The American League West Gets Exciting!

M’s fall short in last night’s rally ending a 3 game win streak. Luckily the Seattle Mariners still only remain 2.5 games back from first place in the American League West as the Texas Rangers lose yet another one making that it a 5 game losing streak. Hopefully the Mariners can pull it together tonight – they should – considering they are playing the San Diego Padres with a  losing record of 31 and 38.

A noteworthy stat from last night’s game was Ken Griffey’s Jr’s home run making it the Mariners 5,000th franchise home run. It appears Griffey has retrieved the ball from a generous fan, and returned it to the Mariners for display. Griffey wouldn’t say what he had to give up to get the ball back from the fan, just that fan was reasonable, and would be taken care of for his generosity.

Machida Rocks Evans!

What an outstanding UFC fight this weekend! I couldn’t be happier with the second round knockout of Rashad Evans by Lyoto Machida. I’ve been saying Lyoto Machida is the best pound for pound fighter for years now, and very few agreed. With this knockout victory over undefeated Evans, I wonder what these people are saying now.

The Uprising Pro MMA Event Coming To Seattle this Weekend

I’m really looking forward to “The Uprising” Pro MMA Event coming to the ShoWare Center in Kent this weekend. This is the first major MMA event of it’s kind in this area.  On the main card we have:

CO-MAIN EVENTS: 

Mario Miranda(7-0) vs Chad Vance (6-1) 185lbs

Mike “300″ Hayes(5-1) vs Fabiano Sherner (7-7)  Heavyweight

Fabiano Scherner has fought several big names such as Brandon Vera, Gabrial Gonzaga, and two guys who fought in the most recent UFC event - Adam Brink, and Assuerio Silva.

Other fights include:

Bristol Marunde(6-5) vs Mychal Clark (6-5) light hvy (205lbs)

Shad Lierley (3-2) vs Deryck Ripley (10-13)

Joel Pettit amateur belt holder (0-0) vs Jason Koster (0-1)

David Courchaine (0-1) vs Brad Luvaas (0-1)

Jon Maranski (1-0) vs Chad Vaudrin (0-1)

Marques Daniels vs Dennis Parks (0-2)

Taylor Roberts (0-0) vs John Heath (0-0)

Day & Date: Sat, May 2, 2009
Showtime: 7:00 pm
Doors Open: 6:00 pm
Ticket Prices: $30.00 – $75.00

Click Here for more information and to buy tickets!

Finally Some NICE Seattle Weather!

Finally some nice Seattle weather today, with temperatures over 70.  But it looks like things will be back to normal for most of the week.

Seattle 7 day forecast starting 4/21/09

Image courtesy of http://www.komonews.com/weather.

Phil Mickelson Better get his A$$ in Gear for the 2009 Masters

Let’s hope Phil Mickelson can pull it together after missing the cut at the Shell Houston open this past weekend. Mickelson, off a two win streak, and who missed the previous week because he was not feeling well; made a poor return at the Shell Houston open by missing the cut. Now that Tiget is back, and hot, we need someone to regularly give him a run for his money. I was/am hoping this is Phil’s year!

Apr. 9 – Apr. 12

The Masters Tournament Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA

ESPN/CBS

Trevor Immelman

$7,000,000

Another Heart Stopping Win for Tiger Woods at the Arnold Palmer Invitational

I think my heart skipped a beat watching Tiger sink his 15 foot put on the 72nd hole of Arnold Palmer’s Invitational at Bay Hill. He is so unreal it is ridiculous. Every time he plays, I feel like I am watching the same round of Golf over and over. Going into the final round, Sean had a several shot lead, but ultimately choked shooting a 3 over 73 while Tiger shoots a 67 – 3 under. The next two weeks will be two of the most exciting in Golf this year. With the world’s top two players as hot as they can be; Tiger back, coming off a great win and Phil on a two tournament win streak. Plus all of the worlds best players will be in full force next week at the Shell Houston open getting ready for the following week which is the year’s first major – The Masters Tournament at Augusta. I’ll be watching my favorite Phil Mickelson, who himself is on a two win streak, but was out this week recovering from a virus. Go get’m Phil!

Attention Seattle Business Owners, it’s time for SHOP Symposium/09

Get ready, its time for SHOP Symposium 2009! SHOP Symposium/09 is dedicated to celebrating, inspiring and educating independent business owners of all stripes. The only conference of its kind, this one-day event teaches practical skills, offers wise encouragement, and builds camaraderie. Whether you sell shoes or facials, travel getaway or graphic design, we invite you to join us. Bring your questions, your frustrations, your fears, and your hopes. Prepare to be inspired! Visit http://cravebusiness.com/shopsymposium09/index.html.

COST: $99
When: Mon, March 23, 2009
Time: 8am-5:30pm
Where: Seattle Design Center
5701 6th Ave S #378
Seattle, WA 98108

It’s Official – Evans VS Machida UFC98

Great news, it has been announced the undefeated Rashad Evans will be defending his light heavyweight title against the undefeated and ever elusive Lyoto Machida.  This is the fight I have been waiting for! Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was scheduled to fight Evans but will be undergoing surgery. I personlly think Machida has a much better chance. Lyoto is my favorite fighter. His is always suprising me with his unique technique and style. Go MACHIDA!

 

Date Time:	May-23-2009 7pm PT/10pm ET
Event Type:	PPV Live
Location:	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nevada

Too many blogs, too little time…

Does anyone else have trouble keeping up with all the different social networking and blogging sites too?  With the surge in social networks over the last couple of years, there are more than just a few quality networks to be participating in. WordPress is one of my favorite blogging sites for random thought blogging, e.g. this post.  Today feels like a random post day.  TGIF!

$8,000 Tax Credit For First-Time Home Buyers – Are You Going To Get It?

The Homebuyer Tax Credit. The stimulus bill provides for a $8,000 tax credit that would be available to first-time home buyers (those who haven’t owned in at least three years) for the purchase of a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. The credit does not require repayment for buyers who hold onto their property for at least three years. Most of the mechanics of the credit will be the same as under the 2008 rules: the credit will be claimed on a tax return to reduce the purchaser’s income tax liability. If any credit amount remains unused, then the unused amount will be refunded as a check to the purchaser.

If you’re still waiting on the fence for the market to hit bottom, then by the time you know that means the home prices will be on their way back up. If there was ever a time to buy, it would be RIGHT NOW!  Low interest rates, record decrease in home prices.  Now an $8,000 tax credit that doesn’t have to be paid back.

Why is it we have to wait until home prices go up to get off the fence and buy? When home prices are increasing that is considered a “sellers market”, and during that time buyers just can’t wait to get off the fence and pay more than asking price for a home.