Lord of the Castle

I forgot to tell you… My son technically now has 4 part time jobs! You already knew that he works several nights per week as a busboy at The Bonefish Grill restaurant. However, he followed up on some adds for construction post on  Craig’s List and found work… Three brothers each have their own construction company. [...]

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We looked at a very interesting house after church today… A 5  bedroom, 3.5 bath house with a view of a lake! The bank listed it a little over one month ago but has already dropped their asking price  by 12%. We offered 12% below than that. This house hunt has shown me how easy it is [...]

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That’s it… I’m done! This will be the last year that I prepare my own taxes. Last year, I was stuck in the middle of a fight between Kansas and California over who was going to take my money. This year, Kansas and Missouri are duking it out. I live in Kansas. I work in [...]

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I began the day with great anticipation… The bank is going to make their decision regarding the house. At about 9:00, I received an e-mail from our realtor… She still had not received the approval letter from the vendor!?!?!? I called him…no answer…I left a message When I hung up, I thought, “I am not going [...]

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Several weeks ago, my youngest daughter, Cakes, came up to me with her face beaming, “Dad, I bought a new dress for the prom.” “What prom?” “The Senior Prom.” “When is that?” “April 10th.” At the time, that seemed like the far distant future, so I focused on more immediate concerns… “How much did it [...]

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I am back to driving the Toyota to work. I’ve got to tell you, 34 MPG is really nice. With gas around $2.50, I drive over 300 miles on $25! But, I have a perplexing problem developing… Which car do I drive to Texas on Thursday? The Super Crew is our nicest, most comfortable vehicle [...]

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My wife has never visited our oldest daughter in Dallas. I think she might be the only member of the family who hasn’t. So, for the better part of a month, she has been looking forward to this week since her school is out on Spring Break.  I too was looking forward to this week but for a [...]

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I picked the Toyota up from the mechanic today. The smell of fear is in the air…the fear of having made the wrong decision in rebuilding it. My senses are working overtime. “Was that noise there before?” How should I know? I wasn’t listening! I bought this car for $1,150! If it was there, it was NOT a [...]

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Although I am getting better, I frequently suffer from missing tile syndrome. I first read about this psychological defect in “Happiness is a Serious Problem” by Dennis Prager. Imagine looking at a beautifully tiled ceiling. Now picture realizing that one tile is missing. My instinctive response is to find it and fix it! However, if I am not careful, that missing [...]

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As soon as we  leave our apartment complex and turn right to head east on the lightly traveled 133rd Street, we cross a main North-South street. On the north corner, a development of houses that sell for $500-750,000 begins and extends for the next 1/2 mile. Over that same 1/2 mile stretch on the south side of the street, there is another nice apartment complex on [...]

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