Tuesday, July 15, 2003

Jackson is walking and listening For all intents and purposes, Jackson is officially walking. In the last week or so, he's gone from 1-2 steps to the length of the living room and beyond. For him, walking is a way for him to hold two things and still move around. Last night, we got some great video of him walking and babbling. He's also got a wide understanding of language as well. The other night he was playing with the drawers of his dresser, opening up a drawer, pulling out some clothes. Paulette started to freak (hi sweetie!) but I suggested we see what more he could do. I told Jackson to "put it back", and sure enough, he looked over his shoulder, reached down, picked up the piece of clothing, and started stuffing it back into the drawer. He then repeated the whole cycle over and over again. 9:43:19 PM

Fools on "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" Matthew Emmert discusses the phenom of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" on Fool.com: The truth is that Kiyosaki, and those like him, can make far more money selling you their "proven methods" than they ever could employing those methods themselves. The only available evidence leads one to believe that Kiyosaki has amassed whatever wealth he has by selling his methods, as opposed to employing them. I read the first book years ago, and liked the message that real estate is a worthwhile investment vehicle. A friend of mine read the same book, and thought Kiyosaki was saying that buying your first home isn't a good investment. Phooey! Then again, I lost interest when I started receiving tons of marketing materials for "investment seminars" from Kiyosaki's Co. which pushed people into multi-level marketing schemes. Phooey on that, too! 9:12:58 PM