IT'S TIME.......Would you like to come?????

I have stated in the past that after we finished building our nightmare....I mean DREAM, I would like to have a Trade-a-Long. A no Bullshit three days adventure into the minds....not selling anything....nothing to buy just two days of some theroy and then I'll trade live based on a trading plan we will develop, yes....trade live. Real money.....real time.....and just for the record everytime I have done this...I HAVE MADE A PROFIT AT THE END OF THE DAY!!!!!

So let me know if there is enough interest in this to actually get it setup....OH YEA, there will be fee.......On Monday before the market opens you will need to write a check to one of three local charities I support....you decide on how much this info is worth to you. You make the check out to them....hand it to them....and you also will receive a reciept that is tax deductable.....

This workshop is how I actually trade everyday....not made up for a workshop...but the real food fight so let me know.....just leave a comment and instead of me posting it....I'll email you back....so be sure to include your email so I can send you some info on where you can stay and how to get here....

This could be the last weekend in Sept.....

Still looking for that trading plan......

There are two groups, one that blows into town, loads up some software, open an account at some broker were you can trade low margin, get on a chat room somewhere and is ready to follow someone in order to walk the yellow brick road. Well, within a couple of weeks they are gone......just a shooting star.

Then you have a group, that works on actually developing something called a trading plan. Where they read articles, study charts, talk to fellow traders about a number of things, join a user group, paper trade, open an account and trade one contract or maybe even two......doesn't matter how much money they could throw at the market.

The sad reality of these two groups is simple. We could agree the first group is out of here, you can see it coming. But the second group, there is still only a 10% chance of success. I hear those odds all the time.....90% will blow out at some point and that might be true. But consider this, William Dennis, senior research fellow for the National Federation of Independent Business' Education Foundation analyzes a survey of 36,000 households each year for the Wells Fargo/NFIB Series on Business Starts and Stops. The latest one, available on the NFIB's Web site, www.nfibonline.com, reported that 2.9 million businesses were launched in 1997, involving nearly 4 million people. Another 1 million people purchased 700,000 existing businesses that year. The NFIB estimates 39% are profitable, 30% break even, and 30% lose money. Their data showed that annual failure rates were greater than 9% when failure was defined simply as "discontinuance of ownership." The authors also concluded that cumulatively 64.2% of the businesses failed in a 10-year period.

All you have to do is drive down your own Main Street and think of all the businesses that have come and gone, while you are on your way to Starbucks. So having a 90% failure doesn't mean you will fail does it. I remember back in 2001 during the TradingMarkets.com conference in Las Vegas, Louis Borsellino was a guest speaker and talked about this.....he even went on to say that of the 10% that are left standing only 10% of them will reach the level they all dream about. But, after giving out these odds only 2 people got up and left out of 300. So you do believe in yourself, your education and your ability to reach your level of desire.

But where are you looking, in all the wrong places......?????

Who would have guessed that the worst day of your life...was just a new beginning!!

Most people outside of Kansas have long forgotten the events of May 4th,2007 when a tornado visited Greensburg, KS and destroyed around 90% of the town....long forgotten and distance memories now.......Over 960 homes out of the 1,700 are gone, of the 140 businesses 24 are no more. Twelve people lost their lives that afternoon as sounds of a train came roaring thru Greensburg all in a matter of minutes. But what if the worst day of your life was just a new beginning?

Just like in New Orleans, some of the side effect of these kinds of disasters involve our four legged friends and companions........

It's always interesting as to how someone or something can survive this, but their she was....hungry and scared.

Oh and not just one, but animals were found roaming around a city that was no more.

But just like in New Orleans it wasn't long before you had a new friend to talk to....to listen to their story....and to take a nap with.....

And to share your lunch with, now if we could just get a bath!!

Did I mention that we allowed those other folks to join us.....and like when we were kids and had that "secret club" that didn't allow girls......well things change don't they?

So here we are, all 5 of us just sleeping in a car but you know......The things we learn from our animal friends...

