tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14257117300489550822011-07-29T00:27:55.705-05:00A blog about a young man's journey in a galaxy far, far away known as Springfield.Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-80980757435929551682009-12-26T22:42:00.015-06:002009-12-26T23:14:48.609-06:00Well I have been traveling like crazy and haven't had anytime to update the blog...so here goes my story from where we left off. This is going to go quick - so only 1 pic per activity!<div><br /></div><div>(From oldest to newest events)</div><div>1. Stephanie and I went to Postsecret again...It was interesting again, but pretty much th</div><div>e exact same speech. Follow the secrets at</div><div> www.postsecret.com</div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SzbtJ32uTJI/AAAAAAAAAbM/vHoy1Ygj-xE/s320/100_4549.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419779955455052946" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2. Heidi'</div><div>s sister had her baby: Mikayla Rae Wilson. Born on October 10, 2009. I drove all the way from Carbondale to see the event and we waited until 4 am for blast off. Congrats Jack and Cally.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SzbtOUZh1AI/AAAAAAAAAbU/cWwfr-y1-CQ/s320/Picture+005.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419780031836705794" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>3. I went on an amazing vacation to California! I saw several celebrities including: Con</div><div>an Obrien, Jay Leno, Bob Saget, a couple Piston b-ball</div><div> players, Drew Carrey, John Stamos, etc, etc... I saw Beverly Hills, tons of cool b</div><div>eaches, Hollywood, etc. You can see all of my pics on Facebook!</div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Szbod6iCwYI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/aplW8qSnViI/s320/100_4591.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419774802212864386" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>4. Towards the end of my trip in Cali, I decided to take a road trip with someone I met out there to Vegas. I stayed with him for a few nights and checked out all of the hote</div><div>ls! It was really neat.</div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SzbpFtTC3lI/AAAAAAAAAaM/GazG8zTBc7c/s320/100_5068.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419775485855063634" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>5. After California, I drove to Michigan with Heidi to celebrate Thanksgiving. She met my whole family for the first time and we went to Grand Haven for a day. Here is a pic.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SzbpeEaz2OI/AAAAAAAAAaU/3Au8OX2dchE/s320/100_5086b.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419775904378509538" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>6. Next, I went to Texas to work. I have been flying back and forth every week. I will be down there until the end of March. I am enjoying all the food, hotels and reward points! Texas is a very nice place to be. Here are the Fort Worth Stockyards. We ate here a few nights...</div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SzbslVL_xGI/AAAAAAAAAa8/b4EBNo730no/s320/Fort-Worth-National-Historic-Stockyards-cr-nominator_mr.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419779327673746530" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>7. I am now officially a Hilton Diamond VIP! I can't get any cooler in the Hilton employee's eyes than this... 50% bonus points on all of my stays!</div><div><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Szbsu90mPZI/AAAAAAAAAbE/wacuNAgriW4/s320/04_HHonors_Diamond_Hilton_American_Express.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419779493200280978" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>8. Heidi and I just got back from Michigan again. We went up there for Christmas. It was fun to catch up with friends and family. We did a lot of fun things including skating with Jim and Alisha at Rosa Parks Circle...</div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SzbsIWxqaJI/AAAAAAAAAas/JVJrpMbOEcE/s320/large_Rosa-Parks-Circle-Skating.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419778829883959442" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>9. Tomorrow we are going to Decatur to celebrate Christmas with Heidi's family....then I am off to Texas again. What will 2010 bring for us? STAY TUNED.....I might post again next year!</div><div><br /></div><div>-Tim</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-8098075743592955168?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-29455754684230394382009-11-03T21:34:00.003-06:002009-11-03T22:06:27.884-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SvD9iUox6nI/AAAAAAAAAZg/iTchTXcDGcI/s1600-h/hiltonhonorslogo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SvD9iUox6nI/AAAAAAAAAZg/iTchTXcDGcI/s320/hiltonhonorslogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400094719314356850" /></a><div>Last night proved to be an important hotel stay at the Hampton Inn. I crossed over a significant travelers milestone and was upgraded to a Hilton Honors GOLD VIP! With my upgraded status as a very important person, I am able to access and indulge in some of the finest amenities Hilton has to offer. I am regularly greeted with a personalized VIP letter welcoming my stay. Kevin Morrey, General Manager, stated "We look forward to serving you and we look forward to seeing you again next time!" In addition to the letter, Kevin often leaves chocolates, Doritos, a bottled water and the Southern Illinois Travel Guide in my room. Kevin goes on to say, "If, for any reason, your Overall Stay with us is less than outstanding, please let me know about it personally."</div><div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to these small favors, my new status opens doors to a host of additional benefits including:</div><div>- 25% bonus points.</div><div>- automatic executive floor upgrades upon check-in</div><div>- access to executive lounges</div><div>- airline miles</div><div><br /></div><div>There is only one more level to achieve! Diamond VIP.</div><div><br /></div><div>Despite my accomplishments and VIP status, the hotel forgot my wake-up call this morning...</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SvD9S0lTo5I/AAAAAAAAAZY/v_rGzs_C8vs/s1600-h/card-hhonors.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SvD9S0lTo5I/AAAAAAAAAZY/v_rGzs_C8vs/s320/card-hhonors.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400094453011817362" /></a><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-2945575468423039438?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-15459953384552064272009-10-21T21:00:00.003-05:002009-10-21T21:09:08.270-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/St-9TMDaxhI/AAAAAAAAAY4/MqBNIbwr6BE/s1600-h/100_2005.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/St-9TMDaxhI/AAAAAAAAAY4/MqBNIbwr6BE/s400/100_2005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395239015963870738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/St-9S9zzTkI/AAAAAAAAAYw/yNgKt3lRvao/s1600-h/100_2000.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/St-9S9zzTkI/AAAAAAAAAYw/yNgKt3lRvao/s400/100_2000.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395239012140273218" /></a>This past Saturday, I went to the Fall Party with West Side Christian Church. We ate a lot of food, watched Illini football, played games and decorated pumpkins! Here are my 2 masterpieces. The first one I call "vomiting cyclops" and the second is "squash in distress"! lol....I had too much fun. Everyone thought they pretty cool and creative.<div><br /></div><div>One of the girls at the event created this video of our decorating:</div><div><a href="http://animoto.com/play/eaK8CaSwvRNDxuUdriw34w?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_campaign=one_click_share">http://animoto.com/play/eaK8CaSwvRNDxuUdriw34w?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_campaign=one_click_share</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-1545995338455206427?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-53462795494400591482009-10-03T15:22:00.004-05:002009-10-03T15:37:35.973-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Ssezyq0m1-I/AAAAAAAAAYo/aHbuWgoZJXU/s1600-h/blog_logo.