Resurrected
21/05/18 08:17
Is it possible that this is my first posting in the year of the lord 2018? Don't even ask. What does that tell you about the state of affairs here, there, and everywhere? It's easy to lose your footing in this fast-paced world of ours and that may well explain why I've not been doing something that I otherwise enjoy. That is to say, writing in this here journal about nothing in particular. I hope as well, that if I do get going in earnest here, that I am not distracted from my task at hand by that which has plagued me from day one in 2018. It is something I surely hope to resist with every fibre of my being but we'll have to wait and see how that turns out. You know what they say about good intentions.
The home on Park Ridge is finally on the market and not a moment too soon. The window of opportunity closes quickly as Spring fades and, to make matters worse, there is no shortage of available homes for sale here on the seacoast. In other words, competition for sales is keen if not acute. Proximity to the ocean is a key selling point and the planned staging, according to Nancy, is designed to play precisely to that strength. The realtor even wants to repaint the ceiling fan blades white saying that essentially "dark brown is so yesterday."
All is not perfect with the property in question but with a bit of any work here and there remedies are within reach by prospective buyers or their hired hands. Why worry about that coat of paint you never applied, or that stain you didn't fix, or the gate you decided not to repair, when the plan all along has been for someone to come along and tear down the property only to rebuild again? It doesn't help, certainly, that the realtor comes off from time to time as unscrupulous. Let's hope everything goes off without a hitch so Mrs G can put the entire matter behind her. Any attachments, emotional or otherwise, have dissipated over time and she is ready to rid herself of a property that she no longer has any use for. That is as it should be.
I am increasingly optimistic that this whole Russia charade orchestrated by Obama and his minions in the Intelligence agencies to 1) prevent Trump from becoming president, and 2) if unable to do that, render him ineffective by launching a counterintelligence investigation against him and his administration, will now get the proper attention from the legal authorities within our government in order to bring these people to justice. The width and breadth of this scandal is unparalleled in the history of the United States.
President Trump's tweet yesterday reads as follows: "I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes - and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!" He's referring to the latest in a series of activities by those who would unseat and destroy Trump and now, for the first time, allegations of the FBI planting a spy within the Trump camp prior to the election has come to the fore. Enough is enough. Meanwhile, in the halls of the leftist media, they would rather talk about newly revealed discussions between Donald Trump Jr and parties foreign and domestic who wanted Clinton to lose and offered advice on same.
We go back and forth about the cars and who should be driving what car and when. We came pretty close to putting Nancy's car in Evan's name but that never happened and, for now anyway, it is probably a good thing. You want some separation when it comes to personal liability in the event something catastrophic occurs so that has been a consideration in making the change. We considered doing it before Evan went down to Connecticut for his visit with Weinstein and in hindsight it is probably just as well we didn't go that route. Suffice it to say that things might have ended very differently had we made the change.
And now, we go day-to-day with our decision making but have yet to do anything. He isn't around long enough when he is around to warrant making the change and when he is around it seems like he's not likely to want to take the car on any given day. Besides, Nancy is somewhat attached to her vehicle and giving it up would leave her in the position to either drive a car she isn't interested in driving or taking my car which she can do but then I might be left to my own devices. Neither option is a good one for her (or me.)
The home on Park Ridge is finally on the market and not a moment too soon. The window of opportunity closes quickly as Spring fades and, to make matters worse, there is no shortage of available homes for sale here on the seacoast. In other words, competition for sales is keen if not acute. Proximity to the ocean is a key selling point and the planned staging, according to Nancy, is designed to play precisely to that strength. The realtor even wants to repaint the ceiling fan blades white saying that essentially "dark brown is so yesterday."
All is not perfect with the property in question but with a bit of any work here and there remedies are within reach by prospective buyers or their hired hands. Why worry about that coat of paint you never applied, or that stain you didn't fix, or the gate you decided not to repair, when the plan all along has been for someone to come along and tear down the property only to rebuild again? It doesn't help, certainly, that the realtor comes off from time to time as unscrupulous. Let's hope everything goes off without a hitch so Mrs G can put the entire matter behind her. Any attachments, emotional or otherwise, have dissipated over time and she is ready to rid herself of a property that she no longer has any use for. That is as it should be.
I am increasingly optimistic that this whole Russia charade orchestrated by Obama and his minions in the Intelligence agencies to 1) prevent Trump from becoming president, and 2) if unable to do that, render him ineffective by launching a counterintelligence investigation against him and his administration, will now get the proper attention from the legal authorities within our government in order to bring these people to justice. The width and breadth of this scandal is unparalleled in the history of the United States.
President Trump's tweet yesterday reads as follows: "I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes - and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!" He's referring to the latest in a series of activities by those who would unseat and destroy Trump and now, for the first time, allegations of the FBI planting a spy within the Trump camp prior to the election has come to the fore. Enough is enough. Meanwhile, in the halls of the leftist media, they would rather talk about newly revealed discussions between Donald Trump Jr and parties foreign and domestic who wanted Clinton to lose and offered advice on same.
We go back and forth about the cars and who should be driving what car and when. We came pretty close to putting Nancy's car in Evan's name but that never happened and, for now anyway, it is probably a good thing. You want some separation when it comes to personal liability in the event something catastrophic occurs so that has been a consideration in making the change. We considered doing it before Evan went down to Connecticut for his visit with Weinstein and in hindsight it is probably just as well we didn't go that route. Suffice it to say that things might have ended very differently had we made the change.
And now, we go day-to-day with our decision making but have yet to do anything. He isn't around long enough when he is around to warrant making the change and when he is around it seems like he's not likely to want to take the car on any given day. Besides, Nancy is somewhat attached to her vehicle and giving it up would leave her in the position to either drive a car she isn't interested in driving or taking my car which she can do but then I might be left to my own devices. Neither option is a good one for her (or me.)