If only all of mankind could learn such valuable lessons as this. Lessons of instant friendship. Of peace and harmony by way of respect for one another -- no matter one's color or creed. These animals tell you... "It's just good to be alive and with others." Yes, it surely is. So... Live, love, laugh.
"Life's a Gift... Unwrap It!"

Swing Trading with a bunch of Woodies CCI Club Monkeys

SWING TRADING
Once upon a time in a village a man appeared who announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for 10 rupees. The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys
went out in the forest and started catching them. The man bought thousands at 10 and
as supply started to diminish and villagers started to stop their effort he announced that now he would buy at 20 rupees.

This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to 25 and the supply of monkeys became so that it was an effort to even see a monkey let alone catch it. The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at 50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business
his assistant would now buy on behalf of the man. In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers "Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at 35 and when the man comes back you can sell it to him for 50."

The villagers queued up with all their savings and bought the monkeys. The assistant promptly vanished the next day leaving a village full of monkeys....JAB

The only problem with being a monkey is simple.....if the account size required is only $2,780.00 and the max intraday drawdown is $2,780.00 then I think "HOUSTON, we have a problem". The other problem is, of course, the winning percentage is a whopping 44.5% what happened to this 80%...90%.....winning ratio. Think it's time to go back to the basic....

This performance summary doesn't include something called COMMISSIONS.....remember commissions.....you pay them when you win, you pay them when you lose. Wonder how much that would be on a thousand and eithty trades maybe you could ask the Woodies CCI Club about that...they should know.

July 4th weekend

So what do you say while you are just standing there.....looking around and this walks up to you and says "HELLO". Lordy, Lordy, Lordy and a yada yada yada I guess.

Dang kids these days.....

Day trading the holy grail......WOW

I guess the big question for the day is this.....did you hear the train coming down the tracks before you leaned into a long trade or not?

OH, up until noontime one could talk themselves into a long...but if you used the idea of symmetry....well you would have been lookin south of the border all day today......so don't be scared it's only money...RIGHT???

Day trading and using the holy grail is there a CCI here?

Just as it happens so many times, we have a retest of the low into a higher time frame support or symmetry and the market stalls at one of the fibonacci numbers and turns on a dime.

Today as the market retested the low around 11:15am it did come down to the .786 retracement and couldn't make it thru the low pivot of 10:45 and back in your face it came...the trials of a daytrading maniac. But by using and understanding fib levels you can enter your setup.....manage the trade and of course stay out of trouble.

Day trading and it just keeps on tickin

Well low and behold we have a secondary entry at "B"......a small Gartley or two step into resistance and the CCI is there....the stoch is there and we are feeling just fine....

There is caution in the wind however, as we also have made it down to the 15m symmetry support on the higher time frame and this may only be a retest of that low so when the market gets down to .786 of this last swing is where the marekt can hold and fly back in your face. So there is caution in the wind now.

Day trading with the holy grail

Yesterday the market was not kind, but this morning is another day, did I change the way I trade because I didn't make a million yesterday.....I don't think so. Did I run out and buy the latest greatest piece of research to filter out the losers.....I don't think so. Did I cry and whine in some chat room about how the stuff I use didn't work yesterday.....I don't think so.

I just sat down with my cup of joe and a fresh baked sweet roll, and waited for opportunity. I drew in the symmetry which is the holy grail times the holy grail which ends up being "ONE". So a measure and equal move of the last set of swing is where we find "A" from yesterday afternoon. Low and behold the CCI had a "zero line reject" CCI being set to 50/9, which I found after 26 years of solid research yada yada yada.....but there it was.

That little double smooth stoch that I use was also overbought at the time and that is all I need to take a trade. The risk is just a tick above the pivot high and the trigger is when the low was taken out on the setup bar without taking out the high of the setup bar. Simple as that.

Day trading nightmare........did the CCI help??

I think we can all agree on one thing....or maybe even two.
1. We can all get caught overtrading and at the end of the day you go...WHAT
THE "BANJO" WAS I THINKING?
2. We can all get caught leaning in the wrong direction.
3. We can all miss the setup and then miss the entire move.
4. We can all get stopped out, and can't get right back in the trade in the
same direction 8 seconds later even on a setup....
That was today, the first bar idea was a bust so now I'm behind the eight ball looking to get even. I use fibonacci levels to find safe low risk setups 90% of the time. These levels act like support and resistance and a lot of times they are magnets to speak....the market will run to them and turn on a dime. So over the years I have developed with screen time a feel for it.