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 85px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Ssezyq0m1-I/AAAAAAAAAYo/aHbuWgoZJXU/s320/blog_logo.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388473162241857506" /></a>This past Tuesday while working in Edwardsville, IL, my co-worker Stephanie and I attended a Postsecret event at SIUE. The founder of www.Postsecret.com, Frank Warren, travels around the country to campuses and shares stories about his artistic blog. Frank shared with us many stories and secrets that he has come across since starting Postsecret. He also opened up the microphones to the audiences for them to share their secrets and stories. The event was extremely interesting and emotional. I would recommend seeing this event to anyone. I have been following the Postsecret blog for a few years now, so it was particularly interesting to hear Frank's story about how he started it and how it has changed his life.<div><br /></div><div>When we arrived at the event, we were planning on watching it from the 'overflow room' because it was sold out and you needed SIUE ID cards to get tickets in the first place; however when we arrived, they were giving out more FREE tickets and we ended up sitting in the second row!! It was awesome!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Ssezx4ZEv6I/AAAAAAAAAYg/-9rXGux8oa8/s1600-h/1809200913271-300x225.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Ssezx4ZEv6I/AAAAAAAAAYg/-9rXGux8oa8/s320/1809200913271-300x225.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388473148704604066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SsezxbxJLAI/AAAAAAAAAYY/zQrfkpd1BYQ/s1600-h/2747591639_fa8721367e.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SsezxbxJLAI/AAAAAAAAAYY/zQrfkpd1BYQ/s320/2747591639_fa8721367e.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388473141020929026" /></a><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-5346279549440059148?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-33043520319774459382009-10-03T15:13:00.002-05:002009-10-03T15:21:25.864-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SsexIeu__LI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/jMEgj253fdY/s1600-h/100_4515.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SsexIeu__LI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/jMEgj253fdY/s320/100_4515.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388470238419352754" /></a>Last weekend Heidi and I caught up with Jim and his wife Alisha in Chicago. We had a good time walking around, eating at Giordano's pizza, having some Cheesecake Factory and going for a good bike ride in the morning.<div><br /></div><div>We need to make this an annual event with all the hotel reward points I'll be getting this winter! Here are a few of the pics:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SsexH-wLDlI/AAAAAAAAAYI/o4LR3HQL0uE/s1600-h/100_4509.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SsexH-wLDlI/AAAAAAAAAYI/o4LR3HQL0uE/s320/100_4509.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388470229834337874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SsexHO1j12I/AAAAAAAAAYA/-5AJeNxaOk8/s1600-h/100_4510.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SsexHO1j12I/AAAAAAAAAYA/-5AJeNxaOk8/s320/100_4510.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388470216972031842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SsexGtJtqNI/AAAAAAAAAX4/hLwbzjoHTYQ/s1600-h/100_4502.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SsexGtJtqNI/AAAAAAAAAX4/hLwbzjoHTYQ/s320/100_4502.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388470207929755858" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-3304352031977445938?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-35975079463942760772009-09-24T18:38:00.003-05:002009-09-24T19:07:35.039-05:00<div>So I'm going to be traveling every single week starting this weekend until the end of March 2010!</div><div><br /></div><div>It should be interesting and hopefully I will have many things to blog about. I got Skype and a camera if you want to keep me company at my hotels...</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are my destinations (not including many stops at the St. Louis Intl Airport and weekend trips back to Springfield to see Heidi and friends)</div><div><br /></div>1. Chicago, IL (this weekend)<div>2. Edwardsville, IL (work)</div><div>3. Carbondale, IL (work)</div><div>4. Southern California (Vacation!)</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- L.A.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Orange County</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- San Diego</div><div>5. Grand Rapids, MI (Thanksgiving)</div><div>6. Fort Worth, TX (work)</div><div>7. Decatur, IL (Christmas)</div><div>8. Grand Rapids, MI (Christmas)</div><div>9. Fort Worth, TX (work)</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SrwJqYp6DfI/AAAAAAAAAXs/9msS7NkjHFk/s320/business-traveler-444.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385189878205648370" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 21px; font-family:georgia, serif;font-size:14px;">“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02084a.htm" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); text-decoration: none; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">St. Augustine</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-3597507946394276077?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-3035840654045828852009-08-30T18:29:00.004-05:002009-08-30T18:55:31.042-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsRa36TWjI/AAAAAAAAAXk/IR6fg6i-t1k/s1600-h/100_1917.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsRa36TWjI/AAAAAAAAAXk/IR6fg6i-t1k/s320/100_1917.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375909733579577906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsLm_rfa8I/AAAAAAAAAXc/_lPIOrjsJfA/s1600-h/100_4489.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsLm_rfa8I/AAAAAAAAAXc/_lPIOrjsJfA/s320/100_4489.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375903344753601474" /></a> We also had fun walking around downtown St. Louis....<div><br /></div><div>The State Fair on Sunday was cool, but I didn't have my camera and can't find some of the pictures that I wanted to post from Facebook. At the Fair we saw our friend Jeremiah sing in his group (he is well on his way to American Idol this year), we watched a high dive show and watched a Christian rap group called Grits.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsLmaTX0BI/AAAAAAAAAXU/PsfA7GJYSC0/s1600-h/100_4429.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsLmaTX0BI/AAAAAAAAAXU/PsfA7GJYSC0/s320/100_4429.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375903334720327698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsLlgDD9hI/AAAAAAAAAXM/aSHoYT60xqg/s1600-h/100_4428.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsLlgDD9hI/AAAAAAAAAXM/aSHoYT60xqg/s320/100_4428.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375903319082661394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsLlEUMlbI/AAAAAAAAAXE/6soy7ijjkdE/s1600-h/100_4421.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsLlEUMlbI/AAAAAAAAAXE/6soy7ijjkdE/s320/100_4421.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375903311638336946" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-303584065404582885?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-74924936064680852792009-08-30T18:23:00.003-05:002009-08-30T18:29:13.281-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsLCEHMdVI/AAAAAAAAAW8/onWDroWcvAE/s1600-h/100_4463.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsLCEHMdVI/AAAAAAAAAW8/onWDroWcvAE/s320/100_4463.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375902710288381266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsKLdEgYII/AAAAAAAAAW0/V1EKHPyHEGk/s1600-h/100_4479.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsKLdEgYII/AAAAAAAAAW0/V1EKHPyHEGk/s320/100_4479.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375901772095185026" /></a>While we were in St. Louis on Saturday we went to the City Museum. It is a really old shoelace factory that is turned into a playground for adults and children. They have all kinds of crazy things to climb on, slide down and very small dark tunnels to crawl through. It was so much fun. There is an indoor and outdoor section to the 'museum'. On the top of the building there is a bus, a huge praying mantis and a ferris wheel. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsKK44RD9I/AAAAAAAAAWs/DdBz-5S8_FQ/s1600-h/100_4477.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsKK44RD9I/AAAAAAAAAWs/DdBz-5S8_FQ/s320/100_4477.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375901762380173266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsKKM9McdI/AAAAAAAAAWk/FabxRu5K9e4/s1600-h/100_4464.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsKKM9McdI/AAAAAAAAAWk/FabxRu5K9e4/s320/100_4464.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375901750589682130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsKJqrthII/AAAAAAAAAWc/32zSzxkdFvg/s1600-h/100_4459.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsKJqrthII/AAAAAAAAAWc/32zSzxkdFvg/s320/100_4459.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375901741389546626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsKJas_i2I/AAAAAAAAAWU/HikYWt87SUs/s1600-h/100_4431b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsKJas_i2I/AAAAAAAAAWU/HikYWt87SUs/s320/100_4431b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375901737099955042" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-7492493606468085279?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-25213294601963206732009-08-30T18:16:00.002-05:002009-08-30T18:23:04.824-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsIiyo3kLI/AAAAAAAAAWM/J2k2O3SYOLk/s1600-h/100_4417.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsIiyo3kLI/AAAAAAAAAWM/J2k2O3SYOLk/s320/100_4417.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375899973998579890" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I finally have a some time to update my blog a bit....this past week I worked over 60 hours and have been staying extremely busy with friends. Last weekend was a lot of fun. Friday night was the surprise birthday party I already blogged about, Saturday Heidi and I went to St. Louis for my birthday and Sunday we all went to the State Fair to see our friend Jeremiah sing in his band.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few pictures of Saturday in St. Louis outside of the art museum and around Forest Park. The park is almost as big as central park in NYC and includes the art museum, the zoo and much more.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsIisNoh3I/AAAAAAAAAWE/qqg3hJre3-s/s1600-h/100_4416.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsIisNoh3I/AAAAAAAAAWE/qqg3hJre3-s/s320/100_4416.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375899972273735538" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsIiHhmB1I/AAAAAAAAAV8/xeHkYCZs2SU/s1600-h/100_4412b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsIiHhmB1I/AAAAAAAAAV8/xeHkYCZs2SU/s320/100_4412b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375899962425345874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsIhsdpvoI/AAAAAAAAAV0/-OqFv-Hrkbw/s1600-h/100_4408.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsIhsdpvoI/AAAAAAAAAV0/-OqFv-Hrkbw/s320/100_4408.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375899955161054850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsIhHk8YgI/AAAAAAAAAVs/dyDRcjUzARY/s1600-h/100_4407.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SpsIhHk8YgI/AAAAAAAAAVs/dyDRcjUzARY/s320/100_4407.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375899945259524610" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-2521329460196320673?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-83820630544932533322009-08-22T08:53:00.004-05:002009-08-22T09:03:40.453-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/So_4ii8j3_I/AAAAAAAAAVE/7H8TJ0qRBZg/s1600-h/100_4404.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/So_4ii8j3_I/AAAAAAAAAVE/7H8TJ0qRBZg/s400/100_4404.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372786152856346610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/So_4iDMC1ZI/AAAAAAAAAU8/C7p4mzfHX1g/s1600-h/100_4403.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/So_4iDMC1ZI/AAAAAAAAAU8/C7p4mzfHX1g/s400/100_4403.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372786144331355538" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Last night a ton of my friends from Hope Church attempted to surprise me with a birthday party!!! It didn't exactly work out as planned seeing how I ended up working until 9PM on a Friday night! They all thought I would get out early because it is Friday, but yesterday happened to be one of the biggest 'due dates' for our GAAP packages. Heidi ended up just telling me over the phone that everyone was at my surprise party waiting for me...so I left work at 9PM, ended up hanging out at the party for about 45-60 minutes and had to work for another 1/2 hr because my work was due at midnight!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>It was fun while it lasted! They gave me a couple cards and the balloons pictured here. The party was for Sue Brinner too, so everyone was able to celebrate without me anyway. Sue said she was REALLY surprised and had no idea!</div><div><br /></div><div>It should be a fun-filled birthday weekend. I am leaving soon to go to St Louis today and will be going to the State Fair on Monday, so I'm sure I'll have a few more exciting things to blog about.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheers!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-8382063054493253332?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-77205449516128003152009-08-19T22:04:00.004-05:002009-08-19T22:15:26.238-05:00<div>These pictures are from the Springfield State Journal Register of the tornadoes that came through Sangamon County this afternoon. I was working at the office and had to go downstairs to take shelter. We were suppose to go in the bathroom; however it was much more fun to stand in between the glass doors and watch the crazy storm blow through. I took a video with my phone, but can't upload it. :( Here is the article I got these pictures from:</div><div><a href="http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x1373192379/Sangamon-under-tornado-warning">http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x1373192379/Sangamon-under-tornado-warning</a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Soy_MCIFtXI/AAAAAAAAAU0/Wk0Hs6M1PJI/s1600-h/g1a9190b172a1a0fc162be67572b7f0b3fd82a6affd5231.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Soy_MCIFtXI/AAAAAAAAAU0/Wk0Hs6M1PJI/s400/g1a9190b172a1a0fc162be67572b7f0b3fd82a6affd5231.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371878668996294002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Soy_LiLBf8I/AAAAAAAAAUs/PQprfDr5ibo/s1600-h/g1a9190aa83c8e54614006cbcf5d7f3fabff00399fa170f.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Soy_LiLBf8I/AAAAAAAAAUs/PQprfDr5ibo/s400/g1a9190aa83c8e54614006cbcf5d7f3fabff00399fa170f.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371878660418666434" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Soy-_gdIA-I/AAAAAAAAAUc/E3HX-YhlYo4/s1600-h/g1a9190cf2ebdf0ac34bca0f328c531222e758b4aed9b1f.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Soy-_gdIA-I/AAAAAAAAAUc/E3HX-YhlYo4/s400/g1a9190cf2ebdf0ac34bca0f328c531222e758b4aed9b1f.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371878453799289826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Soy-_FAhhCI/AAAAAAAAAUU/rw9PZ9qhQLk/s1600-h/g1a9190b495421fb50cad1fb6a9c9d2a4566a16c768db0c.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Soy-_FAhhCI/AAAAAAAAAUU/rw9PZ9qhQLk/s400/g1a9190b495421fb50cad1fb6a9c9d2a4566a16c768db0c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371878446431568930" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Soy9gjPfZPI/AAAAAAAAAUM/u8dijwpAwHY/s1600-h/g1a91909861ca9e0a069be7f1a19cad68dca9778d2c522b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Soy9gjPfZPI/AAAAAAAAAUM/u8dijwpAwHY/s400/g1a91909861ca9e0a069be7f1a19cad68dca9778d2c522b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371876822459835634" /></a><br /><div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-7720544951612800315?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-89248080988721165902009-07-18T22:27:00.004-05:002009-07-18T22:34:14.925-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SmKTDsiDTrI/AAAAAAAAATk/Fj2laApn6rg/s1600-h/100_4388.