Welcome and Happy 2009!

Welcome to my blog, Tim’s Adventures! I have a lot of interests that I will likely blog including running, traveling, digital photography, gadgets, finance/rewards and current events. I’m going to use this as a place to write down thoughts on those topics and make major announcements. In fact, I’ll be making a major announcement next week, so stay tuned.

I do want to wish everyone a belated Happy 2009. I meant to launch my blog on New Year’s day, but my intentions were scuttled by other priorities such as cleaning and trying to recover from an illness.

Briefly, looking back at 2008, I was able to accomplish some significant things -

• Running my first full marathon in San Diego
• Getting my first professional promotion
• Getting another professional certification
• Paying off more student loans in full
• Taking a trip to India and Experiencing an Indian/Hindu wedding
• Staying connected with friends and family.

I am very excited about 2009. I have a few things that I would like to accomplish -

• Learning a foreign language (preferably Chinese)
• Running my second marathon
• Paying off more loans (car and student loans)
• Taking another overseas trip
• Joining a soccer league
• Eating healthy more often
• Learning how to use a digital SLR camera.

These are only a few things that I want to do in 2009. I know 2009 is going to be infinitely better than 2008. Whatever your goals for 2009 may be, good luck in the pursuit of those achievements.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will find my future posts informative and enjoyable.

Tim

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• Why I run and the benefits I have gained from running Up until 2005, for most of my adult life, I had always been a bigger, heavy set guy. Through out 5 years of college, I did not do a great job of staying fit and active. As I felt myself get heavier and heavier from 2000 - 2005, I always......
• The value of Starwoods SPG points part 1 NOTE: I've decided to split this into two posts. Part 1 of my response is long enough as it is. The second part of my response will address the calculations made in Chua's second post "Travel Cards Part II". My friend Chua over at THINKchua.com and I share common interests......
• On Debt and Making Choices Today is an important personal milestone. This day marks the final payment made to Wellsfargo on my remaining private student loans. With this payment I have no more private student loans to pay back and only a little over $15,000 in federal loans left. In July 2005, I made a committment......
• A few of my favorite photos from China I've been back in the U.S. since Sunday, September 13th. I admit...I'm extremely behind in posting content about the China trip. Part of that is because I've been extremely busy at the office and part of it is because I've been recovering from jet lag slower than usual. One thing......

• Bristol Mountain, Canandaigua, NY Bristol Mountain Resort is located in - Canandaigua, NY US Phone - (585) 374 6000 Website: http://www.bristolmountain.com/ About the Resort - Bristol Mountain offers the tallest vertical drop among all ski areas between the Adirondacks and the Rocky Mountains, and the longest run is more than two total miles long.......
• New Loan Funded — really want to get out of debt — $25,000 at 25.00% — C Credit — DTI 131% A new loan funded (really want to get out of debt — $25,000 at 25.00%).  I participated via my standing order: Any DTI — AF.  Which is this loan was funded as a any debt to income ratio and was an auto-funding loan.  The borrow had C credit and 131% DTI. ......
• How can I get back money I loaned to my ex boyfriend? I loaned my ex boyfriend (boyfriend at the time) 0 cash. We've broken up and its been about 6 months and I haven't seen any of the money yet. Is there any legal way I can get the money back? At first I told him he could pay me 0......
• How the Restaurant Business is like Running a Marathon I was speaking to a guest and they compared us to a person running a marathon, not a sprint, a marathon. They gave me the same advice that they would give a world-class runner, and I want to share it with you: 1. Don't waste energy - to make the......
• Why credit matters These days your credit history counts for a lot more than "just" getting approved for financial matters. More and more, building and maintaining a good credit history is crucial to obtaining a decent job and place to live. Prospective employers and landlords frequently want to check your credit history. They......

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