First I look at the 15 minute fibonacci levels, .618 retracements, symmetry and extensions and today we had an extension just above the market. COOL, I thought and when the high of the first bar was taken out, well I had my money counted. But it failed and stopped me out. While this was going on there was bullish symmetry

sitting right there at the 859.40 and 859.10 area to take a trade against. Between 9:40 and 9:45 the ticks had pulled back to zero and again I was starting to count my money.....at point "1", but got stopped out before I could blink an eye....now I am 0-2-0 for the day and still wanting to get even.

The next setup for me was when the market came down to the mother cluster from the 15 minute for support. My little paint bars started humming along and when the ticks went from negative territory to positive and up to 400 and back to zero...(TAZ), I said to myself, "This is it baby", and pulled the long trigger again. Then it happened, "THEY" and I'm never sure who they really are BUT...."THEY" went for the stops under that level. You can see that clearly as the bar closed on the low and the next bar...3 minutes later closed...way higher. A classic Haggerty 1-2-3 pattern. I was like....DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN and !#%)!$%^*!#$^!$&!~)$*(!$^!(!~)_.

But that is OK, I thought....0-3-0 and it's only 11:00am. So, when the market came up to number3 and into 3 minute and 15 minute bearish symmetry I was waiting yet again. By noontime, it wasn't pretty anymore as I sat there eating my banana puddin.

I hate Monday, for one reason is that indicators work off of Friday's data and the way traders around the world viewed the markets last week. A lot happens over the weekend to change their minds, their agenda, their portfolios. An article in Barons and everyone is going the other way on Monday. The good news is that by controling the risk I was able to get most of it back before the close...not all but most.

It's just not a perfect world is it??????? But, there is tomorrow and we'll be there waiting for opportunity to come....will you?

The story of a tree hugger!!!!

A Cal-ee-for-nia woman, who was a tree hugger and a rabid anti-hunter, purchased a piece of timberland. There was a large tree on one of the highest points in the tract. She wanted to get a good view of the natural splendor of her land so she started to climb the big tree. As she neared the top, she encountered a spotted owl,
which attacked her.

In her haste to escape, she slid down the tree to the ground and got numerous splinters in her nether regions. In considerable pain, she hurried to the nearest country doctor. She told him what an environmentalist and anti-hunter she was, and how she came to get all the splinters. The doctor listened to her story with great patience and then told her to go into the examining room and he would see if he could help her.

She sat and waited for three hours before the doctor reappeared. The angry woman demanded, "What took you so long?" He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from a recreational area...and I'm sorry, but they all turned me down."

July 4th and it's the little things that makes this country great.

Nothing like a good story.....one that makes you go, WOW...
Well, it was of course, ALL BSski.
I got so many emails that I decided to just delete it and move on, you know, use the "Blog Post-b-Gone" tab and it was easy to pretend it never happened. Thanks Woodie and I will give you all the credit for inventing that one.....:)

The golden road to the holy grail.........

Well it is that time of the year again....time to hit the road looking for that holy grail....the mother of all indicators...the secret sauce and all roads lead to Las Vegas in July. Not the best time of the year to be in the desert....but hey it's about looking in all that sand to find the mother load. Do you need to find your holy grail?

Well, I'm going to be at the Fibonacci Trader workshop looking for mine....how about you?

for some info just click on the title to this update and it will direct you right to golden door.......and the key just might be there laying on the workshop table in Vegas.....you never know.

Did you see that train coming......

Today was one of "those" days, the past couple of days we have been bouncing around daily support and resistance, floor pivots...you name it....blah, blah and blah. Slow over lunch and chop chop has been trouble for a lot of traders. Get in a trade with a tight stop (10ticks or less) and before you could get to refrig and back....you got stopped out.....of yea there was a couple of runs but did you get them or did you take your profits quickly before of the hammering you got in the slop and chop....this is why the idea of using symmetry is KING on a day like today.
The market had a mission today, and the first bar trade was voided when both the high and low of the first was taken out. By 10:30 we had our first pullback that defined symmetry and the rest was history.