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SmKTDsiDTrI/AAAAAAAAATk/Fj2laApn6rg/s320/100_4388.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360008198227185330" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This concert in STL was really awesome. I knew pretty much every lyric to every song he sang. I took a bunch of videos with my camera, but they don't have very good sound or video quality...so it just doesn't do it justice.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SmKS3kIek6I/AAAAAAAAATc/aZ5_il8rEsY/s1600-h/100_4393.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SmKS3kIek6I/AAAAAAAAATc/aZ5_il8rEsY/s320/100_4393.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360007989814006690" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is outside the venue. It was sold out. The place is called The Pageant.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SmKS3V1P7HI/AAAAAAAAATU/FiJCgcpP-Yg/s1600-h/100_4389.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SmKS3V1P7HI/AAAAAAAAATU/FiJCgcpP-Yg/s320/100_4389.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360007985975258226" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He walked right by me.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SmKS3HAaDcI/AAAAAAAAATE/8_Ci7xpubLQ/s1600-h/100_4380.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SmKS3HAaDcI/AAAAAAAAATE/8_Ci7xpubLQ/s320/100_4380.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360007981995527618" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SmKS28PQKHI/AAAAAAAAAS8/6YMYqYTvcR4/s1600-h/100_4369.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SmKS28PQKHI/AAAAAAAAAS8/6YMYqYTvcR4/s320/100_4369.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360007979105003634" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is taken with my camera....but they were taking pictures of people and uploading them to Mat's website.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-8924808098872116590?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-54585092714698389892009-07-10T13:30:00.002-05:002009-07-10T13:31:32.338-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SleI5wzQ0sI/AAAAAAAAASY/fJurqnKiN9M/s1600-h/mat-kearney-city-of-black-white.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SleI5wzQ0sI/AAAAAAAAASY/fJurqnKiN9M/s400/mat-kearney-city-of-black-white.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356900807714329282" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-5458509271469838989?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-14783627106466349372009-07-03T15:23:00.002-05:002009-07-03T15:24:51.593-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sk5o13YbkeI/AAAAAAAAASQ/2ydRv2mDy2w/s1600-h/dsc00064.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sk5o13YbkeI/AAAAAAAAASQ/2ydRv2mDy2w/s400/dsc00064.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354332281598874082" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>but the vacation isn't until November, so more to come!<div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-1478362710646634937?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-89228022185023009052009-06-28T09:00:00.006-05:002009-06-28T09:32:17.216-05:00<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Skd4Y-2k8BI/AAAAAAAAARY/UND6qvXXx74/s320/The+Producers.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 311px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352379052737228818" /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Friday night I went with some of my friends to see the broadway show "The Producers." It was held at The Muni, an outdoor theatre near Lake Springfield. The Producers is about a public accountant who wants to be a producer. They had a CPA firm on stage during a couple of the scenes. The accountant quits his job at the firm and partners with broadway producer. They </div><div>want to raise $2 million, put on really bad $100k show and keep all the rest of the money. The show they decide to do is a gay rendition of about springtime with Adolf Hitler. It turns out to be a huge success and one of the producers gets put in jail and the other one runs off to Rio.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, one of the friends I have been hanging out with has about 5 parts in the show and has to change costumes about 7 times! Her name is Lexie and she has been doing these shows and beauty pageants for a long time. Last year she won Illinois Idol and tried out for American Idol, </div><div>but didn't make it any further.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Skd5ZAfw4jI/AAAAAAAAASA/KfrKIxK1yDE/s320/000_0313.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352380152690041394" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A lot of my friends here are musically inclined. Jeremiah in this picture with the black hat on has a CD coming out next week. He is in a Christian music group and sings for the church I go to. </div><div><br /></div><div>He also might be on American Idol this year! He just tried out in Chicago, but can't tell us much about it. We know he made it to the next round and has to try out again in August.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Skd80LfAETI/AAAAAAAAASI/BjK0L4DcqEA/s320/4412_520320557768_149700470_30928494_4686783_n.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352383918030983474" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have another friend named Will in this picture who also has a CD out and is currently singing in Arizona and Nevada for the weekend. He plays accoustic guitar and writes all of his own songs.</div><div>It looks like his website is not working, but here is his myspace - you can listen to a couple of his songs here:</div><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ashland24">http://www.myspace.com/ashland24</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Skd4tybBwsI/AAAAAAAAAR4/FahjjNHKH7E/s320/000_0317.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352379410177704642" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More Muni Pics...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Skd4tmm7o5I/AAAAAAAAARw/GF_3vvWtFQs/s320/000_0314.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352379407006409618" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Skd4ZC8MRgI/AAAAAAAAARg/QCOgZr2RHnw/s320/000_0312.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352379053834520066" /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-8922802218502300905?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-66523907794481538082009-06-21T19:30:00.003-05:002009-06-21T19:36:10.422-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RXuCFUBI/AAAAAAAAARQ/c8zAgaS60vA/s1600-h/000_0311.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RXuCFUBI/AAAAAAAAARQ/c8zAgaS60vA/s320/000_0311.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349943612786692114" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Washington Park: Angel of Hope</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RXX2ttoI/AAAAAAAAARI/e7MPUZLgqjk/s1600-h/000_0309.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RXX2ttoI/AAAAAAAAARI/e7MPUZLgqjk/s320/000_0309.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349943606833428098" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Carillon Bell Tower.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RN9QYPMI/AAAAAAAAARA/BcAYUG-qD4w/s1600-h/000_0308.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RN9QYPMI/AAAAAAAAARA/BcAYUG-qD4w/s320/000_0308.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349943445074492610" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RNkOKCOI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/Ot2HOKx6to0/s1600-h/000_0305.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RNkOKCOI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/Ot2HOKx6to0/s320/000_0305.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349943438354286818" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Botanical Gardens</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RNbe0AHI/AAAAAAAAAQw/9GcFkiWcOEw/s1600-h/000_0303.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RNbe0AHI/AAAAAAAAAQw/9GcFkiWcOEw/s320/000_0303.