As 2008 closes out, I am catching up on movies as well as some movie related technology.
Today I headed to Cinema City to finally catch Milk. Yeah to everything I've read - Sean Penn's performance is award winning (just say Mystic River for the first time on AMC as well, so his acting chops in two very different roles are on my mind). An incredible story - I knew the basics of the Milk / Moscone murders but Harvey Milk's life, and the politics of San Fran at the time were both revelations. I admit to shedding tears a few times. Was a wonderful film.
On the technology front, I *finally* jumped on board the Netflix download bandwagon - I installed the PC software and then watched an old Marx Brothers movie last night (Monkey Business) just to test the technology, and today I ordered a Roku Netflix Player for the television. I cost-justified that by dropping my Netflix subscription from 2 disks at a time to 1 at a time, figuring we'd download more films than we bring in via mail. And with 12,000 titles online now, I suspect we wil not run out of movies to see anytime soon......
We're technology refuseniks here. We have basic cable (broadcast plus a few channels - AMC, TBS, CSPAN, Weather). We have no Tivo or DVR or Blu-Ray. No HDTV or flat screen (I bought my 27" Magnavox when I worked at Philips, circa 1990, and it's still going strong). We have an old VCR and a cheap DVD player. So this will be a jump in technology. From the looks of things it has a built in web browser (to search the netflix site for movies) and a WiFi connection (so we can glom onto the existing home wireless). $99, and unlimited downloads come free with our Netflix subscription. It seems pretty simple to use (a big deal for the Zipster who gets frustrated by complex technology).
Excited.
December 28, 2008
December 27, 2008
Christmas Wrap-up
Nothing deep or grand, just a little report of the day.
Christmas Eve I went to a wonderful party in WH with friends; met some really wonderful folks and had a surprisingly good time. Surprising because I am more likely to just go for an hour or so and hang out to be polite, but I really enjoyed the folks I met and talked to. YUMMY food, too!
Christmas morning, Zippy was in a mood - not celebrating xmas but not really happy to be left alone either. So we ended up fighting about something dumb (he was upset because I took a bath the night before and a shower that morning) and I ended up in tears.
Got that over with, and drove up to MA to visit my family. We had a lovely time - my sister wrote down a few "momisms" (funny things Mom says, especially when she is up on the prednisone) - the only one I can remember is that my niece got a gift card for a store called "Forever 21" and mom blurts out, aghast "Over 21?" but there were a few others as well. We cut back on gifting significantly; each adult got one name to buy for, as well as one person to "stuff the stocking" (small gifts and the like) but still there was plenty of gifting going on.
When I got home, Zippy was finishing up a dinner with AC and MP, so I hung out with them a bit. And then I wandered over to see friends.
All in all, a lovely holiday.
Christmas Eve I went to a wonderful party in WH with friends; met some really wonderful folks and had a surprisingly good time. Surprising because I am more likely to just go for an hour or so and hang out to be polite, but I really enjoyed the folks I met and talked to. YUMMY food, too!
Christmas morning, Zippy was in a mood - not celebrating xmas but not really happy to be left alone either. So we ended up fighting about something dumb (he was upset because I took a bath the night before and a shower that morning) and I ended up in tears.
Got that over with, and drove up to MA to visit my family. We had a lovely time - my sister wrote down a few "momisms" (funny things Mom says, especially when she is up on the prednisone) - the only one I can remember is that my niece got a gift card for a store called "Forever 21" and mom blurts out, aghast "Over 21?" but there were a few others as well. We cut back on gifting significantly; each adult got one name to buy for, as well as one person to "stuff the stocking" (small gifts and the like) but still there was plenty of gifting going on.
When I got home, Zippy was finishing up a dinner with AC and MP, so I hung out with them a bit. And then I wandered over to see friends.
All in all, a lovely holiday.
December 24, 2008
Little Red Wagon
So if you noticed someone pulling a little red wagon through downtown West Hartford this noontime, that was me.....
December 23, 2008
Last Minute Jude
Been that sort of holiday season.