I really get a kick out of the chat rooms...while I sit there listening, being a good little boy....I see traders doing those counter-trend trades only to get run over....now in the chatroom they get out at BE....but by lunchtime they are quiet and not blowing off about their trades.

Traders also love to put more garbage on their charts then is actually needed.....With understanding symmetry, you know that .618 and 1.618 are considered the golden ratio. There has been a library of books written on the subject so I'm coming up with something new here. Symmetry is all throughout nature, science and so on and is one of those laws of nature in some aspect. If you multiply both golden ratios together (.618 x 1.618) guess what you get.......ONE.

Now today, there was also a two step or Gartley pattern and again a library of books have been written out that one also and how it traps traders on the wrong side of the market. But what if you also used an indicator that measured these pullbacks or symmetry......Today would have been perfect....since symmetry was pure bullish today and with a simple stoch......a great place to consider a new trade...or manage one you are in.....how did you do?????????

Time for Scrabble anyone???????

This has got to be one of the cleverestE-mails I've received in awhile. Someone out there either has too much spare time or is deadly at Scrabble.(Wait till you see the last one)!
When you rearrange the letters:
1. DORMITORY: DIRTY ROOM
2. PRESBYTERIAN: BEST IN PRAYER
3. ASTRONOMER: MOON STARER
4. DESPERATION: A ROPE ENDS IT
5. THE EYES: THEY SEE
6. GEORGE BUSH: HE BUGS GORE
7. THE MORSE CODE: HERE COME DOTS
8. SLOT MACHINES: CASH LOST IN ME
9. ANIMOSITY: IS NO AMITY
10. ELECTION RESULTS: LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
11. SNOOZE ALARMS: ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S
12. A DECIMAL POINT: IM A DOT IN PLACE
13. THE EARTHQUAKES: THAT QUEER SHAKE
14. ELEVEN PLUS TWO: TWELVE PLUS ONE

AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE:
MOTHER-IN-LAW: WOMAN HITLER

Ain't it the truth........

TAXES....At first I thought this was funny...then I realized the awful truth of
it. Be sure to read all the way to the end!

Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table, At which he's fed.
Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes, Are the rule.
Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat.
Tax his ties, Tax his shirt, Tax his work, Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he Tries to think.
Tax his cigars, Tax his beers, If he cries, then Tax his tears.

Tax his car, Tax his gas, Find other ways, To tax his ass
Tax all he has, Then let him know, That you won't be done, Till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers, Then tax him some more, Tax him till, He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in Which he's laid.
Put these words upon his tomb, Taxes drove me to my doom...'
When he's gone, Do not relax, Its time to apply the inheritance tax.

And then there is more:
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax

Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax,
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)

Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest expense
Inventory tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax

Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road usage taxes
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

COMMENTS: Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle
class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What the hell happened? Can you spell 'politicians!'
And NOW I still have to 'press 1' for English.

The roof is worth more then ..........dang cooper prices

Part of the roof system was made from cooper sheets....on site. A standing seamless cooper roof was installed over the porch and around different parts of the house to accent the house.

First trick is NOT to rub your hands all over the cooper pieces but instead try and keep your finger prints off the cooper panels.....

The down spouts will be made from 3 inch chains hanging from the gutters.....so first they made the holes, installed the fitting and the support bar for the chains.

Using the high lift, these guys thought they had struck gold, since they didn't have to climb around on ladders all day.....

Nothing nicer then cooper when it's still out of the box so to speak....needless to say there was alot of cooper used on this house....

The down spouts in the back of the house were also going to be made from cooper, so holes had to be drilled in the concrete deck on the second floor.

After the cooper roof was finished being installed and the trim pieces in place, the next part was cleaning the roof of the thousands of finger prints.....the bridge is in the background....

Needless to say working 60 feet in the air off a 16 inch walk board takes some getting used to.....no one was in a hurry up here...watch each step....boys.

