategorized
What a remarkable evening to see and hear two talented women perform in one evening. Angie Stone and Chaka Khan performed before thousands at the 28th annual Taste of Chicago. What made it even more remarkable is that the concert was free thanks to the City of Chicago.
V103 radio personality Troi Tyler warms up the […]
I’m running for President
Posted in June 26th, 2008
by epm1013 in Uncategorized
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Back to the Drawing Board
Posted in June 26th, 2008
by epm1013 in Uncategorized
After my losses last night in the Forex market, I’ve decided I’m going to take a break from trading. Just enough time to lick and heal my wounds.
Even though the Forex market is open 24 hours, I’ve come to the conclusion that day trading must be done during the day when the market has a lot of […]
Starting @ 233 lbs.
Posted in June 23rd, 2008
by epm1013 in Uncategorized
Over the weekend, I decided that I was going to focus on my diet and weight. Coming home from the Smooth Jazz Fest, I stopped in at my local bookstore to buy a weight loss/diet book. I chose Robert K. Cooper’s “Flip the Switch Lose the Weight.”
I skipped past the first two chapters because of […]
Stanley Jordan at the 2nd Annual Smooth Jazz Festival
Posted in June 22nd, 2008
by epm1013 in Uncategorized
What a talented man Stanley Jordan is. Last night, his trio took the stage at the 2nd Annual Smooth Jazz Festival. His performance was will worth the surprise $5.00 donation particpants were asked to pay to enter tonight.
Stanley is a verteran in the world of jazz. His debut album “Magic Touch” was released in 1985. […]
Second Annual Chicago Smooth Jazz Festival 2008
Posted in June 21st, 2008
by epm1013 in Uncategorized
By happenstance I was having an after-hours cocktail with a few friends after-work. During our conversation, one of them mentioned going to the jazz festival afterwards. I wasn’t aware of any activities on Friday night. After dinner, we walked over to State Street heading west on Van Buren. We could all hear the music before […]
My Evaluations of Network Marketing Companies
Posted in June 18th, 2008
by epm1013 in Uncategorized
I work for a large I.T. reseller for my day job. Part of my job is to find new accounts. Today I decided to call on a few network marketing companies for several reasons.
The first reason is to generate some new accounts as well as make my dial quota for the day. The second is to […]
Don’t Swing At Everything
Posted in June 18th, 2008
by epm1013 in Uncategorized
I’ve learned some valuable lessons from the lastest book I’ve been reading. I think it might even get me to become a better trader.
Trend Following by Michael W. Covel has been an inspiration and has given me new insight into my trading style.
Since I’ve been trading the Forex, I’ve been swinging at everything. I’ve placed […]
Free Business Cards from VistaPrint.
Posted in June 17th, 2008
by epm1013 in Uncategorized
I love Free. Who doesn’t? When a company offers you to try their free product or service in order to gain your business, why wouldn’t you? I’m no exception. That is why I can proudly recommend VistaPrint.
Last year VistaPrint offered me to try FREE 250 of their business cards (I had to pay for shipping). I took them up […]
