Day May 16, 2008

Thoughts on selling our house

Yes, the delayed escrow of 16 days was nerve-rattling, especially since we’d already moved. But the circumstances of our home sale were, especially considering the current real estate situation, quite extraordinary. We had been thinking about selling when, out of…

Smartfortwo gets high marks on crash test

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested the tiny Smartfortwo for crash safety. [The Smartfortwo] earned the top rating of good for front and side crash protection. Its seat/head restraints earned the second highest rating of acceptable for protection against…

IVAW member refuses to deploy to Iraq

Sgt. Matthis Chiroux, who served in the Army until being honorably discharged last summer after over four years of service in Afghanistan, Japan, Europe and the Phillipines, today publicly announced his intention to refuse orders to deploy to Iraq. He…

Escrow on our home sale has closed

The escrow closed 16 days late, but it has indeed finally closed. Our house in CT has been sold. We’ve moved into our apartment near San Francisco now. Starting in July, Sue will walk across the street to the BART…

The eye of the hurricane

The worst of the “credit crisis” might be over, but the real effects of tighter lending, less capital spending, rising unemployment, and consumer defaults on credit cards and auto loans is just starting. By this viewpoint, the apparent slowing of…