It Puts The Lotion On Its Skin

My town is revaluing all of the properties due to an order from the county Board of Taxation. So a person from an appraisal company stopped by today to perform the task. Basically all she did was check off what rooms were in the house and where the unfinished sections were. She was literally in and out in five minutes.

After she left I wondered if she actually was looking at my house. After all I had spent two weeks cleaning it in preparation for this appraisal!!! I could have had "666" written on my bedroom wall in red paint and she wouldn't have noticed. I wonder if she worked in Ohio and had to stop by Jame Gumb's house how that appraisal would have gone.

"Okay. One kitchen. One door to a back room here. Long hallway with attached rooms. One pit. One girl in the pit."

Well, at least I have a clean house now. And I also found out that "Buffalo Bill" has appeared in MONK as Captain Stottlemeyer.

How?? - Part 2

On March 17, I told you about how I found a starling in my kitchen when coming home from school one day. Well, yesterday I was moving a sofa in the finished section of my basement and there on the floor was a dead sparrow. There was no odor nor any decomp. It's hard to say when the TOD was because my town doesn't have a notable coroner nor a crime scene unit. I took the little guy and deposited him in the garbage and like before wondered how he got into the house.

Half and Half

No, this posting is not about the coffee additive. I still take my coffee (and tea) black and sweet.

This posting is about mortgages. In the life of a homeowner there are three important milestones when it comes to the mortgage. The first is the satisfaction that comes when you have been approved for one. There is also euphoria when the last payment has been made. The third one lies somewhere in the middle. It comes when the amounts being applied to the principal and to the interest are the same. After that the majority of the payment will be applied to the principal (and not that bloody interest!) and it's all down hill after that.

Well, for me that middle milestone will be achieved with this month's payment. Yippee!