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Walker

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Generally likable, go lucky person who I hope people are glad to know. I'm an only child from a small town in Arkansas who's somehow managed to make it this far in life...

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Frederic Bastiat, Adam Smith, Murray Rothbard, Thomas Edison, Rodney Dangerfield, W.C. Fields. I really like speaking with people who have a positive outlook on life and have wisdom to impart to others.

My Blog

Cash versus credit...

This has occurred to me previously and I've not really posited the question to anyone to get their thoughts. I believe it's fairly well known that credit cards charge fees to retailers when they are ...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:39:00 GMT

Half Marathon

Ran my first half marathon earlier today, it was really great weather for it. Mid 40s this morning and overcast so didn't have too much chance to overheat. Pulled off my time goal, which was really ...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:03:00 GMT

NOLA New Year - travelogue

Basic rundown of the excursion to NOLA for New Year's which Wilson/Jenn/Heather and I made. Left out of Memphis approximately 9 am or so on Tuesday, the day prior to New Year's eve. Managed to stop an...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:19:00 GMT

TVA

I've considered writing this for a while and following an email I was included on yesterday I finally feel spurred on to follow through on it. This will likely go against what you've been led to beli...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:46:00 GMT

Pirates versus Emperors aka "size does matter"

As I noted that there is a pirate story in the news today this might seem a bit more timely. Apparently somewhere in the world (I'll admit I've not even read the story the circumstances really aren't ...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:12:00 GMT

5k results/Chavez

I thought I might take a moment to post results from my 5k over the weekend which I'm certain everyone has awaited eagerly.  For the 2nd year in a row (partially at Heather's request) I ran ...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:30:00 GMT

Sisyphus appears in modern times...

I'm sure much will be written about the election over the coming days and weeks, anything I will note here will likely be overshadowed by much of what else is out there.  In almost all national, ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:27:00 GMT

Too big to fail...

I have heard this statement made entirely too often recently and its infuriating.  I'll use the auto industry as an example of why this is a farce and if individuals would take the time to think ...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:03:00 GMT

Random Successes

After hearing reports of how long everyone had been waiting to early vote, I thought I would roll the dice today (it is raining and crappy in Memphis) and give it a shot. I was the 2nd person in line ...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:28:00 GMT

Cooper Young 4 Mile (post race results)

For those who might be interested (of which there may be few, but regardless), here are my results from the Cooper-Young 4 mile this year. I improved versus last year's performance but was a bit disap...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:04:00 GMT