Live at the Circus Krone - 2003
May 17, 2014
May 16, 2014
Purley Gates Ranch
My friends, family and regular readers of this blog know I love to look at real estate ads and I've posted a couple of times about properties I'd love to own. I first noticed this one on the Hortenstine website a couple of years ago. One of the realtors was nice enough to answer some questions that had "bothered" me about the listing.
The price of the property was recently reduced to $6,500,000. (from over 7 million) To be honest, I was surprised it didn't sell at the higher price and I expect it won't last much longer at that price. Of course, there's no way I could afford it...unless I won a BIG lottery. Even if I did win a hundred million bucks, I don't think I'd buy it now; I'm getting too old to try to keep up such a huge property. If I had had the money ten years ago, sure, but now? I'd have to move my entire family and THEIR families in with me to maintain the place. Who knows? They might be all for that. With three large homes and several manufactured homes for employees, there'd be plenty of room for all of us. I'd even build a home for my big sister.
Being several miles from the nearest town of any size, I'm not sure it would have good broadband internet, though. That might be a deal breaker!
With it being on the market for a substantial time, I'm wondering why it hasn't sold. From looking at maps and Google Earth, it appears that one leg of the Keystone pipeline went very close to the property, but that shouldn't be a deal breaker. I don't think there's much oil/gas production close by and part of the royalties convey. There are coal deposits not too far away, but I doubt they'll be developed and I think the sub-surface water (springs) are in no immediate danger of drying up. I dunno; I'm such a pessimist and there's GOT to be some reason it hasn't been snatched up already.
I've got my Megamillions ticket for tomorrow night; the cash option jackpot is right at 47 million after taxes, so I would have close to 40 million left after buying this place. Maybe if my family wouldn't want to quit their jobs and move there w/ me, I could talk some of my Internet pals into it!
The price of the property was recently reduced to $6,500,000. (from over 7 million) To be honest, I was surprised it didn't sell at the higher price and I expect it won't last much longer at that price. Of course, there's no way I could afford it...unless I won a BIG lottery. Even if I did win a hundred million bucks, I don't think I'd buy it now; I'm getting too old to try to keep up such a huge property. If I had had the money ten years ago, sure, but now? I'd have to move my entire family and THEIR families in with me to maintain the place. Who knows? They might be all for that. With three large homes and several manufactured homes for employees, there'd be plenty of room for all of us. I'd even build a home for my big sister.
Being several miles from the nearest town of any size, I'm not sure it would have good broadband internet, though. That might be a deal breaker!
With it being on the market for a substantial time, I'm wondering why it hasn't sold. From looking at maps and Google Earth, it appears that one leg of the Keystone pipeline went very close to the property, but that shouldn't be a deal breaker. I don't think there's much oil/gas production close by and part of the royalties convey. There are coal deposits not too far away, but I doubt they'll be developed and I think the sub-surface water (springs) are in no immediate danger of drying up. I dunno; I'm such a pessimist and there's GOT to be some reason it hasn't been snatched up already.
I've got my Megamillions ticket for tomorrow night; the cash option jackpot is right at 47 million after taxes, so I would have close to 40 million left after buying this place. Maybe if my family wouldn't want to quit their jobs and move there w/ me, I could talk some of my Internet pals into it!
May 15, 2014
What Constellation Are You?
| You Are Phoenix |
 You are incredibly resilient, and no one should count you out, ever. When you're at your worst, you rise up and surprise people. You are constantly remaking yourself and rising from the ashes. You haven't failed more than most people, but you have had more comebacks. You are driven to be independent and self-reliant. There is nothing you hate more than being trapped. You are a natural healer, and you know how to overcome your wounds - both physical and emotional. |
The Show - Lenka
I've posted a couple of her songs in here and really like them as well as this one, too. It's been out for several years and I'm surprised I hadn't seen this video before.
I finally got around to watching Moneyball last night, the story of how Billy Beane turned around a major league baseball team, the Oakland Athletics. Great movie, but there was a scene in the movie where Beane (played by Brad Pitt) is buying a guitar for his young daughter Casey (Kerris Dorsey) and she sits down and sings a little bit of the song for him. The melody is pretty and I felt as though I had heard it before and it didn't take but a few minutes of searching to find that it was originally done by Lenka.
Here's the clip from the movie:
I finally got around to watching Moneyball last night, the story of how Billy Beane turned around a major league baseball team, the Oakland Athletics. Great movie, but there was a scene in the movie where Beane (played by Brad Pitt) is buying a guitar for his young daughter Casey (Kerris Dorsey) and she sits down and sings a little bit of the song for him. The melody is pretty and I felt as though I had heard it before and it didn't take but a few minutes of searching to find that it was originally done by Lenka.
Here's the clip from the movie:
Ms. Dorsey is a cute young woman and I predict she'll have a bright future with her acting career and maybe even singing with a little bit of coaching. What really struck me was how much she resembled a good online friend's daughter - they're not identical twins by any means, but the shape of their faces and their smiles are similar.
I like kids and particularly when they're that age; they're (usually) still sweet and yet old enough to treat as older and fun to talk to. I really enjoyed the few scenes with Pitt and Dorsey in them and especially the last scene of the movie, was heart-warming and I felt like shedding a tear when Pitt was tearing up. Of all the things I regret in this world, especially the things I DIDN'T do, I wish I could have had children. -sigh-
I like kids and particularly when they're that age; they're (usually) still sweet and yet old enough to treat as older and fun to talk to. I really enjoyed the few scenes with Pitt and Dorsey in them and especially the last scene of the movie, was heart-warming and I felt like shedding a tear when Pitt was tearing up. Of all the things I regret in this world, especially the things I DIDN'T do, I wish I could have had children. -sigh-
May 14, 2014
Let's Get to Cooking
Up some links that actually work, OK?
The page should have worked; the post hit my reader while I was going through the other subscriptions. The webmaster must have decided to take down the recipe.
Too much salt, I reckon. Next time, thrown a slice or two of potato in it.
The page should have worked; the post hit my reader while I was going through the other subscriptions. The webmaster must have decided to take down the recipe.
Too much salt, I reckon. Next time, thrown a slice or two of potato in it.
May 13, 2014
You Make Loving Fun - Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks was pretty and talented, but Christine McVie was the one who made my heart beat faster.
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