Sometimes, BatDog happens on the way home from work. It started when I got in the wrong line. Again. It’s as predictable as an ice cream headache. I get in a line and it’s going to be the slowest line. Usually in the weirdest possible way. I was in Trader Joes a few nights ago.…
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When I’m forced to witness that whole ‘Circle of Life’ crap at high speed, I expect Lion King music at least. If the universe can’t supply that, I’m going to need an ice cream sundae, a lot of hugs and a flapper dress. My favorite aunt turned 85 last weekend. I was going to race…
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Cynicism is a gleeful, gore splashed serial killer of creativity. Like Dexter, but with less of a sense of humor. I’m a programmer, obligated by a contract with the Tech gods to consume levels of caffeine non-tech people can only shudder at the thought of. We sign the contract with ink made from pure white…
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Episode 4: It was supposed to get less weird when we found a house! OR If you can’t be a good example, be a horrible warning. We found a house! Hallelujah! Life can start happening again! Oh, wait, this reality is just as bizarre as house hunting. At least it’s less time consuming… that’s something…
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Why in the name of Hippocrates hasn’t medicine for common ailments changed in TWO THOUSAND years? We’ve landed an interstellar probe on a comet moving at 40,000 mph – It was launched a decade ago, powered itself from the heat of the sun and landed on a moving rock in the middle of space billions…
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Episode 3.5 – Fixing all the things. Wherein our heroes discover that a dead rat is an upgrade, lonely boards cry dry rot tears and daisies are awfully cute. As our final act of home-ownership, we needed to fix the things the inspector found on our house. We negotiated away the ones we thought were…
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Episode 3: Where’s the guy behind the curtain, and why is he so angry? The goal of this house sell/buy game is to use the equity from our house to buy something that suits our lives a little better. We would like to go from 1100 square feet to 1800-ish square feet and have 2…
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Episode 2: Portland’s Housing discard bin Our realtor is a very kind, very patient woman. She’s been doing this a while, so she didn’t even hesitate: she told us there was lots of time, she’ll help us find the perfect house and she’s never had a client be homeless because there wasn’t enough time to…
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I met a river monster who feeds only on terror, and he was charming. I’ve been white water rafting a couple of times before. Lovely excursions on a sunny day with friends and family. Always group trips with a guide who knew what we were going to see and do. At no stage in any…
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Episode 1: It’s not an adventure yet. Adventures are what you call it when the experience is over and you’re resting comfortably at home with a cold drink by a roaring fire. It’s not an adventure yet. Between getting our house ready for sale, selling it and now hunting for a new house, I feel…
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