Between business travel (2 trips to Tulsa and 1 to the West Coast) in the past 6 weeks and the short holiday season (Thanksgiving was late) - I just never got off square 1. Factor in tight money (I got a large check on Friday, but it still has not cleared, every other check from this client has cleared in 24 hours or so) and the recent weather, and I'm just not getting a ton done for the holidays. So be it. I have the basics covered, but I'm not gifting wildly (or even moderately) this year.
Some musings and reports:
* I hit the West Farms Mall* area yesterday (traffic madness). Was aiming at Border's but the traffic was too difficult to get through so I turned into Barnes&Noble - where I found everything I needed (some DVDs for nephew and niece, some books for nephew and friends, and a calendar for my bro). Bonus - minimal line, I heard one guy say he went over to Border's, drove around for 20 minutes looking for a place to park, then found the check-out line stretching around the store (I experienced that line last year). So good fortune.
* Where can you find jigsaw puzzles? I was looking for a puzzle for friends, and no place (B&N, Borders, Toys 'R Us) seemed to carry much. Then I trekked down to The Wooden Toy on the Silas Deane Highway - where I found a good selection plus tons of other really nice, educational, high quality toys. Definitely my "go to" place for kid (and young at heart) shopping. I also picked up a rather interesting puppet for another friend. Once again, no line, minimal traffic issues.
* I have a few stops to make tomorrow: The package store, for some wine. Some place to get a gift card. My office, to print out a gift certificate. Probably CVS if I decide I need some wrapping supplies. I'm hitting a yoga class tomorrow, the bank, and those few errands, and then sticking a fork in the holiday shopping madness - it's done!
* Even though I live about a mile from West Farms Mall and go to surrounding stores all the time, I think I average less than one visit every other year. Not my favorite place.
Between business travel (2 trips to Tulsa and 1 to the West Coast) in the past 6 weeks and the short holiday season (Thanksgiving was late) - I just never got off square 1. Factor in tight money (I got a large check on Friday, but it still has not cleared, every other check from this client has cleared in 24 hours or so) and the recent weather, and I'm just not getting a ton done for the holidays. So be it. I have the basics covered, but I'm not gifting wildly (or even moderately) this year.
Some musings and reports:
* I hit the West Farms Mall* area yesterday (traffic madness). Was aiming at Border's but the traffic was too difficult to get through so I turned into Barnes&Noble - where I found everything I needed (some DVDs for nephew and niece, some books for nephew and friends, and a calendar for my bro). Bonus - minimal line, I heard one guy say he went over to Border's, drove around for 20 minutes looking for a place to park, then found the check-out line stretching around the store (I experienced that line last year). So good fortune.
* Where can you find jigsaw puzzles? I was looking for a puzzle for friends, and no place (B&N, Borders, Toys 'R Us) seemed to carry much. Then I trekked down to The Wooden Toy on the Silas Deane Highway - where I found a good selection plus tons of other really nice, educational, high quality toys. Definitely my "go to" place for kid (and young at heart) shopping. I also picked up a rather interesting puppet for another friend. Once again, no line, minimal traffic issues.
* I have a few stops to make tomorrow: The package store, for some wine. Some place to get a gift card. My office, to print out a gift certificate. Probably CVS if I decide I need some wrapping supplies. I'm hitting a yoga class tomorrow, the bank, and those few errands, and then sticking a fork in the holiday shopping madness - it's done!
* Even though I live about a mile from West Farms Mall and go to surrounding stores all the time, I think I average less than one visit every other year. Not my favorite place.
December 21, 2008
New Year's Eve Yoga
Just getting the word out - Nykki Poole will be be leading a Yoga Mala (108 Sun Salutations) on New Year's Eve from 10:00 pm to Midnight. West Hartford Yoga, of course. More information here.
I did one of these last year at Fresh Yoga in New Haven, led by Peg Oliviera, and it was pretty great. So come on out - no need to do all 108 sun salutations (and Nykki suggests wearing wrist support if you plan to) but it can be a sacred and meditative way to close out 2008 and welcome in 2009.
