Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Dealing wth stuff.

I was asked why I hadn't commented on the Bulletin shrinking in size.

Well, it isn't terribly noticeable. I remember picking up the San Francisco papers and thinking they looked and felt weird. But those papers were thick.

The Bulletin just isn't thick it enough.

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Linda just finished reading The Twentieth Wife for her reader group.

"Wait a minute. I thought you already read that."

"No...that was the 19th Wife."

"Oh....well, what about the 18th Wife, doesn't she count?"

"Chop liver, honey. Chop liver."

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I didn't go to the meeting about street closures. If I had, it would have been my first Downtowner meeting in 20 years, so I don't have any clout there.

I feel like I'm more effective in writing my concerns, than in trying to speak to a room full of strangers.

I feel like I'm more effective as an outsider, than as in insider. (See poem: Speaking From the Brambles.)

I hate to be cynical, but I also don't expect much to change. But then again, change won't happen without some preparation, and we are in that early stage probably. Maybe.

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Been dealing with financial matters these last couple of days. Taxes went out yesterday, and we also went to visit our financial adviser.

Nothing major. But learned a bunch of things.

Just not things I can talk about.

Heh, I want my blog to be candid, but I ain't stupid.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

"But learned a bunch of things. Just not things I can talk about."

Get-rich real estate investment schemes? Other sources of quick money? ;)

Duncan McGeary said...

Well, vaguely, the possibility of buying a commercial building and finding out it was ... possible...but it would be a streeeettttccchhh.

Anonymous said...

"Well, vaguely, the possibility of buying a commercial building"

Well that would make Buster, for one, very happy.

Hasn't he been telling you since 2007 to buy a building instead instead of renting your space?

Might make more sense NOW than it did in 2007. ;)

H. Bruce Miller said...

Can't believe you're thinking about buying real estate in Bend, especially when (according to you) you've only recently achieved a measure of financial security.

Duncan McGeary said...

Well, all the stars would need to be aligned and the Leprechaun in my corner.

And I'm not sure I trust the Leprechaun...

But there is a point where the math makes good sense.

Sadly, I think that point may have passed -- or it may come again, but it probably isn't now.

Anonymous said...

Point has passed?

You all really think that Bend isn't going down another 90%?