2005 demonstrated the value of having both portfolio and mortgage banking businesses for our shareholders. Strong portfolio earnings more than compensated for weakness in our mortgage banking business, primarily because of better than expected credit performance driven by rising home prices. Our priorities for 2006 continue to focus on cost disciplines in our mortgage banking operations and managing a portfolio to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns. |
I saw some good things from the girls, particularly the younger girls. I was very impressed with Hill in the 300 hurdles. |
I saw some pretty darn good things. But a lot of the guys need to get in better shape. |
I think it's a fantastic opportunity to see one of the most unique specimens in the fossil record. We're taking a number of security measures, in terms of the case we're getting for it. We want to make sure we have fire control and other protection against physical damage. |
I think we can be right in there if we compete to our absolute best. It will be good to see where we can score, and if we need to shift things around. |
It will be interesting to see how they compete in a big meet. |
Kelsey had a good day. |
The consumer demand, or what I'll call panic demand, is still very high. |
The funny thing is 99 percent of the responses we've gotten have all been congratulatory or offers to work with us. |
There's no reason for hoarding. There's gas in the marketplace. |
We had stores running out of gas the past couple days. |
West and Bozeman look really loaded up. They have a lot of depth. |