If you must party to make your New Year's official, perhaps come down for some Gentle Yoga on New Year's Eve day - I'm subbing for Sharon Smith so will be leading a Gentle Yoga practice from 12:15 - 1:15. Then go on and have a great time!
And if you really want fireworks, hit the children's fireworks show at Bushnell Park earlier in the evening - then come on down to WHY for some New Year's Eve yoga!
I did one of these last year at Fresh Yoga in New Haven, led by Peg Oliviera, and it was pretty great. So come on out - no need to do all 108 sun salutations (and Nykki suggests wearing wrist support if you plan to) but it can be a sacred and meditative way to close out 2008 and welcome in 2009.
If you must party to make your New Year's official, perhaps come down for some Gentle Yoga on New Year's Eve day - I'm subbing for Sharon Smith so will be leading a Gentle Yoga practice from 12:15 - 1:15. Then go on and have a great time!
And if you really want fireworks, hit the children's fireworks show at Bushnell Park earlier in the evening - then come on down to WHY for some New Year's Eve yoga!
December 17, 2008
Oklahoma Farewell
At the airport - I bought some internets becuase I got here early and did not have time to do much this morning from the airport. When I'm in a hotel for a few nights, the room begins to feel like my luggage exploded - the desk is covered, the coffee tables, the 2nd bed, the bathroom vanity. I tend to spread out....so pulling it all back together and repacking for the return trip takes some time.
If I really planned ahhead, I would throw some paper and scotch tape in my bag and get started on expense reports on the way home. I'd also have a litle envelope in my briefcase labeled RECEIPTS and file them there, instead of having to dig 'em out of my purse, my wallet, my trip folder, and every other miscellaneous place I stash 'em. Like THAT will ever happen....I'm sort of a lazy traveler.
Yoga last night, at Inner Peace Yoga here in Tulsa, was nice. It was called Deep Stretch, and it was sort of a slow class - not really Yin, not really gentle. A bit too quick on the draw into forward folds for my taste (when I am not powering through a vinyasa or power class, I tend to like to warm up the creaky spine gently, my gentle classes often never get near a deep forward bend until the end of class) - but all in all it was a fine class - I got some ideas for my own teaching, which is nice. And if I get into Hartford on time tonight, I might sneak over to WHY for a round of power with Christine.
Oklahomans are, by and large, friendly people. Chatty even. I wandered into Walgreens yesterday to pick up batteries and I must have gotten a huge greeting from every employee in the place. The guy at the donut shop this morning, equally friendly. I ended up chit-chatting with the woman behind me at security.
I suspect I will be back here in 2009 (this is my third trip in 2008) - this seems like a good new client. As the principal engineer quipped yesterday as we were saying our good-byes "Where has she (meaning, me) been the last 30 years?"
Nice to feel appreciated!
If I really planned ahhead, I would throw some paper and scotch tape in my bag and get started on expense reports on the way home. I'd also have a litle envelope in my briefcase labeled RECEIPTS and file them there, instead of having to dig 'em out of my purse, my wallet, my trip folder, and every other miscellaneous place I stash 'em. Like THAT will ever happen....I'm sort of a lazy traveler.
Yoga last night, at Inner Peace Yoga here in Tulsa, was nice. It was called Deep Stretch, and it was sort of a slow class - not really Yin, not really gentle. A bit too quick on the draw into forward folds for my taste (when I am not powering through a vinyasa or power class, I tend to like to warm up the creaky spine gently, my gentle classes often never get near a deep forward bend until the end of class) - but all in all it was a fine class - I got some ideas for my own teaching, which is nice. And if I get into Hartford on time tonight, I might sneak over to WHY for a round of power with Christine.
Oklahomans are, by and large, friendly people. Chatty even. I wandered into Walgreens yesterday to pick up batteries and I must have gotten a huge greeting from every employee in the place. The guy at the donut shop this morning, equally friendly. I ended up chit-chatting with the woman behind me at security.
I suspect I will be back here in 2009 (this is my third trip in 2008) - this seems like a good new client. As the principal engineer quipped yesterday as we were saying our good-byes "Where has she (meaning, me) been the last 30 years?"
Nice to feel appreciated!
