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ROLL, TIDE!!!!!

It was the proverbial “nail-biter” but well worth it in the end. The Alabama Crimson Tide is now 10-0 and headed for the SEC Championship. Woo hoo!!!!! If it’s against the University of Florida, who am I going to root … Continue reading

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Writer’s Block: Reconsidering Children’s Books

Several years ago I re-read The Catcher in the Rye, which I had originally read as a teenager. When I read it as a teenager, I thought Holden Caulfield was SO COOL!!! When I read it in my 40’s, he … Continue reading

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THE POOR GET POORER

I work with a woman who is always moaning about how she doesn’t have enough money. After knowing her for a year and a half, I’m convinced that this is not so much about her not making enough money as … Continue reading

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Last Sunday we saw another house in the neighborhood we most like. It recently occurred to me that since we are only four to six months away from our plans to buy a house, the house we actually end up … Continue reading

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IT’S OFFICIAL….

WE’RE….DEBT-FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

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I Wish You Could Hear This

Autumn has always been my favorite season, but even moreso since I’ve moved to Alabama. For one thing, the weather cools off faster and more dramatically than it does in South Florida, and soon enough we’ll have colored leaves. Just … Continue reading

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Writer’s Block: The X-Files Birthday

I love the Christmas episode with Ed Asner and Lili Tomlin as ghosts. I know it sounds kind of strange, but every year at Christmas I make a point of dusting off the video tape, sitting down with a cup … Continue reading

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UPDATE ON YESTERDAY’S HOUSE/NEIGHBORHOOD

I was so taken with the house we saw yesterday, that today I went on line to find other houses in that same neighborhood. And guess what? There are three others, at least, on the same street (we saw them … Continue reading

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MORE HOUSEHUNTING

Well, it’s Sunday, so Russ and I went out to Open Houses again. We saw a number of things we didn’t care for much, and a second visit to Hidden Meadows put it further down on the list than before, … Continue reading

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HOUSE HUNTING

Recently, Russ and I have been spending a lot of our free time looking at houses. We are going to Open Houses, and checking out some of the newer developments, all in an effort to clarify exactly what it is … Continue reading

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