The one good thing about the bursting of the real estate bubble is that our property taxes are way down. Our tax assessed value this year is less than half of what it was 3 years ago. I think it’s best to stay positive. We may be six figures underwater, but at least we’re saving [...]
Stacey’s in town. Mochi was pretty happy to see his friend again. -Nick
I’ve been paying sort of loose attention to the “ground-zero-Islamic-center” debate that’s been in the news lately. It’s a great example of a manufactured controversy. The opponents to the mosque seem to have some poorly constructed arguments. Argument #1: Islam is the violent religion of terrorists and has no place in America. Fact #1: Yes, [...]
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After skipping Pinecrest last summer, we were fortunate enough to gather a hardy crew of campers for a trip this past weekend. It was car-camping at it’s best. Big campfires, big air-mattress, and big gourmet meals. And no bugs. It rained for about 15 minutes, which was not in the forecast, but thankfully it stopped [...]
I would classify myself as a fairly active library patron. I guess you could say it runs in the family. I figure I’m already paying for these books with my taxes so I might as well use them. But I can’t remember ever having a fine on my account before, so what happened last week [...]
