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<strong>A loan that has a <strong>fluctuating interest rate</strong> and monthly payment</strong><br />
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ARMs start off with a <strong>fixed interest rate</strong>
and monthly payment, but then adjust to reflect changes in the market
interest rate. A 1-year ARM, for example, will have a <a href="http://california-property-listings.blogspot.com/search/label/Fixed%20rate">fixed interest rate</a> for one year and then will adjust on the second year, and continue
to adjust annually over the life of the loan. You can also find ARMs
that adjust semi-annually and monthly.<br />
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You get a low starting <a href="http://california-property-listings.blogspot.com/2006/05/interestinterest-rate.html">interest rate</a>
in exchange for taking a risk that rates may rise in the future. There
is also a cap on how much the interest rate can go up or down. Figure
out if you can afford the highest payment at the maximum interest rate
before you choose this type of mortgage. Other common ARMs are: 3/1,
5/1, 7/1 and 10/1.
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Depart 6:00 am (Oakland) America West Airlines<br />
Arrive 8:55 am (Phoenix)<br />
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Depart 10:02 am MST Northwest Airlines #264<br />
Arrive 3:47 pm EST (Detroit)<br />
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Depart 5:15 pm EST Northwest Airlines #3058<br />
Arrive 6:05pm (Toledo)<br />
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I have broken some personal records this week, in travel distance, time and patience.<br />
At the <a href="http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=behest" target="_blank">behest</a> of my life long friend Steve, I left Oakland Airport to parts known. Toledo, Ohio home of the <b>Mudhens, Jamie Farr</b> and <a href="http://www.tonypacko.com/history.html" target="_blank"><b>Tony Packos Cafe</b></a> amongst others. Steve helped his mother relocate to Florida as the winters in Ohio can be harsh. My assistance is needed to help pack heavy items and help make the two day drive tolerable.</div>
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<b>Three planes</b>, three airports and 9 hours of <b>terminal</b> education. Traveling up, down and across, it became a crossword puzzle of the physical. Airports spend a great deal of money on art and people rarely have time to see it. <b>Friendly conversation</b> can be found, but the <b>risk is great</b> as your temporary flying companion may be a <b>rambler of the inconsequential</b>, and less knowlegable about the myriad subjects he or she projects than they assume.<br />
Patience <a href="http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/icarus.html" target="_blank">Icarus</a>, patience. <br />
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<b>Lacking a window seat, </b>I peer over my forced companion to take measure of the distance between me and the safety of mother earth. I am not a flyer, nor am I a white knuckler, but grounded I certainly feel more at home. I can report no <a href="http://www.anagramgenius.com/archive/aliens.html" target="_blank">alien space craft</a>, gremlins or unforgettable sunset in my semi unfettered view. My third plane to Toledo gained me a window seat during a clear night sky. A short hopper, twin engine vibration machine, gave me a front seat and window directly across from the right propeller and the unwanted but unavoidable visions of severed blades careening through my window and directly into it's nearest target. Maria, our English challenged flight attendant, flew through the in-flight instructions faster than the rotation of the spinning swords out my window. <br />
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<br /><b>Toledo was small airport</b>, our landing was two points shy of smooth and mother never looked so good, even covered in tarmac and grey. My bag arrived mostly unmolested and sporting only two unrecognizable scuff marks, but still intact. Tired of sitting and too tired to stand without swaying, 9 hours after my departure I simply became with one with Steves truck seat as we drove to his home in Ohio.<br /><br /><b>As with all real friends</b>, it had seemed time had not passed and no bonds had been broken as we spoke of things then and now. The air was brisk but not intolerable. We ate, we talked, I showered, I slept and then an Ohio morning rose before me.<br /><br /><b>The next afternoon</b>, Steve gave me the tour of Toledo and other cities and is good at telling bits of history about a place. We ate at <a href="http://www.tonypacko.com/history.html" target="_blank">Tony Packos</a> but spent more time reading the autographed hot dog buns than we did fueling our heart burn generators with oversized, world famous chili dogs.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1694/1938/1600/paccos.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1694/1938/400/paccos.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
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<b>Arriving home</b> we worked up enough motivation to start packing the truck and the U-Haul with household items, Momma Crowders Christmas decorations and Steves African hunting trophies. For those of you who have never been to Africa, take two North American Forrest animals, deer, bears etc., and put them together to equal one African beast. The male Lion was the size of a large desk, stuffed in a prone position for all eternity.<br />