60 feet in the air from the driveway plus about 38 feet to the bottom of the retaining wall made everyone but two guys find something else to do and in a hurry....this was one of the final steps on the outside of the house and soon the scaffolding would be coming down for the last time.......and about time.

PARIS HILTON ANSWERS FAN MAIL FROM JAIL CELL

Paris Hilton #9818783
P.O.Box 86164
Terminal Annex
Los Angeles, CA 90086-0164

Dear Norman,
Thanks for your concern; it’s nice to hear from someone else in the hospitality business. I must be honest I’ve never heard of the Bates Motel. Thanks for the offer of a cutting edge shower curtain but it wouldn’t be allowed here.
Leave a light on.
Paris Hilton

Hello Fergie,
Thanks, for the kid gloves, very cool with my orange jumpsuit. Say hello to your ex Randy, I mean, Andy, for me.
From one Princess to a Duchess,
Paris XOXO

Hey Martha,
Thanks, for the “Soap- On-A-Rope,” I know what you mean when you say, “been there done it.”
Love,
#9818783

Dear Mr. Bolze,
The info on The First Bar Trade was great, if that’s a franchise, do you know if there’s one in the LA area? I can’t wait to try the secret sauce. If I bump into Russell I’ll be sure to say hello to him for you.
Whatever it is, I agree, Go LadyVols,
Paris Hilton
P.S.If your arms are long enough give a hug to Dolly for me.

Britney,
Just chill, with the hostilities, remember---- I’m the heiress and you’re the hairless. As Fergie would say,” don’t get your knickers in a twist”, if you wore them.
Meow,
Paris

Hi Mel,
Thanks for the offer but I think my parents will be driving me home.
Love,
Paris Hilton

Dear Aussie,
Thanks for thinking of me. I went to Map Quest and couldn’t find “Down Under.” Help!!!
And a big “crikey” to you to, mate,
Paris Hilton

Yo, Rosie,
I’ll see if daddy can get you a job in one of his hotels. Hang in there, ok.
Your platonic friend
Paris

Hey O.J.
Ya, I know the Bronco gives a good ride but as I said to Mel my parents will be picking me up.
I’m sure you’d like, Paris in the springtime, but it ain’t gonna happen, buckaroo.
Sincerely,
Paris Hilton

Dear Larry,
I know you can’t give me any money for being on Larry King Live but how about a year’s supply of Mighty Dog food for Tinkerbell.
Love
Tinkerbell’s, mommy

Dear Peter Puck,
I love Canada. I was planning to do some snowboarding over the July 4th weekend just outside of Toronto.Oh well, if the snow is still good in August I hope to see you then.

Ore Voir,
Paris
JAB

Have you ever wondered why.......

Have you ever wondered why a dog doesn't like to have anyone blow in their faces, but will hang out the window at 70mph.

I was also wondering while singing Strawberry Field Forever last night....doesn't that sound just great.... let me take you down, 'cos I'm goint to strawberry fields Nothing is real, and nothing to get hungabout.... strawberry fields forever...forever...forever......

Yea, I guess that would be great unless you were....maybe a migrant farm worker.

Blonde in a Starbuck!!!!!!!!

A blonde goes into a coffee shop and notices there's a "peel and win" sticker on her coffee cup. So she peels it off and starts screaming, "I've won a motorhome, I've won a motorhome!"

The waitress says, "That's impossible. The biggest prize is a free Lunch.?" But the blonde keeps on screaming, "I've won a motorhome, I've won a motorhome!" Finally, the manager comes over and says, "Ma'am, I'm sorry, but you're mistaken. You couldn't have possibly won a motorhome because we didn't have that as a prize.

The blonde says, "No, it's not a mistake, I've won a motorhome!"
And she hands the ticket to the manager and HE reads.....
"W I N A B A G EL"

Day trading without the Woodies CCI....you can do it.....

I really enjoy listening in on "those chatrooms", you know the ones that proclaim they have the holy grail....you just have to download the special indicator setup they have going....the latest and the greatest. They really just spend most of their day boosting about how years and years of research went into the lastest and greatest.

