Kelly tells me this morning that an agent called about the house this morning! She wants to look at it in the morning on behalf of her client, so we’re going to be busy tonight!
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On board with Obama
Kelly and I kicked in a few bucks to Barack Obama’s campaign this weekend. I know it seems we’re piling onto the bandwagon but I said way back in September that he’d likely get my vote.
I used to respect John McCain after reading about how he conducted himself as a POW and how he’s defied death a half-dozen times. Too bad he sold out in the 2004 election. And anyone who considers Joe Lieberman a friend is suspect right from the get-go.
Hillary Clinton …. well, we just won’t go there.
Sleep study summary
As promised, here is my sleep report.
Sleep report
This page doesn’t show my apnea scores. I’ll get more info from Dr. Garside on this because I neglected to ask him for them.
Apnea is ‘nap’ in pig-Latin
Well, the results of my recent sleep study are back. Though I felt I slept rather peacefully that night, my doctor says I have sleep apnea. I’ve got the mildest case, apparently, but its there.
My options now are
- Wear a CPAP mask during sleep (noisy and uncomfortable)
- Wear a mandibular advancement splint during sleep (quiet and somewhat less uncomfortable)
- Have my tonsils removed (short term pain for long-term gain. Solves problem.)
- Do nothing
Cheap Thoughts: ‘Falls’ sounds just too pessimistic
Would it help if Raleigh renamed its water source Rises Lake?
Great Raleigh home for sale
Among the many, many things Kelly and I accomplished today for moving is crafting a flyer and website for our home. I just finished the website, GreatRaleighHome.com, and posted an ad on Craigslist. Tomorrow we’ll put the sign in the yard and figure out where other signs might be needed.
Once again, if you know of anyone needing a fantastic house, send ’em my way!
Agents everywhere, but where are the buyers?
Yesterday, I met our mailman when he delivered a package.
“You moving?” he asked, squinting at the PODS container behind me.
“Yup.”
“I do real estate, too,” he replied nonchalantly.
Of course he does! It seems everyone and their brother is in real estate. More than one neighbor is. Even the train driver! Swing a stick and you’ll hit five real estate people.
And they all want to list the house. How come no one ever knows potential buyers?
Moving becomes real today
We’ve been packing boxes in the evenings until our garage was filled to the ceiling with them. Even so, our upcoming move was still not quite tangible until this morning when we got our PODS storage container delivered. Within fifteen minutes, a driver had delivered our container and expertly positioned it on our driveway. It was quite entertaining to watch the whole process.
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Weekly Radio Address
Have I mentioned how I love listening to Weekly Radio Address each week? That’s the home of the “official parody” of George W. Bush’s real radio address. It’s also scathingly funny.
Check out this week’s address on signing statements. You know its exactly what the real Bush is thinking.
Earthly comfort
Hallie and I saw an unusual construction truck while we were on the way to her school yesterday. A large F150 pickup truck was pulling a long trailer stacked with thick styrofoam boxes. I could tell the boxes didn’t weigh much so I wondered what was in them.
Once I read the truck’s logo I had a better idea of what it was hauling. Home Energy, Inc.. was on the way to install one of their energy-efficient heating and cooling systems. Home Energy sells solar water heating systems as well as Earthlinked geothermal heating and cooling systems for homes.
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