<br /><b>We left</b> on a crisp Thursday morning, a lite covering of snow highlighted window seals and tree branches, small flakes drifted into my vision and disappeared. It is a long road to Florida from Ohio and with each pit stop and fill up, language inflections would begin to change. Occasionally I had to take assessment of my surroundings and remind myself I was still on the planet earth, as people would say things like "Thank you" and "Good morning" without provocation or asking for your credit card number. After three rest stops in Georgia, I found myself saying Y`all and I was quite A`ppalled.<br />
<b>We checked into a Hamilton</b> Inn just in time to catch Bill O'Riely, but had trouble catching sleep in our first attempt. Forcing our brains to stay awake for 11 hours of driving was playing havoc with our body clocks. The complementary breakfast was quite good and the free USA Today helped pass the time as I read exerts from the worldy news.<br />
<b>Before I can continue</b> with this traveling tale, I must report a blight on the American landscape. A misguided, franchised fascist food trough, known as Waffle House. It's black and urine colored fluorescent sign, with it's undistinguished common font blots the happy travelers otherwise scenic view.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1694/1938/1600/WaffleHouse.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1694/1938/320/WaffleHouse.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<b>This bastion of baked</b>, fried and boiled breakfast bouquets appears at every exit and sometimes even on opposite sides of the same direction opposed freeways. I will live a long and happy life if I never chance to see one again.<br />Now, back to our tale of <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=traversal">traversal</a>...<br /><br /><b>The southern states</b> must buy stock only in buffets as they seemed to be half of the culinary options available to a hungry traveler. We frequented these establishments twice on our voyage to the south eastern United States, and I was hard pressed to find someone smaller in girth than I am. I cannot completely blame them, the fried chicken was awesome, but another sign I was no longer in California is that whole butter, milk and other <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=sundries" target="_blank">sundries</a> were offered without any dietary restrictions.<br /><br /><b>Day two arrived</b> and went, as we made our way into Palm Bay, Florida. The air and the view changed from rolling and green to nothing but green and flat. Subtropical and wet, Florida is liken to Fiji in the summer, or so I am told. After a day in this American paradise I began to long for stucco and concrete as every direction of vista provided me only green, green, green.<br />Finally we arrived at Mother Crowders home where I knew hugs and cherry cheesecake awaited me. <br />
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<b>The housing prices are phenomenal, </b>what would cost you ten years pay in California would cost you two in Florida, with a view and no alligator tax. Drenched in cherries and cradled in Graham, Mom Crowder’s cheesecake was superb. We ate, we talked, I slept and a sunny Florida morning rose before me. I heard creaks, cracks and groans, and my body had only made it to the bedroom door. Revel in thy youth O’man.<br />
<br /><b>Tourist attractions</b> hold no sway over me, I prefer to mix with locals and get a sense of how they live and possibly make long distance friends. But we did stop by the <a href="http://www.ronjons.com/" target="_blank">Ron Jon surf shop </a>boasting its own indoor waterfall. Damn, these places can be craftfully laid and planned to dull your senses and create a <a border="0" href="http://ld.net/lowestcostmall/?1freephone" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1694/1938/320/RonJon.jpg" target="_blank">shopping urge</a>.<br />
<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1694/1938/1600/RonJon.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1694/1938/320/RonJon.0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><b>I did have one desire</b> while in this region of Americana, and that was to visit Kennedy Space Center. Baby this place is cool, a nerds delight to satiate any space flight dreams just short of shooting through the troposphere itself.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1694/1938/1600/Nasa1.1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1694/1938/400/Nasa1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><b>These may look like unused rockets</b> to you, but actually they are time folding machines.Let me explain, as you aproach the rockets and as they begin to grow larger in your vision, your age begins to reduce to previous numbers you thought forever lost. <br />
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In other words, the closer you get the younger you feel. The closer you get the more you remember watching Buck Rogers, and Star Wars and dreaming of your own rocket ship built to take you to the stars. <br />
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<b>This was an eye opening journey</b>, starting in California and ending only when I pass from this Earth. There were no perilous adventures, or flaming dragons along this long road to another ocean. I simply stepped out and put my foot on the road without expectation, but ended up on a different path in coming home. Thank you Steve for your generousity. Thank Mom Crowder for the cheesecake and tell her I will return.</div>
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I am forced to think and ponder what may be and will become. There is a catharsis in letting go of ones control and putting into a man made flying machine. There is a certain degree of stepping outside of one self. </div>
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I prefer "His feet never seemed to touch the ground."<br />
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