Going to extremes

Here’s another thing I don’t quite understand. My house was built in 1983. It was initially purchased for $103,000. 15 years later, it had increased in value by $28,000. In the last year, between 2003 and  [more...]

I always set out to write something funny, nice, amusing, and just generally “smiley” on my blog; but then the news of the day always derails my plans. I’m fickle that way. But recently, I’ve  [more...]

Last year — yes, it’s been almost a year — when I bought my house in California, I was struck by the absence of autumn. The leaves were still on the trees well into December, the days were warm and  [more...]