The first problem I personally have and I believe you should think about it this way. If last year, that magicial guru was doing it this way....say a 3 minutes chart the indicator needed to be this way for it to work and now a year later they are using a 5 minute chart and talking about some other "NEW" way to trading way....I would have to think....OK what is their "REAL" agenda.

I love the first bar trade, it gets me in the game.....good, bad and even ugly at times but I'm in the game.....first team and my helmet is strapped on. So without any of those laggin indicators what is using data from YESTERDAY to give me a TRADE for today.....OH COME ON.....that alone is BSski......

You have your rules, you have papertraded it, you have done a back study and believe in it.......and when your rules kill in......you are a trader!!!!

Simple as that.....and the odds of making a living shift to your side for a change.

Gynecologist meets Tim the Toolman....

A gynecologist had become fed up with malpractice insurance and was on the verge of being burned out. Hoping to try another career where skillful hands would be beneficial, he decided to change careers and become an auto mechanic. He found out from the local technical college what was involved, signed up for evening classes, attended diligently and learned all he could.

When the time for the practical exam approached, the gynecologist prepared carefully for weeks, and completed the exam with tremendous skill. When the results came back, he was surprised to find that he had obtained a score of 150%. Fearing an error, he called the instructor saying, "I don't want to appear ungrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wondered if there has been an error that needs adjusting?"
The instructor said, "During the exam, you took the engine apart perfectly, which was worth 50% of the total mark. You put the engine back together again perfectly which is also worth 50% of the mark." The instructor went on to say, "I gave you an extra 50% because....... you did all of it through the muffler!"

Day trading and staying out of trouble in river city

Well the first bar trade works just fine.....the market popped out and took off then had the three little indians.....pullback and then it happened....the worst thing a daytrader faces.......CRAPOLA....first you don't know it's CRAPOLA until you have given it all back trying to either go long and get stopped out OR...go short and get stopped out and soon you are "TICKED OFF". Your lagging indicator is still giving you that "magic" secret setup and by the time you get in....it's over. Then you get another setup.....and you don't wait for the dang thing to trigger you just go in....and get hammered again. Does this sound close to home????

Have you ever looked at the trin? Well, I would read up on this subject when you have time because there are three zones.......SELLERS, BUYERS and CRAPOLA. Anything between .80 and 1.20 is CRAPOLA....but more important is take a look at the ema on the trin......it's FLAT....that is the tell tale of this idea. At least by 11:30 or 12:00pm at the latest you can see the market is CRAPOLA. What do you do?

Pick the crap up around your office, give the dog a bath, wash your car, make your loving wife dinner or just take a nap. But don't run thru the house naked with a sharp knife in your hands or click your mouse on your desktop to make money.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

It's just great to have the whole family around for Father's Day.....of course, dad still has to buy dinner at the Outback.....but that's OK.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY from all the kids......hehe

Wine and Rock........

The wine room is coming together nicely, it was shipped in about 40 boxes and you can see the side rails. The corner pieces had to be built onsite.

The door jams are being installed in this 1474 bottle wine room.....humidity control along with a temperature control system will keep our champipple...just right...hehe

The inlay tile is from a vineyard in Spain that we had lunch at about two years ago and trimmed in oak bark.

27" flat screens are being installed up in the theater room.....a total of 4 with 2 on each side of a 52" Sony flat screen will make this a TV you can watch 5 games on at the same time without flipping around....

After covering the porch roof, they are ready to lay the final stone work on the house itself.

Working off scaffolding is just part of this business, using some high tech thingie you would buy at home depot is out for these guys.....a pulley and a rope is all they needed......:)

Now if you wanted to eat some great home Mexican cookin...well this lady can grill you some interesting lookin stuff...but MAN, it's great. She works until about 11:30 then goes and cooks for the guys.....just the stone workers.....and then goes back to stacking stone.......all day.

We wrapped the 42" front door before they started and the word of the day was ....DON'T leave a mark on this door.

We have to have all these crazy tools to do our work....but they just need a saw.

They look for the right stone....then trim it up....and slap it in place....DJ is thinking about how to finish out trim while taking a short break......

It was great to see them use a square instead of just eyeballing it.......

as they finish out the columns on the porch.......