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Shoe Repairs And Several Other Things When I Was 7

Shoe Repairs And Several Other Things When I Was 7
My Dad repaired most of our shoes believe it or not, I can hardly believe it myself now. With 7 pairs of shoes always needing repairs I think he was quite clever to learn how to “Keep us in shoe Leather” to coin a phrase!

He bought several different sizes of cast iron cobbler’s “lasts”. Last, the old English “Laest” meaning footprint. Lasts were holding devices shaped like a human foot. I have no idea where he would have bought the shoe leather. Only that it was a beautiful creamy, shiny colour and the smell was lovely.

But I do remember our shoes turned upside down on and fitted into these lasts, my Dad cutting the leather around the shape of the shoe, and then hammering nails, into the leather shape. Sometimes we’d feel one or 2 of those nails poking through the insides of our shoes, but our dad always fixed it.

Hiking and Swimming Galas
Dad was a very outdoorsy type, unlike my mother, who was probably too busy indoors. She also enjoyed the peace and quiet when he took us off for the day!

Anyway, he often took us hiking in the mountains where we’d have a picnic of sandwiches and flasks of tea. And more often than not we went by steam train.

We loved poking our heads out of the window until our eyes hurt like mad from a blast of soot blowing back from the engine. But sore, bloodshot eyes never dampened our enthusiasm.

Dad was an avid swimmer and water polo player, and he used to take us to swimming galas, as they were called back then. He often took part in these galas. And again we always travelled by steam train.

Rowing Over To Ireland’s Eye
That’s what we did back then, we had to go by rowboat, the only way to get to Ireland’s eye, which is 15 minutes from mainland Howth. From there we could see Malahide, Lambay Island and Howth Head of course. These days you can take a Round Trip Cruise on a small cruise ship!

But we thoroughly enjoyed rowing and once there we couldn’t wait to climb the rocks, and have a swim. We picnicked and watched the friendly seals doing their thing and showing off.

Not to mention all kinds of birdlife including the Puffin.The Martello Tower was also interesting but a bit dangerous to attempt entering. I’m getting lost in the past as I write, and have to drag myself back to the present.

Fun Outings with The camera Club
Dad was also a very keen amateur photographer, and was a member of a camera Club. There were many Sunday photography outings and along with us came other kids of the members of the club.

And we always had great fun while the adults busied themselves taking photos of everything and anything, it seemed to us. Dad was so serious about his photography that he set up a dark room where he developed and printed his photographs.

All black and white at the time. He and his camera club entered many of their favourites in exhibitions throughout Europe. I’m quite proud to say that many cups and medals were won by Dad. They have been shared amongst all his grandchildren which I find quite special.

He liked taking portraits of us kids too, mostly when we were in a state of untidiness, usually during play. Dad always preferred the natural look of messy hair and clothes in the photos of his children.

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S&P 500 Rallies As U.S. Dollar Pulls Back Towards Weekly Lows

Key Insights
The strong pullback in the U.S. dollar provided significant support to stocks.
Treasury yields have pulled back after touching new highs, which served as an additional positive catalyst for S&P 500.
A move above 3730 will push S&P 500 towards the resistance level at 3760.
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Pfizer Rallies After Announcing A Huge Price Hike For Its COVID-19 Vaccines
S&P 500 is currently trying to settle above 3730 as traders’ appetite for risk is growing. The U.S. dollar has recently gained strong downside momentum as the BoJ intervened to stop the rally in USD/JPY. Weaker U.S. dollar is bullish for stocks as it increases profits of multinational companies and makes U.S. equities cheaper for foreign investors.

The leading oil services company Schlumberger is up by 9% after beating analyst estimates on both earnings and revenue. Schlumberger’s peers Baker Hughes and Halliburton have also enjoyed strong support today.

Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna gained strong upside momentum after Pfizer announced that it will raise the price of its coronavirus vaccine to $110 – $130 per shot.

Biggest losers today include Verizon and Twitter. Verizon is down by 5% despite beating analyst estimates on both earnings and revenue. Subscriber numbers missed estimates, and traders pushed the stock to multi-year lows.

Twitter stock moved towards the $50 level as the U.S. may conduct a security review of Musk’s purchase of the company.

From a big picture point of view, today’s rebound is broad, and most market segments are moving higher. Treasury yields have started to move lower after testing new highs, providing additional support to S&P 500. It looks that some traders are ready to bet that Fed will be less hawkish than previously expected.

S&P 500 Tests Resistance At 3730

S&P 500 has recently managed to get above the 20 EMA and is trying to settle above the resistance at 3730. RSI is in the moderate territory, and there is plenty of room to gain additional upside momentum in case the right catalysts emerge.

If S&P 500 manages to settle above 3730, it will head towards the next resistance level at 3760. A successful test of this level will push S&P 500 towards the next resistance at October highs at 3805. The 50 EMA is located in the nearby, so S&P 500 will likely face strong resistance above the 3800 level.

On the support side, the previous resistance at 3700 will likely serve as the first support level for S&P 500. In case S&P 500 declines below this level, it will move towards the next support level at 3675. A move below 3675 will push S&P 500 towards the support at 3640.

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Insurance Agents Name Choices – Insurance Specialist, Financial Planner, or Life Advisor?

