Euro 2008 so far: It's a Dutch thing- June 10, 2008 12 of the 16 teams have played their first games over the last three days and so far for me the Netherlands are the cream after thrashing an Italy side 3-0 that was never in the game and seems over the hill just two years after winning the World cup with nearly the same players. I may be biased, a bit, since I picked the Orange Crush to win the tournament when many observers didn't even have them getting out of Group C.The Dutch had energy and pace, plus a slight edge in poor officiating, while.http://billsaysthis.com/2008_06_01_blog_archive.phtml#1182772006659220616 House shopping: This industry is not like Tech- June 3, 2008 So we did bid on that 'interesting house' I mentioned a month ago:Thursday - Came out on MLS, owned by a bank (foreclosure) and listed way below marketFriday - Saw it in the morning before work, really liked itSaturday - Met with our Realtor, decided on a strategy that targeted bank's prioritiesMonday - Put in our bid, there were three others (I believe)Tuesday - Had our bid accepted!The closing was scheduled for last Thursday but apparently REO (an industry acronym for foreclosed properties)..http://billsaysthis.com/2008_06_01_blog_archive.phtml#4431530361174407317 |