Alright, so not a lot of excitement today. Church was interesting. A young man, whom I assume is a helper to our youth pastor, gave the sermon. He's a natural. Good sense of humor. I wish I could recall the sermon. This isn't his fault, but is a fairly common phenonenom for me. Oh the joys of getting older! After church I did have the chance to chat with some friends, and that was fun.
Then, it was time to visit the wonderful world of realty. Not reality. Not close. I looked at potential new digs for me. I've been thinking of moving for some time now, as my home is much too big for me. So I checked out five townhomes/condos closer to the Twin Cities.
The spread of desirability vs. price is interesting. The most expensive townhome was the least desirable, IMHO. The first rule (these days) for home sellers should be: remove all smoking stench from the home! There are far more non-smokers than smokers, and non-smokers (like me) are really turned off by that smell. I won't stay in a hotel room with that smell. Why would I consider buying a home that stinks! The realtor blamed it on a houseguest of the owners, but the owners should have forbade the guest from lighting up.
I checked out five places and liked two of them. One of them, a condo, has a fabulous view of the river. In fact, I think it might overlook the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. The other, a townhome, overlooks a highway, although it has an attractive garden/pond in the foreground. The townhome has a great layout except for one large problem: there are no bedrooms on the main level. I have a knee replacement and need another, so it would be nice to have at least one bedroom on the main level of whatever home I get. The problem with the condo is the cost. $650 a month for association fees! Wow! So, I'll keep looking while keeping these two in mind as comparison pieces.
The Twins have fallen back to their losing ways after yesterday's blowout win. They lost 8-7 in a game they had a good chance to win. Pitching failed again. This is very frustrating to see. The Central Division is extremely weak. It's the Twins' for the taking. But they just can't seem to get it together. Sad.
On the exciting news front, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is back on primetime. I tried to get on that show when it was last a primetime hit. I made it through the telephone questions and then had to stay home one Sunday awaiting a call to go to New York. It never came. I don't think I'll try again as I'm not quite as sharp as I was back then.
Does anyone out there know how to get stain off off aluminum siding?
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