December 16, 2008
Success
Last April, I visited Tulsa to look into some noise problems. Back then, I suggested some fixes, one in particular. It's taken the past 7 months to get these implemented; my trip out here this week was in part intended to see if my recommendations worked.
So when I clamped the leakage current, and found that the high frequency leakage current that ranged from 40 mA - 210 mA back in April had dropped to somewhere between 1 mA and 10 mA, well, big smiles all around. Making an "order of magnitude" improvement in ground currents, leakage currents, noise - not easy. So it felt like a win, like I have earned my consulting fee for the day.
My reward - a nice "Deep Stretch" yoga class this evening over at Inenr Peace Yoga. And a trip home tomorrow morning!
So when I clamped the leakage current, and found that the high frequency leakage current that ranged from 40 mA - 210 mA back in April had dropped to somewhere between 1 mA and 10 mA, well, big smiles all around. Making an "order of magnitude" improvement in ground currents, leakage currents, noise - not easy. So it felt like a win, like I have earned my consulting fee for the day.
My reward - a nice "Deep Stretch" yoga class this evening over at Inenr Peace Yoga. And a trip home tomorrow morning!
December 15, 2008
Frozen Tulsa
I'm in Tulsa. I rather stupidly assumed "south = warmer" and so I left my warm coat, gloves, hat, etc. in my car - I have a warm scarf (admittedly mostly for fashion) and a lightish leather coat. So color me beet red (in the cheeks and ears, anyway)
It's been bitter cold here - went from 60's to 20's on Sunday, and has hovered in the teens all day today. And Sunday night, we got sleet / freezing rain that coated sidewalks, streets, etc. with an icy coating that remains on the roads even now, 24 hours later. Apparently, there is not enough salt and sand in Tulsa to treat the roads, nto enough vehicles to deliver said ice treatment, and not enough municipal employees or subcontractors to drive said vehicles.
So it's been treacherous driving (although no hills, so not all that bad for a New Englander with a front-wheel drive car) - but the good ol' boys in their pick-ups are sliding all over the road. Pretty comical to see them, without sandbags in the back to weight down the drive wheels and gunning the engine so as to slicken the road and slide sideways. While I drive slowly around 'em.
I'm here for another day - then back home on Wednesday morning.....
It's been bitter cold here - went from 60's to 20's on Sunday, and has hovered in the teens all day today. And Sunday night, we got sleet / freezing rain that coated sidewalks, streets, etc. with an icy coating that remains on the roads even now, 24 hours later. Apparently, there is not enough salt and sand in Tulsa to treat the roads, nto enough vehicles to deliver said ice treatment, and not enough municipal employees or subcontractors to drive said vehicles.
So it's been treacherous driving (although no hills, so not all that bad for a New Englander with a front-wheel drive car) - but the good ol' boys in their pick-ups are sliding all over the road. Pretty comical to see them, without sandbags in the back to weight down the drive wheels and gunning the engine so as to slicken the road and slide sideways. While I drive slowly around 'em.
I'm here for another day - then back home on Wednesday morning.....
December 14, 2008
Southwest Gate Area Chairs
If you gotta wait, do it in style...
Southwest has these awesome chairs available (in both Hartford and Midway, at the very least) that I have found myself sitting in. Note the little console with both AC power ports and USB charging ports.
More reason to LUV Southwest.....
Photo credit and thanks to BrettSnyder (aka CrankyFlier) who seems to have a Flickr account dedicated to air travel pics....
Blogging from BDL
All in all, it seems like a pretty nice day to fly - clear and cold but warming up. Bradley is prety quiet too - the lull between the holiday storms. I breezed through gate check-in and security. I'm heading to Tulsa via a circuitous route - Southwest to Midway and from there down to Tulsa. I had some SW credits from a cancelled trip that I needed to burn by Feb (or lose the funds), so figured this would be a good time, and besides, I kind of like Southwest. They tend to depart and arrive on time.... and no extra baggage fees (with my two bags, clothes and test equipment, most airlines would get another $50-$100 for the entire trip)
A semi long travel day - my travel bag is filled with time-fillers. Two recent issues of the New Yorker. Two issues of Yoga Journal. A couple of books (Iyengar's "Light on Life", a book of Rumi). And my MP3 player with some music to embed into my subconscious for kirtan.
