Yep, it's 1:35am, yep, I was just spending the last 4 hours hacking sql. Time to sleep on this little tidbit.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-lanza/why-are-you-here-new-theo_b_781055.html
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe
Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe
http://www.ctmu.org/
This is a philosophy that rings with me.
http://www.ctmu.org/
This is a philosophy that rings with me.
Friday, April 23, 2010
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/04/22/i-hate-computers-confessions-of-a-sysadmin/
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/04/22/i-hate-computers-confessions-of-a-sysadmin/
Friday, January 08, 2010
quixotic journey to Lexington?
Wow, it has been a long time since I posted.
Well, big decision was made around Labor Day where Tam knew the chief job in Lexington was coming up. She was qualified. It was a dream job/promotion. Should she go for it... after long deliberation I said yes.
One of the things I've thought deeply about is being in this cool house, but really wanting to get out. It's too big for us. I now realize I want a "home" meaning my family and not the house. A smaller house in a suburban community in a more diverse place with more opportunity made sense.
I am quite torn though because it is gorgeous here.
I will never forget signing on the dotted line for 240K worth of mortgage and thinking 'this is a ton of money'. Especially here in the middle of nowhere. But everyone else was doing it... Yes, I have a 1/4 million dollar view, no doubt, but still. Well, we knew our exit strategy would be uncle sam buying the house as the thought was Tam could go for a promotion at some point. And this has happened. However, as part of the plan, I did not count on the housing market crashing.
So as of this morning, I heard our next door neighbor is going into foreclosure secretly. They even own a business and had been there for a long time. Wow. The house 3 doors down foreclosed about a year ago and the sell price for both is LOW. I am told that our county and the surrounding ones are generally selling for 55% of their tax assessed value. Ouch. We have a nicer house than those others, but...
The bottom line: We are going to pay big time to get out of this lovely place.
I know Tam has lofty ambitions and admirable ones and in the end we shall be happier. My guess is we are going to eat 100K total when you add in $$ we used to improve this place. I am happy I was able to make this place better. We will likely have to tap the 401K to square the mortgage [please tell me that won't happen!]. In the end, we will work for at least 5 years longer just to make up for this shortfall, since 100K at 20 years before retirement compound interest will add up to a lot of $ had we not had to do this. Good news is Tam will make more $, but this is going to be a financial wreck. I more or less knew this when making the decision months ago, but reality has hit home.
Tam, I love you, and congrats on this position. We will make it work.
Well, big decision was made around Labor Day where Tam knew the chief job in Lexington was coming up. She was qualified. It was a dream job/promotion. Should she go for it... after long deliberation I said yes.
One of the things I've thought deeply about is being in this cool house, but really wanting to get out. It's too big for us. I now realize I want a "home" meaning my family and not the house. A smaller house in a suburban community in a more diverse place with more opportunity made sense.
I am quite torn though because it is gorgeous here.
I will never forget signing on the dotted line for 240K worth of mortgage and thinking 'this is a ton of money'. Especially here in the middle of nowhere. But everyone else was doing it... Yes, I have a 1/4 million dollar view, no doubt, but still. Well, we knew our exit strategy would be uncle sam buying the house as the thought was Tam could go for a promotion at some point. And this has happened. However, as part of the plan, I did not count on the housing market crashing.
So as of this morning, I heard our next door neighbor is going into foreclosure secretly. They even own a business and had been there for a long time. Wow. The house 3 doors down foreclosed about a year ago and the sell price for both is LOW. I am told that our county and the surrounding ones are generally selling for 55% of their tax assessed value. Ouch. We have a nicer house than those others, but...
The bottom line: We are going to pay big time to get out of this lovely place.
I know Tam has lofty ambitions and admirable ones and in the end we shall be happier. My guess is we are going to eat 100K total when you add in $$ we used to improve this place. I am happy I was able to make this place better. We will likely have to tap the 401K to square the mortgage [please tell me that won't happen!]. In the end, we will work for at least 5 years longer just to make up for this shortfall, since 100K at 20 years before retirement compound interest will add up to a lot of $ had we not had to do this. Good news is Tam will make more $, but this is going to be a financial wreck. I more or less knew this when making the decision months ago, but reality has hit home.
Tam, I love you, and congrats on this position. We will make it work.
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