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  • TGIFIt seemed as if it would never arrive. Five and one half hours more of the grind and then a well deserved week of R&R. (If preparing for the Mother of all Moving Sales sounds like R&R to you.)"It's been a l…

  • Five more days in hell and then a week off for good behavior. This will be the first full week of vacation I've had since March, 2005. I'm due. No, I'm overdue. Occasional days off here and there are no longer cuttin…

  • This made me laugh out loud. Because I'm just that sick and twisted. Happy blogging. pw

  • We toured two more houses yesterday evening, about as far apart on the spectrum of living as you can get, and both were exactly what I expected. The first was a very small well kept brick ranch on the lake. Not on the …

  • I'm off to an appointment this morning, so here's something of interest (for a change) to occupy this blank space.An interview with the author can be heard online here.Because you need to know.Happy blogging. pw

  • After 35 years in the working world, I have come to the conclusion I know jackshit about getting ahead.I was raised in an era that believed in work ethics. An honest day's work for an honest day's pay. Loyalty. Trustw…

  • I need to win the lottery. Or get adopted by a rich relative who will remember me in the will. Or discover buried treasure in my back yard. Oh, wait. Not much chance of that happening, they've already dug up my entire…

  • In lieu of a post, I offer this Monday Time Spender:TheInternetArchive Step into the Wayback Machine, Sherman!Happy blogging. pw

  • Yesterday was hot and windy. At 6pm with the temperature still hovering around 90, we decided it would be a good time to take a ride in the convertibird and do some more drive-bys on prospective properties. I'd finally…

  • Thought for the day: Not familiar with Hermann Goering? Not big on history then, are you? Google him. Before the nay-sayers jump all over my band wagon, check out snopes.com. Happy blogging. pw

  • Every once in awhile, I look at my xanga footprints. Lots o' bots, the list of usual suspects (aka my xangapals), occasionally someone from Taiwan, France, or some other out of country visitor. (Remember the notorious …

  • Quicky update:Party #2's offer was rejected and the bank made them the same counter offer they had made to us. Party #2 accepted the counter offer. Listing agent informed our realtor that while the offer had been accept…

  • Not much to report.House offer was signed, sealed and faxed last night. Now we play the Waiting Game. Again. Another 36 hours while our fate hangs in the balance. No biggie. Dh continues to make renovation plans on …

  • No news is.....no news.Things are still hanging in limbo underthebus. The house is still The Deal That Wasn't, as we refused the last counter offer made by the bank. Our realtor/neighbor informed us that there is anoth…

  • With all the ups and downs of the roller coaster ride that is known as Attempting to Purchase Real Estate this past week, I forgot to mention another more important family milestone that was passed:Our 'baby' turned 21 o…

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