Thursday, June 26, 2014

Good morning crew,

Well, despite the fact that I still haven't technically sold the condo, and I still haven't technically bought a house, I guess I had better start packing.

Why not? I have got nothing else to do while I wait for the lawyers and bankers to make up their minds about whether or not they are going to approve loans, contracts and sales. I'll tell you, folks, I feel like I'm in the belly of the beast here.

But apart from the melodramatics, it will take me several days to pack and Lord only knows what legerdemain the wife is going to require in order to get her belongings ready to be loaded onto a truck.

So instead of drinking beer all weekend, I will drink beer AND try to pack boxes. I have been in the same place for thirteen years. I'm almost scared to start the project.

Laugh it up,

Joe

joe@gophercentral.com

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At the company water cooler, I bragged about my children's world travels: one son was teaching in Bolivia, another was working in southern Italy, and my daughter was completing a yearlong research project in India.

One co-worker's quip, however, stopped me short. "What is it about you," he asked, "that makes your kids want to get so far away?"


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Her friend said, "Whoever heard of someone naming dogs like that?"

Whereupon the blonde responded, "What else are you gonna name watch dogs?"