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349943436008226930" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RNKiyhAI/AAAAAAAAAQo/LyKm6_-0n8I/s1600-h/000_0301.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RNKiyhAI/AAAAAAAAAQo/LyKm6_-0n8I/s320/000_0301.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349943431461504002" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Old State Capitol</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RM2tT7SI/AAAAAAAAAQg/AhK3EqxEhL0/s1600-h/000_0300.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sj7RM2tT7SI/AAAAAAAAAQg/AhK3EqxEhL0/s320/000_0300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349943426136927522" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>New Capitol</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-6652390779448153808?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-6121868983565918012009-06-14T20:52:00.009-05:002009-06-14T22:51:18.356-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SjXFJSZCDBI/AAAAAAAAAQY/rLr_9--TSgo/s1600-h/100_4313.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SjXFJSZCDBI/AAAAAAAAAQY/rLr_9--TSgo/s320/100_4313.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347396895918656530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SjXFJAiwkkI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/oxs-flj4Roc/s1600-h/100_4341.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SjXFJAiwkkI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/oxs-flj4Roc/s320/100_4341.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347396891127616066" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My parents came to Springfield for the weekend and we went to St. Louis on Saturday. It was a fun-filled day at the Anheuser-Busch Tour, the Arch and the Zoo. Here is a video I put together today of our STL trip....enjoy!...(the upload wasn't working too well here at blogger. Maybe I will try again later. Please check out my video at Facebook)<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=660557320895">http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=660557320895</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-612186898356591801?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-45861059923808472982009-06-06T21:57:00.012-05:002009-06-07T12:53:43.586-05:00For those with a short attention span...here is an 18 mile bike ride from Springfield to Rochester and back condensed into a 2 minute 26 second video. I got Alvin &amp; the Chipmunks to sing and record "Here You Me" to go along with my biking video. I biked probably 75 miles this week and still made time for work, church, friends and CNN interviews! Enjoy the video.<div><br /></div><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-b6e699818d8c1a9e" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db6e699818d8c1a9e%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330275660%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2474D3C8667178BBDFDA956920AB01D633EF43F9.408C9918C7E86D213A1ED04B43DE2575AFE87D5F%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db6e699818d8c1a9e%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DfcsRcsKJNHjspqxeSUDkVHylzLk&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db6e699818d8c1a9e%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330275660%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2474D3C8667178BBDFDA956920AB01D633EF43F9.408C9918C7E86D213A1ED04B43DE2575AFE87D5F%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db6e699818d8c1a9e%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DfcsRcsKJNHjspqxeSUDkVHylzLk&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-4586105992380847298?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-37909445955364427442009-06-06T21:08:00.002-05:002009-06-06T21:11:01.492-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SisheZIQZQI/AAAAAAAAAQI/cBH2QFMVcKo/s1600-h/youtube-logo.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 88px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SishTb7cklI/AAAAAAAAAPA/lSPo0hlYFCI/s320/blogo.bmp" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344402000603550290" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-3790944595536442744?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-31418586874683650862009-06-05T07:34:00.002-05:002009-06-06T14:53:27.728-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SirJM7rZo-I/AAAAAAAAAO4/8tShS9Zt3m0/s1600-h/WoodTVLogo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 162px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SirJM7rZo-I/AAAAAAAAAO4/8tShS9Zt3m0/s400/WoodTVLogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344305131843855330" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/your_money/Map_your_job_search">http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/your_money/Map_your_job_search</a><div><br /></div><div>Check out the video!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-3141858687468365086?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-86264517660184288352009-06-02T13:18:00.002-05:002009-06-02T13:21:14.373-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SiVtlHwBeoI/AAAAAAAAAOo/zSHnwOhZflA/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 183px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SiVtlHwBeoI/AAAAAAAAAOo/zSHnwOhZflA/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342797017448020610" /></a><br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/02/news/economy/hired_maps/index.htm?postversion=2009060212">http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/02/news/economy/hired_maps/index.htm?postversion=2009060212</a><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-8626451766018428835?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-57734767845804420662009-05-29T17:26:00.004-05:002009-05-30T10:03:24.663-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SiBjqmi4gTI/AAAAAAAAAOg/K37Nqo6q05I/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SiBjqmi4gTI/AAAAAAAAAOg/K37Nqo6q05I/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341378741613920562" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>BREAKING NEWS: I was interviewed by CNN yesterday and today! Here's the deal: I read CNN.com pretty much everyday and lately they have had several articles about people getting jobs, losing jobs and the economy, etc. On several of the articles and on the Hired - CNN facebook page, they wanted readers to send in their stories about how they got a job recently in this bad economy. Seeing how "being on CNN" is on my life-long bucket list, I wrote a pretty good email to them and explained how I used Google Maps to search for jobs all over the country! They found my story and my short unemployment stint pretty interesting and called me up this week. People at work are excited because it is good advertising for our firm. The CNN reporter who interviewed me is the same lady who recently interviewed one of the top executives for my firm! So it's a pretty big deal and I am excited to see what is published. Stay tuned to money.cnn.com!</div><div><br /></div><div>In other news, my car insurance just went from $356 (edit: I guess it was only $286) to $141! Yeah Illinois. However, state sales tax went from 6% to 7.75% as a result of moving from MI to IL.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-5773476784580442066?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-77970662923715394032009-05-25T15:11:00.004-05:002009-05-25T15:14:08.374-05:00<div>It is rainy, so I came up with a logo for the biking group I started. Give me some feedback!?<div></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Shr76SDihlI/AAAAAAAAAOY/n0u22RrlPXc/s1600-h/logo3.bmp.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Shr76SDihlI/AAAAAAAAAOY/n0u22RrlPXc/s400/logo3.bmp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339857286898812498" /></a><br /><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-7797066292371539403?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-23856929696677539912009-05-24T19:07:00.001-05:002009-05-24T19:09:17.431-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Shnhj1d4IbI/AAAAAAAAAOI/EvUs5SWN57Q/s1600-h/n548385575_6963382_6586028.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Shnhj1d4IbI/AAAAAAAAAOI/EvUs5SWN57Q/s400/n548385575_6963382_6586028.