This is the "real" trip that I took at the end of November, right before Thanksgiving. The equipment was not really ready for me back then, so it was more of a political trip (touch base, look things over, take meetings, etc.). This ought to be a more productive trip (i.e. - I can bring out my meters and scopes and get some things done). I have some work to do enroute - setting up some documents (tables and stuff) to expedite the measurements and data capture.
This time *I* am renting a car, so maybe I can sneak out to yoga some night at Inner Peace Yoga (yes, there is yoga in Tulsa). We'll see.....I brought my mat and yoga clothes so I'll practice in the hotel regardless, and I brought a swimsuit to maybe get a swim in (indoor pool) and/or a soak in the whirlpool.
The apartment hunt continues - the place I saw in New Britain last week that I kind of liked, I liked less in daylight. Mostly related to room sizes - the bedrooms were small, especially the one that I would use as an office, and the closets were miniscule. Would be OK if there were some storage space (basement, attic, crawl spaces) - but not much of that either. So I keep looking. I'm upping my rent window a bit, looking at a condo in Plainville and a 3 family in West Hartford. When I get back from Tulsa, I ought to have the funds to look in earnest....
A semi long travel day - my travel bag is filled with time-fillers. Two recent issues of the New Yorker. Two issues of Yoga Journal. A couple of books (Iyengar's "Light on Life", a book of Rumi). And my MP3 player with some music to embed into my subconscious for kirtan.
This is the "real" trip that I took at the end of November, right before Thanksgiving. The equipment was not really ready for me back then, so it was more of a political trip (touch base, look things over, take meetings, etc.). This ought to be a more productive trip (i.e. - I can bring out my meters and scopes and get some things done). I have some work to do enroute - setting up some documents (tables and stuff) to expedite the measurements and data capture.
This time *I* am renting a car, so maybe I can sneak out to yoga some night at Inner Peace Yoga (yes, there is yoga in Tulsa). We'll see.....I brought my mat and yoga clothes so I'll practice in the hotel regardless, and I brought a swimsuit to maybe get a swim in (indoor pool) and/or a soak in the whirlpool.
The apartment hunt continues - the place I saw in New Britain last week that I kind of liked, I liked less in daylight. Mostly related to room sizes - the bedrooms were small, especially the one that I would use as an office, and the closets were miniscule. Would be OK if there were some storage space (basement, attic, crawl spaces) - but not much of that either. So I keep looking. I'm upping my rent window a bit, looking at a condo in Plainville and a 3 family in West Hartford. When I get back from Tulsa, I ought to have the funds to look in earnest....
December 12, 2008
Metro Meters
Scenic root special correspondant (and agent provacateur) who I've code named B has sent along some pictures of new parking meters on Capitol Avenue and Linden. Agent B reports "You can use credit cards, and it spits out a little ticket that you place on your dashboard. They are SO metro ..."
December 10, 2008
Boycotting Christmas
Reasons I am being a scrooge this year:
* I am moving into a new place, maybe as soon as Jan 1, and am not about to get too involved in the holiday if I am getting ready packing and stuff
* I am too darned busy, heading to Tulsa for work this Sun-Wed, and maintaining a engineering career, a yoga teaching career, and helping out around the yoga studio
* I pretty much gave up on xmas / holiday cards the last few years
* Zippy is not christian so we've never really done much in terms of tree, lights, etc. Maybe 1-2 years out of the 7 or so we have been together
* I am effectively broke right this second; I have a pantload of receivables which ought to start showing up any time now, but really, I'm too poor to hit the shops
* We're getting ready for a Dec 19th kirtan which ought to keep me pretty busy between now and then (when I am not working, teaching, or being in Tulsa)
So....catch me after the new year. I'm sleeping in this holiday. Will probably go visit my family in MA for the day, but other than that, I'm not doing much.....
