just life

vacation was great...my days consisted of waking up...breakfast...hammock...beach...pool...hammock...lunch...hammock...beach...pool...hammock...dinner...etc...throw in reading and surfing the web occasionally and that was it...it was a much needed/wanted vacation...working 6 days a week and teaching for 2 hours on sunday takes it's toll...

now back to work...

we put the house on the market about a month ago...we have had over 20 families look...we have had 2 offers...hopefully soon we sell it...

here is my political writ for the year...newt is a blowhard...mitt will win the nomination...ronnie p, you just had to much honesty - and yes, you did write the pamphlets...i think obama will win again...whatever...and as for hillary - i think she did a great job - and would have been a better president than obama...if her husband ran i would vote for him...listen to all of his recent interviews...he has depth to what he says that comes from knowledge and experience...anyways...

later from 3rd St.

bookstory

guy calls me on the phone:

him: "i have an old book i want to sell"
me: "ok, what is it?"
him: "it is..."
me: "is it in good condition?"
him: "yeah"
me: "if it is in good condition, i can sell it for $30-40, so i would pay around $10"
him:"well i can sell it for that amount on ebay, would you buy it for $30"
me: "no, why would i buy for $30 if i am going to sell it for around that?"
him: "well, you could make $5"
me: "uh, no thanks, just sell it on ebay"
him: "okay, i can't believe you won't take $5"
me: "i tell you what, you sell it for $35 on ebay and give me $5 and you will have $30"
him: "what was that again"
me: "you sell it for $35 on ebay and give me $5 and you will have $30"
him:"okay that sounds good, that works out well for both of us"
me: "you can drop the money by after it sells"
him: "okay, thanks for your help"
me: "no problem, bye"

95% verbatim from today...

later from 3rd St.