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339546838988497330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnhjmJy2CI/AAAAAAAAAOA/KAjxm6BkMQ4/s1600-h/4727_197294770575_548385575_6919754_3097677_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnhjmJy2CI/AAAAAAAAAOA/KAjxm6BkMQ4/s400/4727_197294770575_548385575_6919754_3097677_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339546834877732898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Shnhjed-QzI/AAAAAAAAAN4/fkHyJ6RGv14/s1600-h/4727_198992505575_548385575_6963381_4919813_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Shnhjed-QzI/AAAAAAAAAN4/fkHyJ6RGv14/s400/4727_198992505575_548385575_6963381_4919813_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339546832814883634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnhjQeoffI/AAAAAAAAANw/zNkriQyU66M/s1600-h/4727_197296370575_548385575_6919800_5900276_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnhjQeoffI/AAAAAAAAANw/zNkriQyU66M/s400/4727_197296370575_548385575_6919800_5900276_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339546829059554802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Shnhi_xadiI/AAAAAAAAANo/KCR6-xPzMCY/s1600-h/4727_198992490575_548385575_6963379_6101250_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Shnhi_xadiI/AAAAAAAAANo/KCR6-xPzMCY/s400/4727_198992490575_548385575_6963379_6101250_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339546824574924322" /></a>See last post for description.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-2385692969667753991?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-598970581825446282009-05-24T18:23:00.010-05:002009-05-24T18:46:25.170-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnaWr7mnUI/AAAAAAAAANg/l8OFLJ7tAvI/s1600-h/100_4253.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnaWr7mnUI/AAAAAAAAANg/l8OFLJ7tAvI/s400/100_4253.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339538916509130050" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div>So I started and am the leader of a cycling club/ministry called FourThirteen Cycling through the church I have been going to. Some of the people I have been meeting expressed interest in it, so I decided to organize it and keep it going each week. The name "FourThirteen" is derived from Philippians 4:13 and also we plan on leaving at 4:13 pm every Sunday. Today we biked roughly 15 miles total. We started near my apartment and took the Interurban Trail to Chatham. I think we are going to continue this same path until we really get the club going and branch out to other locations. We are hoping to get more people at each experience level and branch out that way too. Our first day had a pretty good turn out. We are planning on advertising on screen before or during church and putting something in the bulletin this coming Sunday in addition to our Facebook invitations. Here are some of the pics from our first ride...I should get some better pics soon from my new body-builder buddy Dave.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnZ2aYq4dI/AAAAAAAAANY/izYILUNgOTg/s1600-h/100_4260.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnZ2aYq4dI/AAAAAAAAANY/izYILUNgOTg/s400/100_4260.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339538362043392466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnZ2F8Zz7I/AAAAAAAAANQ/0RKAQcR9tqk/s1600-h/100_4258.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnZ2F8Zz7I/AAAAAAAAANQ/0RKAQcR9tqk/s400/100_4258.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339538356556124082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnZ161OqmI/AAAAAAAAANI/rhj54dDbb2w/s1600-h/100_4257.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnZ161OqmI/AAAAAAAAANI/rhj54dDbb2w/s400/100_4257.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339538353573243490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnZ1_v1o4I/AAAAAAAAANA/tapjwSih1x0/s1600-h/100_4255.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnZ1_v1o4I/AAAAAAAAANA/tapjwSih1x0/s400/100_4255.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339538354892809090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnZ1qYuPUI/AAAAAAAAAM4/ty1ubRmwqsI/s1600-h/100_4254.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/ShnZ1qYuPUI/AAAAAAAAAM4/ty1ubRmwqsI/s400/100_4254.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339538349158710594" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Funny Story : On Saturday I went to check out another singles biking club from Westside Christian Church. They meet every Wednesday and Saturday at the same location my club is meeting at. I thought I would see if there was anyone my age, but it turned out to be a roughly "50 year old singles biking club" hahahha. I still went with them and had a good talk with a retired business man who knew a lot of people from Arthur Anderson and PwC (2 huge accounting firms) They told me more about their church and about the activities for people my age. So I went to that church this morning, met a ton more people and plan on going to a big memorial day party with them tomorrow evening!......and in case you were wondering...no "cougars" hit on me during the singles biking.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-59897058182544628?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-66219575563514822242009-05-16T12:55:00.009-05:002009-05-16T14:36:28.084-05:00<div><div>I'm exhausted from biking already and decided to take a break to upload some pics from my first ride on the new bike.  These shots are just a glimpse of Washington Park.  The park was huge and extremely nice.  It has a golf course next to it and a tennis lodge within the park.  It looked like they had some tennis tournaments going on today.  I'm planning on playing some ultimate frisbee at this park tomorrow afternoon with a bunch of people from church.</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sg7-nN0yCRI/AAAAAAAAALs/o0R0zz2J1VY/s1600-h/100_4248.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sg7-nN0yCRI/AAAAAAAAALs/o0R0zz2J1VY/s400/100_4248.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336482558160013586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sg7-jdqPc6I/AAAAAAAAALk/hB4PlOT4tyw/s1600-h/100_4246.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sg7-jdqPc6I/AAAAAAAAALk/hB4PlOT4tyw/s400/100_4246.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336482493691294626" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sg7-exXiZTI/AAAAAAAAALc/X1vqhDIsFQM/s1600-h/100_4251.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sg7-exXiZTI/AAAAAAAAALc/X1vqhDIsFQM/s400/100_4251.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336482413082207538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sg7-ZTi09ZI/AAAAAAAAALU/gGabGvYntqs/s1600-h/100_4250.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sg7-ZTi09ZI/AAAAAAAAALU/gGabGvYntqs/s400/100_4250.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336482319177151890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sg7-VWuxtuI/AAAAAAAAALM/hCtFNAbsqO8/s1600-h/100_4249.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sg7-VWuxtuI/AAAAAAAAALM/hCtFNAbsqO8/s400/100_4249.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336482251313100514" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-6621957556351482224?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-32271950089882599962009-05-10T14:46:00.010-05:002009-05-10T18:28:31.712-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sgdi_8gCuoI/AAAAAAAAALE/6UoRrOa7vvQ/s1600-h/100_4244.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sgdi_8gCuoI/AAAAAAAAALE/6UoRrOa7vvQ/s400/100_4244.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334341134355446402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgdiRxCJz6I/AAAAAAAAAK8/UuJoBraxAyY/s1600-h/100_4242.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgdiRxCJz6I/AAAAAAAAAK8/UuJoBraxAyY/s400/100_4242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334340341003308962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgdiOl5Wa3I/AAAAAAAAAK0/10X9P9qePAM/s1600-h/100_4243.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgdiOl5Wa3I/AAAAAAAAAK0/10X9P9qePAM/s400/100_4243.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334340286473988978" /></a>I went for a short bike ride intending to read a book outside.  