I've Lost My Edge

On the train home after a job interview I realized that something is missing. I came off as the most boring person on earth. When asked what else I like to do - I was shell shocked. Did I talk about the books I'm reading from other cultures? Did I talk about walking with my friend discussing the world at large? Did I mention I was a goldsmith? Did I mention my save NY work from economic collapse or that I knit? No. I said I like to work. And I went dark.

It was a job I really wanted. Something is happening to me in the burbs. I'm dying.

Buy Stocks. The economy is back for a while

I have the my economy test. It's when I start getting calls for jobs and people start finding buyers for homes.
My brother has a buyer. Someone who used to work with Paulo found a buyer. And we have a buyer for FI.

I don't think house prices are going up like that have in the past, but we are in a range right now. Of course everything will collapse again beginning in 2013. And there will be a severe problem when property taxes are higher/month than the cost of your monthly mortgage. We are not there yet. And the only way to stop that from happening is lower salaries for government workers.

Don't get me started. But for now happy passover.

Bear Mountain, Stratton, and Fire Island

I haven't written in a while. This weekend my brother invited us up to Stratton for some skiing. It's a ski-in ski-out condo. You skied down to the base and up the ski lift for skiing. So cool.
Cutie is skiing nicely. No blue squares yet - but next year it should be a breeze. I was the only one who had to rent skis. To do this it was the shuttle bus to town.

Cutie is also taking ice skating lessons. On Tuesday we went and she knew many people on the her school bus. She's doing very nicely on skates. She really wants to learn jumps. We are a few years away from that. But she is going backwards.

Here's a photo from Bear Mountain last month.

Also, we are getting ready for Fire Island. We are still trying to sell the house. Some people are looking.