* I am moving into a new place, maybe as soon as Jan 1, and am not about to get too involved in the holiday if I am getting ready packing and stuff
* I am too darned busy, heading to Tulsa for work this Sun-Wed, and maintaining a engineering career, a yoga teaching career, and helping out around the yoga studio
* I pretty much gave up on xmas / holiday cards the last few years
* Zippy is not christian so we've never really done much in terms of tree, lights, etc. Maybe 1-2 years out of the 7 or so we have been together
* I am effectively broke right this second; I have a pantload of receivables which ought to start showing up any time now, but really, I'm too poor to hit the shops
* We're getting ready for a Dec 19th kirtan which ought to keep me pretty busy between now and then (when I am not working, teaching, or being in Tulsa)
So....catch me after the new year. I'm sleeping in this holiday. Will probably go visit my family in MA for the day, but other than that, I'm not doing much.....
December 09, 2008
Equal Time
The mystery does not get cleared by repeating the question,
nor is it bought with going to amazing places.
Until you've kept your eyes and your wanting still for fifty years,
you don't begin to cross over from confusion.
- Rumi
nor is it bought with going to amazing places.
Until you've kept your eyes and your wanting still for fifty years,
you don't begin to cross over from confusion.
- Rumi
So What is Up with Bristol?
Cause there are a heck of a lot of apartments available in that town.....
Internet Scams: Craigslist Apartment Edition
Yesterday, I dropped an email in response to this Craigslist ad:
$700 / 2br - Beautiful Classic Two Bedroom w/ Lots of Character! (West Hartford, CT)
Seems pretty resonible right? The photos in the ad pretty accurately show an older, empty, two bedroom apartment. Here's what I get back:
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Attn Applicant,
Thanks for the email. I own the house and also want you to know that it was due to my transfer to West Africa, Lagos that makes us to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent and looking for a responsible person that can take very good care of it as we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean all the time and the person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own. So for now, We are here in West Africa and will be staying here for the next 4 years in our new house and also with the keys of the house for rent, we try to look for an agent that we can give this documents and the keys before we left but could not find, and we as well do not want our house to be used any how in our absence that is why we took it along with us. I and my wife came over to Africa for a missionary work, so i hope you will promise us that you will take very good care of the house. So get back to me on how you could take care of our house or perhaps experience you have in renting home. Hope you are okay with the price of $700 per month.
This is the address of the house: 773 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119
SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE
RENT APPLICATIONS FORM BELOW
RENT APPLICATION FORM.
FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
NAME OF PET: _____________?
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____?
Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you,please we are giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this.Our house number is +234-806-113-3966 OR 011-234-806-113-3966.
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
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Seem familiar? I thought so too.....
$700 / 2br - Beautiful Classic Two Bedroom w/ Lots of Character! (West Hartford, CT)
Seems pretty resonible right? The photos in the ad pretty accurately show an older, empty, two bedroom apartment. Here's what I get back:
***************************
Attn Applicant,
Thanks for the email. I own the house and also want you to know that it was due to my transfer to West Africa, Lagos that makes us to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent and looking for a responsible person that can take very good care of it as we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean all the time and the person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own. So for now, We are here in West Africa and will be staying here for the next 4 years in our new house and also with the keys of the house for rent, we try to look for an agent that we can give this documents and the keys before we left but could not find, and we as well do not want our house to be used any how in our absence that is why we took it along with us. I and my wife came over to Africa for a missionary work, so i hope you will promise us that you will take very good care of the house. So get back to me on how you could take care of our house or perhaps experience you have in renting home. Hope you are okay with the price of $700 per month.
This is the address of the house: 773 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119
SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE
RENT APPLICATIONS FORM BELOW
RENT APPLICATION FORM.
FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
NAME OF PET: _____________?
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____?
Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you,please we are giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this.Our house number is +234-806-113-3966 OR 011-234-806-113-3966.
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
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Seem familiar? I thought so too.....
December 08, 2008
Man's Best Friend
Puppies save three-year-old boy lost in freezing Virginia woods
BY JANE H. FURSE / DAILY NEWS WRITER - Story here
What a beautiful story, with a happy ending. As someone who has a furry bed warmer and has noted the fierce loyalty of a dog, I'm not a bit surprised.
