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Why Do Financial Crises Happen in the Fall?

October 28, 2009 by Summer Vacation · Leave a Comment 

The 80th anniversary of the Wall Street crash of 1929 is now upon us. But this time of year brings the anniversary of a few other infamous financial panics, too: 2008 (September and October, roughly), 1987 (Black Monday, Oct. 19), 1907 (began in October) and 1873 (began in September).Autumn seems to beget a disproportionate share of American financial crises. But why?Once upon a time, there was a relatively clear-cut explanation for fall financial market problems: the crop cycle. From “The First

A Passion For Lost Treasure

October 28, 2009 by Summer Vacation · Leave a Comment 

Jessa Lee Scott is the nom de plume for mother-daughter writers from Richmond, Virginia. Originally from Texas, Jessa Scott moved to Virginia after she was married, and lived in a variety of regions in Virginia. When asked to describe the key issues of her book,Winds of Gold Scott said that according to legend, Thomas Jefferson Beale and twenty-nine Virginians left Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1817 to hunt on the Western plains. They found gold and silver north of Santa Fe, and two loads were t

Stay Aspen Snowmass

October 28, 2009 by Summer Vacation · Leave a Comment 

Going on a family vacation yet undecided on where to go? Winter season is fast approaching and I know one ideal place for you to go. I bet you people love going on ski vacations ! Well, I suggest you to visit Stay Aspen Snowmass. They’re the specialist for creating discount Snowmass and Aspen ski vacation packages and custom summer vacation packages for the resort lodging rental properties and Aspen Skiing Company. To know more information, you may visit their site at www.stayaspensnowmass.com

Sloppy Slippers events scheduled across Lichfield and Burntwood

October 28, 2009 by Summer Vacation · Leave a Comment 

Dawn Morley, Rosemary Hart and Mavis Harris with their new slippers Older people in Lichfield and Burntwood will be able to stay safe and pick up a new pair of slippers at a series of special events this winter. Lichfield District Council and HomeZone Living, working in partnership with lots of local agencies, launched its first Sloppy Slippers event of the season at Whittington Village Hall as part of the Flu Clinic and older person’s event. Sloppy Slippers is the campaign that aims to p

Holidays Need to Slow Down

October 27, 2009 by Summer Vacation · Leave a Comment 

When I was a child many years ago you got to be a kid for as long as you liked. I was in no hurry to grow up and be big. I wanted to savor each moment of each second of each day. We got up at the crack of dawn, ran out the front door and didn’t come in till mommy or daddy called us for supper. We loved being kids and more important we loved preparing for each holiday. Holidays were a season, an adventure, they had anticipation and excitement and each one owned its own time period. Those days a

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