There were too many bugs.  I found a mountain biking path.  I took cool pictures.  The end.<br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgdiH-s83ZI/AAAAAAAAAKk/DUfCdmgFTPE/s400/100_4245.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334340172873784722" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it."</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-3227195008988259996?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-46662593690462353822009-05-10T12:40:00.011-05:002009-05-10T13:28:53.709-05:00Spanish titles make everything sound cool.  Happy mother's day to my mom and other mother's reading my blog.  Just got back from church...the front desk girl at my work gave her testimony in front of everyone during the service!  She just lost her mom this year to cancer and this is her first mother's day without her. :(<div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgcUI10ZlLI/AAAAAAAAAJk/J2KCYI3qHMg/s320/untitled.bmp" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334254425762010290" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the best mother-son pic I could come up with right now...it is in Bar Harbor, Maine back in 04'.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgcaFXJYyeI/AAAAAAAAAKE/fyDT_V4Qp3o/s320/100_4238%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334260963058698722" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My sister requested a few pics of the crib.  So here it is.  My 2 story townhouse I share with my roommate Molly.  There are 2 bedrooms on the top floor along with my bathroom.  The kitchen, family room and another bathroom is on the bottom floor.  It is really spacious and seems far better than the last 2 apartments I have lived in.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgcZ9MY3o-I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/6UmTTR6Dkh0/s320/100_4236%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334260822731891682" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The kitchen area.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgcaJNqK5DI/AAAAAAAAAKM/nF9PwK7zAL4/s320/100_4241%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334261029231322162" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Me grilling up a massive steak for lunch.  Thanks mom!  I just soaked it with some more A-1 marinade.  It smells delicious.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgcZ5quBI9I/AAAAAAAAAJs/tkPiBQaZSTs/s320/100_4235%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334260762154181586" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The family room.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I changed a few blog settings, so you should be able to leave me a comment - even if you are not registered.  Let me know if it is still not there....if it is there - leave me some love.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-4666259369046235382?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-83902233617548307182009-05-09T15:44:00.000-05:002009-05-09T15:59:24.096-05:00<div>I decided to really get into my hobby of biking, so I ordered a new Gary Fisher AR Super road bike with the recommendation of my friend Jim and his buddy.  The bike shop threw in a free helmet and water bottle cage.  It should arrive on Monday or Wednesday at the latest!  I am excited to take it out for a spin!  After I get used to my new bike I am planning on checking out some of the Springfield races and bike clubs.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgXrYkI2wpI/AAAAAAAAAJU/7DNZ29f1IY0/s1600-h/arc_super_blue.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgXrYkI2wpI/AAAAAAAAAJU/7DNZ29f1IY0/s320/arc_super_blue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333928140940427922" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Michigan unemployment money well sp</div><div>ent!  Go ahead - click on the picture to enlarge.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There are a lot of really nice trails around my apartment.  One of them ironically leads directly to my work.  My goal at some point is to bike all the way to St. Louis because my parents laughed at the thought of me biking that far....I'll show them.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgXudbfuaII/AAAAAAAAAJc/UA_47ix6a_8/s320/Bikes+on+Tarras+road+in+mist.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333931523054659714" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On another note - my new job is going very well.  So far I have just been filling out HR information and getting settled in, but I am off to my first client on Monday already.  My schedule is rediculously booked through at least September.  August is going to be really busy.  I will be traveling primarily around Illinois, down to St. Louis and Texas in the fall.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-8390223361754830718?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-40314798430042118922009-05-05T21:16:00.000-05:002009-05-06T21:33:37.333-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgDzZjruYyI/AAAAAAAAAIk/anehZEM0UIc/s1600-h/100_4229.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332529579207582498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgDzZjruYyI/AAAAAAAAAIk/anehZEM0UIc/s320/100_4229.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Just got back this evening from ORIENTATION in Oak Brook IL. Some good times were had. This is the O.B. office on the southside of the building. It was a really nice building. We were on the 7th floor and could barely see downtown Chicago on the first day when it was clear out.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>It was interesting meeting people/new friends from all over the country. I sat next to a new hire from the Orange County, CA office. He said I could come hang out with him sometime later this year in Cali. I told him I want to transfer to his office next and to let me know when there are any clients out there that could use my assistance.</div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgDzsWLallI/AAAAAAAAAI0/zCpSLJJ2fpE/s1600-h/100_4230.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332529901999920722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgDzsWLallI/AAAAAAAAAI0/zCpSLJJ2fpE/s320/100_4230.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I thought the ball diamond and park out behind the office was pretty nice.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgD0o09dxdI/AAAAAAAAAJM/LrH3ChHeIDs/s1600-h/ditkas-oak-brook-366x303.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332530941055059410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgD0o09dxdI/AAAAAAAAAJM/LrH3ChHeIDs/s320/ditkas-oak-brook-366x303.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>This is the nice restaurant we ate at on Monday night. The OC kid's bill turned out to be about $85 dollars and he was rather afraid to turn in that receipt when he got back to Cali. I don't think this would have been acceptable at my last job....but they recommended this restaurant to us!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgDz_ELyYqI/AAAAAAAAAJE/Pxo3l8Bg2VA/s1600-h/100_4234.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332530223587156642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgDz_ELyYqI/AAAAAAAAAJE/Pxo3l8Bg2VA/s320/100_4234.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>This is the nice Hilton they put us up in for the night....OC guy didn't get to stay on the top floor like the rest of us executives.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgDz3Prmt_I/AAAAAAAAAI8/7jrwFBVFwJ8/s1600-h/100_4233.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332530089234446322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgDz3Prmt_I/AAAAAAAAAI8/7jrwFBVFwJ8/s320/100_4233.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />"Whatever you are...be a good one"<br />- Abe Lincoln</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgDzijLmFZI/AAAAAAAAAIs/9GAvKai_4mE/s1600-h/100_4228.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332529733691643282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/SgDzijLmFZI/AAAAAAAAAIs/9GAvKai_4mE/s320/100_4228.JPG" border="0" /></a>We didn't get to eat out on the roof of the office because of the large birds hanging out there and they were fixing the tiles.