BY JANE H. FURSE / DAILY NEWS WRITER - Story here
"When I first saw him, he was like, 'Momma, I got cold. I slept in the woods last night. The puppies kept me warm.' He told me that ... the dogs slept up against him. And I'm sure the body heat kept him warm," said his mother, Sarah Ingram.
Billie Jo Roach, another member of the search party that found the boy, said the puppies refused to leave his side.
As the child was placed in an ambulance to be taken to a local hospital for examination, "The puppies were watching where he went.
What a beautiful story, with a happy ending. As someone who has a furry bed warmer and has noted the fierce loyalty of a dog, I'm not a bit surprised.
December 07, 2008
Tell Me What Life Is....
Enlightenment Intensive IV - I'm back. And voiding all the warranty requirements by hopping back on line so quickly and with both feet. Ah well, I am an old hand now, so I can bounce back faster.
Not gonna write a lot, but I like to set some markers to look back upon from the future (it was really sweet to go back in my blog for post-Intensive follow-ups, kind of reminded me of stuff). But some thoughts and memories:
* Life is large - me confronting the enormity of life
* Not having a headache all weekend (what was up with that? I usually get a honking headache)
* The planet (my first object of contemplation)
* Polar Bears and dead dogs
* The dead chipmunk and then the living chipmunk
* A reason to believe; waking up each day
* The beautiful and elusive woodpecker
* My left hand (my second object of contemplation)
* Building this hand out of bits of life that I have consumed
* The master plan in a single cell's DNA
I confess to spending much of the weekend in sadness and deep grief, contemplating the nature of life, the pain in the world, the immensity of the world, and the sureness of death. I did not have a direct experience of the truth (i.e - Enlightenment) which took me into some additional sadness and yearning, but it was a wonderfully cleaning and deep weekend nonetheless.
A most precious bit of work. Now back to the rest of life.
Not gonna write a lot, but I like to set some markers to look back upon from the future (it was really sweet to go back in my blog for post-Intensive follow-ups, kind of reminded me of stuff). But some thoughts and memories:
* Life is large - me confronting the enormity of life
* Not having a headache all weekend (what was up with that? I usually get a honking headache)
* The planet (my first object of contemplation)
* Polar Bears and dead dogs
* The dead chipmunk and then the living chipmunk
* A reason to believe; waking up each day
* The beautiful and elusive woodpecker
* My left hand (my second object of contemplation)
* Building this hand out of bits of life that I have consumed
* The master plan in a single cell's DNA
I confess to spending much of the weekend in sadness and deep grief, contemplating the nature of life, the pain in the world, the immensity of the world, and the sureness of death. I did not have a direct experience of the truth (i.e - Enlightenment) which took me into some additional sadness and yearning, but it was a wonderfully cleaning and deep weekend nonetheless.
A most precious bit of work. Now back to the rest of life.
December 04, 2008
Off the Grid - New Age Style
I'm headed out this afternoon - so will be completely off the grid. No cell phone, no email, no texting. Heading up to Kripalu for an Enlightenment Intensive.
"Tell me who you are...."
"Tell me who you are...."
December 03, 2008
Four Rooms
I'm supposed to be catching up on work this week, preparing for an upcoming Enlightenment Intensive, and in general, taking it easy. Instead, I got tapped to teach four extra yoga classes (besides my Monday night class) - a hot and gentle class last night, and an all levels class and an intro today morning. Teaching all this yoga is a bit tiring, but I'm flattered to be called in for sub duty, and pleased with my own ability to step in and teach at the last moment.
December 01, 2008
Heads-up: Heather Tiddens
Just a quickie for yogis - Heather Tiddens will be in town this coming Monday (Dec 8) from 6-8 pm - doing a Yin/Yang yoga practice with Barbara Ruzansky, at West Hartford Yoga. Regular class price too!
Not on the website yet, but this is one not to miss if you are in town.....
Not on the website yet, but this is one not to miss if you are in town.....
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