Sep
20
2007
[A little break from The Sign Of the Dog series.]
A couple of nights ago I was at a bar.
Despite what you may think, I do not go to bars with any kind of regularity!
I had attended a meeting of a business group I was thinking of joining.
After the meeting the group invited me to join [...]
Sep
19
2007
What is a really great motivator?
PAIN.
I had finally reached my pain threshold. I just couldn’t take it anymore.
I needed to move out, I needed to move on. I needed to take my life to the next step…home ownership.
I gathered my financial information. I ran online mortgage calculators. I researched financing options. I became familiar with [...]
Sep
15
2007
It was 2 AM.
It was 2 freakin‘ A in the freakin’ M.
I was not happy. I was not happy to be ringing the doorbell of my upstairs neighbors.
I jam my finger on the old doorbell. Hard. Repeatedly.
I finally hear footsteps. Mr. Set 4 opens the door. Wives don’t answer the door. Not at 2 in [...]