Author: Eileen OShea
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The quest begins
After much talk we have finally begun our official exploration into places where we might retire. Okay, that sentence really does a good job of illustrating how indecisive I am. But hey, baby steps! We decided to start with North Carolina, a place we have heard mentioned in lots of articles as a nice state…
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Postcards from the Hudson River Valley
15 years ago Chuck and I were planning a really neat flying trip up the Hudson River Valley with my sister and brother-in-law (who is a small plane pilot). We actually had started the journey when I came down with a nasty sinus infection that grounded me in Maryland (we were starting there to visit…
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Life does indeed go on, kinda painfully
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted so here’s a quick update: the rental is all fixed up and restored to its former glory good condition! It took us about two months to get everything fixed once the tenant was well and truly gone (junk hauled away, cleaning, bathrooms redone, general repairs) then we…
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The money pit strikes again!
We have just spent a really entertaining 6 months trying to evict a deadbeat tenant. I kid. There was nothing even mildly entertaining about it. But let’s start at the beginning. Here’s a factoid about us: we own a duplex and live in one part and rent out the other. For years it’s been no…
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The endless quest
As we continue our prep (well, at this point more like pre-prep) for our African trip, I have once again let myself get sucked down the rabbit hole that is my endless quest for the perfect laptop backpack. This is related to my other endless quest for the perfect suitcase (and I’m feeling pretty good…
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Still fascinated by bright, shiny objects
We just got back from four days in Las Vegas attending the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show. We have been going off and on for several years as “industry professionals” (or something like that). Chuck swung this magical designation for us long ago and since then we keep getting invited. We don’t go to sessions, we…
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