Blue Sky Sunday

Yet another glorious day!

So there's this cottage on the beach for sale. Asking price, $200,000. Sounds fair, until you get a good look at the cottage. It needs some work. But still, it's tempting. The place initially gave Boppa West Riverside flashbacks but he slowly began to see the potential. The seller thinks a person could put $100,000 into it and then sell it for $500,000. That's dreaming big, for sure. We think he's way off base, but unfortunately, as long as he has that belief it seems highly unlikely that he'll be interested in a low-ball offer. We're thinking more along the lines of buying it for $140, putting $20 into it and selling it for $160. But you never know! Maybe by August...

You might note that the cottage has a fireplace, and the land has some of the only trees on the island. It's actually one of the oldest houses here, pre-dating WWII. A person could beach comb for firewood, and have a subsistence salmon set-net just steps away from the front door. Heat! Food! Practically like living on the Kuskokwim! Walk to work, the pool, the gym. We practically wouldn't even need a car! Which would be a good thing. Especially at the moment. And not just because of the $4+ gas.

This would be the view out the front window. It's too expansive and awesome to actually capture without a wide angle lens, but you get the basic idea.



Our excitement ended early.

Unfortunately, the blue sky Sunday left us feeling a bit blue, and the undercarriage of our car even a bit more blue (as in black and blue) on account of a misperceived large rock. The car still runs well, but it took a few shots to the kisser, particularly in the tranny region. And the muffler region. Gas tank region. Floorboard region. We still don't have the final bill. But the good news is we've finally figured out where our economic stimulus check is going!




Nice solenoid! Unless your a mechanic, and you notice the one that is missing on account of being crushed. Dangit. We've still got our health! Here's to our health, and yours, and Regan's!