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Yes, I know this is poor taste and I seriously hope none of my readers hold it against me but ...dear lord this is hysterical!

Tiny Tim was a freak! A wonderful freak...

New Review: Australia (2008)

www.movinpitchers.blogspot.com

Bettie Page-Gone Daddy Gone

She was 85. And she still had the little bangs when she died...:)

A Moment of 'Cinematic Proportions'

Brilliant! I would love to know what Sophia Loren is thinking just at this moment, with that sidelong glance at the magnificent breasts of Jayne Mansfield.

...Things Are Goin' Your Way

On my way to the store last night, Wilson Phillips' 'Hold On' came on and I couldnt help but remember a HILARIOUS time in 1993 (?) when Toby and I drove to Nashville with Annie and Shane Phillips to see the Pink Floyd Concert at Vanderbilt. Heading out of Memphis, this song came on the radio and the funny thing was, nobody turned it. The funnier thing was, everyone knew the words (every word, even the little nuances like 'ooo things are goin' your way'). And the funniest thing was, we all proceeded to sing the entire song as LOUD as we could in its completion. I will never forget that. Shane and Toby belting Wilson Phillips was so entertaining that me and Annie had difficulty doing our 'part' but sing we did. It was almost sad when the song was over.

That was also the trip where Toby's blue Celica broke down at the Waverly exit and we had no choice but to patiently wait on the side of the Interstate until Jonathan (my then boyfriend) drove his little Honda to pick us up. We hung around in the car for a while. Then we got bored and proceeded to break out Annie's camera and take pictures of the oddest things. One was of Me, Annie, and Shane doing the three monkey 'hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil' on the back of the car. One showed Shane sitting on the ground in the median of the Interstate tossing grass in the air. And one was of us lying in the middle of the interstate w/ our feet in the air. Whoever has those pictures needs to come forward!!

Love you guys! kiss kiss.

'FSBO'

A realtor from Century 21 came out on Wednesday of last week. He had seen our house on Craigslist and seemed pretty certain that even in today's market, there shouldnt be much of a problem selling it. After much consideration, we decided to sign w/ him-only to be told that he wouldnt be able to actually sign w/US until we improved the 'curb appeal' of our property. Which takes money. So again, we're at a stand still when it comes to 'officially' listing the house.

In the meantime, we have listed it w/ five free FSBO websites, including Craigslist and kijiji (ebay's version of Craigslist) in hopes that it will sell before we ever sign w/ a realtor at all. Wouldnt that be great? The proverbial 'pbthhht' in the face of the guy who claims 'selling w/ a realtor is the ONLY way in today's market'. hee hee. THat extra 12,000 certainly wouldnt come amiss.
http://nashville.craigslist.org/reo/925867197.html

Anyway, I looked back over my earliest postings to this blog and I'll admit it made me really really sad. I do love my house. I love my views, my dogs that run free, and the herds of deer that skip around on our hill. It's obvious from the things I wrote that I thought we'd never leave. But priorities (and economies) change and we have a new set of goals that don't involve the upkeep we took on with this place. To be honest, we really don't have the time or funds to bring it to its true potential. Yes, we should have thought of all of this three years ago (when we started building) but we were too excited to really weigh out the pros and cons adequately. So lesson learned.

Now, we're not really sure where we'll end up after we sell. We still would like to try the desert out for a while but are not too certain if that is the wisest initial move; perhaps a transition period somewhere local makes more sense. We do know that we want to be in 'town' somewhere-close to things we can actually walk to-with little or no upkeep so that Jew can focus on other things for a change. Renting will be our first step for sure. Maybe even home schooling. Who knows? And after a couple of years, we may decide this area is where we need to be after all. Sometimes you just need to step back and tilt your head.