Are you one of the plain insurance agents? Agents often prefer to upgrade their title as an insurance specialist or financial advisor on their business card. Names like life advisor reflect positive experience and knowledge. Which of these different terms distinguishes you from being just one of the insurance agents? Here are 101 top choices to pick from.There is a lot more to a name then may realize. Calling yourself an agent or sales agent makes you sound run of the mill. It also projects the sound of a salesman trying to sell you something. Few people enjoy feeling a person is selling them anything, it stinks of pressure. This is why in this list of different terms you will see how high words like specialist, expert, and professional rank. The prospect gets a completely new perspective, just by the title you give yourself! Prospects closely take notice when an agent jointly works with them in reaching a decision on what is the best plan of action. Prospective clients want to feel like they are part of the decision process.Important internet search tip: to get an accurate count use quote marks around your term, “insurance specialist” will only give you that term in that exact order. Without the quotes you would also get all instances of people searching terms such as specialist insurance, specialist in writing insurance claims, specialist in automobile insurance sales, etc.To give this article value, in front of each of the insurance agents distinctions is the number of current Google listings. This way you can easily see how often internet views “insurance agent ” look-up terms like specialist, planner, representative, and. advisor. Please remember the Google count figures often change daily.1. 10,600,000 = financial advisor2. 6,690,000 = insurance agent3. 4,280,000 = financial planner4. 2,120,000 = investment advisor5. 1,780,000 = insurance agents brokers6. 1,600,000 = investment adviser7. 999,000 = insurance guide8. 735,000 = insurance specialist9. 638,000 = financial expert10. 604,000 = financial professional11. 590,000 = financial specialist12. 513,000 = life pro13. 433,000 = insurance professional14. 431,000 = health insurance agent15. 322,000 = insurance expert16. 271,500 = insurance salesman17. 269,000 = life professional18. 268,000 = life insurance agent19. 253,000 = insurance consultant20. 252,000 = insurance advisor21. 244,000 = insurance sales representative22. 219,000 = insurance manager23. 218,000 = estate advisor24. 217,000 = insurance executive25. 189,000 = estate planner26. 186,000 = independent insurance sale27. 179,000 = insurance sales agent28. 155,000 = insurance seller29. 130,000 = insurance producer30. 126,000 = investment representative29. 120,000 = insurance authority30. 119,000 = insurance representative31. 112,000 = life agent32. 107,000 = life insurance specialist32. 104,000 = life specialist33. 102,000 = insurance adviser34. 89,900 = insurance sales manager35. 86,200 = licensed insurance agent36. 85,200 = insurance manager37. 71,000 = health agent38. 66,600 = insurance pro39. 65,100 = insurance sales rep40. 60,000 = insurance designer41. 59,400 = insurance sales person42. 55,600 = life consultant43. 54,500 = group agent44. 52,200 = ins agent45. 50,100 = estate adviser46. 50,000 = insurance pros47. 46,800 = insurance counselor48. 43,800 = financial pro49. 43,400 = insurance salesperson50. 40,200 = insurance sales specialist51. 37,700 = life producer52. 37,000 = insurance sales executive53. 35,400 = independent insurance brokers54. 34,700 = long term care professional55. 34,500 = financial planning advisor56. 33,900 = medical insurance specialist57. 31,300 = health insurance professional58. 29,300 = life insurance expert59. 29,000 = insurance rep60. 28,900 = financial planning advisor61. 27,500 = health insurance specialist62. 26,000 = health insurance advisor63. 25,500 = independent insurance professional64. 24,700 = employee benefits specialist65. 24,000 = life advisor66. 22,900 = life insurance advisor67. 21,800 = life insurance sales specialist68. 19,900 = life insurance professional69. 19,300 = insurance producer70. 19,200 = licensed financial planner71. 16,200 = health insurance producer72. 14,900 = insurance sales consultant73. 14,000 = term life insurance broker74. 12,800 = long term care specialist75. 12,700 = annuity specialist76. 12,500 = estate planning specialist77. 12,200 = insurance marketer78. 11,950 = life insurance representative79. 11,900 = insurance planner80. 10,600 = insurance sales professional81. 10,400 = life insurance advisor82. 10,200 = insurance writer83. 9,650 = insurance recruiter84. 9,480 = financial planning advisor85. 9,030 = estate planning advisor86. 8,570 = annuity broker87. 7,520 = insurance general manager88. 7,070 = insurance trainee89. 6,800 = long term care insurance specialist90. 6,670 = term life insurance agent91. 6,440 = long term care insurance agent92. 5,870 = licensed life agent93. 5,300 = financial insurance agent94. 5,270 = annuity agent95. 5,080 = ins professional96. 5,030 = medical insurance professional97. 5,010 = disability insurance agent98. 4,990 = employee benefits professional99. 4,430 = mortgage insurance agent100. 4,200 = disability insurance specialist101. 3,900 = long term care agentFor your own sake, never tell prospective clients that you are one of 1,500,000 insurance agents licensed to sell life, health, annuities, and financial policies. The term insurance specialist or insurance professional immediately makes your prospect more confident of your abilities. However, please do not use the overused and abused terms of financial planner or estate planner unless you actually are qualified to be one.If case, you are interested, here are more titles with over 1,000 Google entry occurrences that did not make the top 101 list. They include group health professional, ins specialist, insurance marketing representative, health insurance adviser, ins representative, term life insurance specialist, mortgage life insurance agent, insurance marketing specialist, disability insurance broker, life ins agent, term life agent, senior market specialist, life investment adviser, MDRT insurance agent, and insurance saleswoman.Should you want to get more attention on major search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Ask, here are some tips. On the front of your website entry page, use the title and first line to put a more descriptive term about the services you provide. Rather than announcing “insurance agent for many products”, try this, “medical insurance professional and disability insurance specialist.” Both these titles only have about 5,000 competing entries, which could include 3,500 to 4,000 weak ones each. Now it depends on following the advice given, and internet search engine skills you possess. An internet searcher might now find you in the top 100 listings for each of the terms! On an “insurance agent” search, with well over 6,000,000 listings, it might take a 24/7 week to find you listed toward the end of the heap.