Welcome to my refreshed site!
I’ve been around since 2000, but this new look is to celebrate 2008!

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Pictures

please note, transferring my picture pages to my new design will be a larger project then anticipated - they are there, but in a different format.

• Climbing Pictures
• Non-Climbing Pictures
• Travel Pictures (found on Tori Travels.com)

Recent Posts:

Recently I wrote a post about counting the countries I had visit:
The ‘How Many’ Game
I consulted my map and travel page and came up with a corrected count of twenty-one!

I doubt I’ll be traveling anywhere else this year…but hope to get in a couple trips next year.

I love traveling! Makes me happy just thinking about it

Very tasty…I’ve only made it once so far but it was a great replacement to the traditional pumpkin pie (and healthier!)

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Maybe if each state gets its own cat, that sports some representative costume, then we can stimulate the economy with all the tourism generated…maybe??
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From the Urban Dictionary:
Deja Moo - The feeling that you’ve heard this bull before.

It’s been a while since I updated my NW, but thought it was about time…and with the recent market crash I’m a bit curious to see what what my personal bigger picture is now.

The below numbers are a comparison of mid-Oct08 to May08 (not posted) numbers:

Asset growth = - 4.46%
Debt reduction = 6.09%
Overall Goal = 59.8%

Asset growth is actually not bad considering the market lately.
Debt reduction is a result of paying off my car (hooray) and greatly reducing a personal loan.
I suspect now with the nasty market situation, my Overall Goal may take a little longer to reach.
However I expect that by next summer, my cost of living will be going dramatically down while I continue with my current income, and that should put my savings on a faster track.