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>That's all for now. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="left"></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-4031479843004211892?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-52291622349945101072009-05-03T09:17:00.000-05:002009-05-03T09:50:31.064-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2ohMAczwI/AAAAAAAAAIE/mnvE8IG4RUQ/s1600-h/100_4224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2ohMAczwI/AAAAAAAAAIE/mnvE8IG4RUQ/s320/100_4224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331602821988798210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />During my daily bike ride yesterday, I also checked out Centennial Park. It has a pretty sweet skate park, tennis courts, biking trails, and playground.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2otaI-cXI/AAAAAAAAAIU/dO-XSfNaE8A/s1600-h/100_4227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2otaI-cXI/AAAAAAAAAIU/dO-XSfNaE8A/s320/100_4227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331603031941083506" border="0" /></a>I went up on this hill right here and met a few young lads sitting on top of a large man-made hill just enjoying the scenery. I could tell they were natives to Springfield, so I started some conversation with them. I asked what they like to do in Springfield? They replied, "This. Just sit here." They were very friendly, but that was not exactly the response I was looking for. They continued, "Sometimes we sit at another park near the Wabash trail too." Ok...not too much to do in this town huh?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2obZnHpQI/AAAAAAAAAH8/_Decs9gI3Wo/s1600-h/100_4217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2obZnHpQI/AAAAAAAAAH8/_Decs9gI3Wo/s320/100_4217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331602722561434882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2oXK4d-kI/AAAAAAAAAH0/d746hqDihgM/s1600-h/100_4222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2oXK4d-kI/AAAAAAAAAH0/d746hqDihgM/s320/100_4222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331602649888193090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2oSQWH_-I/AAAAAAAAAHs/2vJksDPUbJ4/s1600-h/100_4223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2oSQWH_-I/AAAAAAAAAHs/2vJksDPUbJ4/s320/100_4223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331602565455413218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The skate park was interesting, but no one was that great. Not saying I could do much better, but I was hoping for more. After a while I got bored watching these 8 year olds and hearing their Grandma calling them over to the car, so I got my 21 speed huffy down in ramps and showed these kids who's boss!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2oo3JCByI/AAAAAAAAAIM/mtUPFUSD9CY/s1600-h/100_4225.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2oo3JCByI/AAAAAAAAAIM/mtUPFUSD9CY/s320/100_4225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331602953826600738" border="0" /></a><br />Some of this "art work" in the skate park reminded me of the legendary pseudo-anonymous artist who calls himself Banksy.<br />He is a graffiti artist who paints huge stencil-like artwork on buildings and no one really knows who he is.<br /><br /><br />http://www.banksy.co.uk/<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2o0VhSUxI/AAAAAAAAAIc/zhs8u71xmQg/s1600-h/100_4219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sf2o0VhSUxI/AAAAAAAAAIc/zhs8u71xmQg/s320/100_4219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331603150959956754" border="0" /></a><br />Finally, the church I was planning on checking out first was right across the street from the park. I went to the Saturday night service and really enjoyed it. I met the pastor and a couple who runs the 'young adult' groups. They invited me to dinner at a restaurant and over to their house later that night. I met a ton of people my age already and plan on going to the Lincoln Museum with them today (Sunday). They get together every other Weds, every Fri and there is another group that is studying these incredible films called NOOMA! They are produced in some town called Grand Rapids by a guy named Rob Bell. Hmmm....I may have to join that group.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-5229162234994510107?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-41809844848959904672009-05-02T15:56:00.000-05:002009-05-02T16:25:07.170-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sfy1v-MoweI/AAAAAAAAAHM/jSSzJ91ZyyA/s1600-h/100_4213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sfy1v-MoweI/AAAAAAAAAHM/jSSzJ91ZyyA/s320/100_4213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331335894654304738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">While I was test driving some Mazda's, Ramacio Douglas told me all about his life and points of interest in Springfield. One of the hot spots he mentioned was a wealthy sub-division called "The Reserve." Naturally, I added this destination to my biking schedule, brought my camera and awkwardly took a few pictures , hoping theirs guards or dogs did not come after me. The Reserve is only a few miles from my apartment and pretty interesting to see. Many of the houses have tiki huts by their pool. One even had a full-size fireplace and chimney for the tiki hut. Another one had a driveway through the house and garages on the backside. Here are a few of my pics:<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sfy1klBdvoI/AAAAAAAAAHE/ZMHJcQiXePM/s1600-h/100_4212.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sfy1klBdvoI/AAAAAAAAAHE/ZMHJcQiXePM/s320/100_4212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331335698917998210" border="0" /></a><br />This is the entrance.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sfy20IyEFCI/AAAAAAAAAHc/feoAXHRtNFU/s1600-h/100_4216.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sfy20IyEFCI/AAAAAAAAAHc/feoAXHRtNFU/s320/100_4216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331337065726743586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Rod Blagojevich government fraud money??? His former office is in the video on my last post.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sfy6CWJ6IUI/AAAAAAAAAHk/t7Iwv-xjZ2w/s1600-h/100_4214.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r0PoBTCLNkI/Sfy6CWJ6IUI/AAAAAAAAAHk/t7Iwv-xjZ2w/s320/100_4214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331340608369467714" border="0" /></a>This one was huge! Looked like they had their own theme park out back and an olympic size pool.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1425711730048955082-4180984484895990467?l=buysta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tim Buyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565226417298993355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425711730048955082.post-291997038620891652009-05-01T21:44:00.002-05:002009-05-17T08:50:43.810-05:00Hola!<br /><br />So I felt compelled (or obligated) to create a blog. I believe it is pretty much expected of West Michiganders when they move out of the state. So here it is folks. Please subscribe to my blog, leave a few comments, drink some coffee and follow my new life in Illinois. I am not promising too much here though...I'm pretty bored at the moment with a lot of unemployed time on my hands. Monday will be a different story when I start my career at ***Company Confidential***<br /><br />So anyway, I am all settled in my townhouse with my random craigslist roommate named Molly and her dog Harry. My new address is:<br /><br />***Email Me for Address***<br /><br />I have been exploring my new habitat for the past week on my bike. My daily adventures came to a halt today with the rain and I had a flat tire. My Huffy should be up and running early tomorrow morning....after 3 trips to the DMV, I am officially an Illinois resident; however, I still need to figure out how to put a license plate on the front of my car.<br /><br />Well that's enough bloggin' to get me started...and now a video tribute to my first few days in the Land of Lincoln including exclusive, never before seen footage of Abe's tomb, house, the state capital and my new office building at the very beginning. 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