Last week was closing on our new "vacation home", and it was almost a disaster. The mortgage company, Wells Fargo, made a mistake on the paperwork and left my mother-in-law off the papers related to the title. According to our mortgage broker, they spent the next morning denying they made a mistake and proposing solutions that involved no work on ( Read more... )

I keep saying I'm going to update more often, but it never works out. Maybe one day I will, but until then it will stay erratic and sporadic ( Read more... )

Last week I made my predictions on the weekend's games. Turns out I got 4 out of 10 correct, highlighted by my perfect prediction of the Arsenal - Blackburn game ( Read more... )

Time to start doing something new, predicting the future. Here are my guesses for the weekend ( Read more... )

It's been a little while since Mr. Moore's movie came out, and I'd like to talk a little about nationalized health care. I have not seen Sicko, and I have not yet decided the best approach to health-care, but I have lots of ideas and concerns, so I'm gonna talk through some of it to see if it helps me come to a decision ( Read more... )

In case you want a detailed review with some guy's snarky comments, read this review.

Last night I finally got to see the house we might be buying. I was impressed. Small, about 1200 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, but in good condition. The house is about 200 feet away from Bar K Park and Lake Travis, but there is no water near the house, and the inspectors commented that the crawlspace under the house is very dry. As much ( Read more... )

Life is flying, I just wish I had any control over its flight ( Read more... )

I just found out that DISH Network gives me GolTV. GolTV is showing Copa America. This is good.

The only TV that has DISH Network right now is in the living room. This is bad.

Someone is going to have to work on the satellite connections.

Liverpool are not champions of Europe. Instead, AC Milan earned a 2-1 win to claim the title. Liverpool looked lively and attacked all game long, but couldn't score. They created more half chances, one or two more good chances, and didn't take advantage. AC Milan got a lucky goal at the end of the first half which eventually led to their second ( Read more... )