I don't know why he's complaining about losing money in property. Everybody's losing money in property. (There's a house around the corner here that was bought for 1.2 million a couple of years ago. Now it's being sold for $650. What a country.) Interesting that Jim was funding Cory's lifestyle. I guess he fell into the [mistaken] belief that property always rises in value. It'd be better if one stops thinking about property being an investment (or asset) rather than just another place to live. > From: "Flora " <http://www.dps.state.vt.us/~f> > Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 07:10:40 -0400 > > Thanks for forwarding me Jim's email. I didn't understand what he said > in regards to giving Cory a thousand a month and it costing him closer > to 2,000. > > ________________________________ > > From: Bhavani [http://www.juno.com/~bhavaniowl] > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 6:52 AM > To: http://www.juno.com/~W1few > Cc: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert; http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg; Flora > Subject: Fw: Re: Been busy with U know what***!!!! > > ME on 2nd... > JIM: > > Things have been jumping around here. > > I think I sold the house on Mall Street, although the buyer backed out > once already. It's going to cost her some money if she backs out > again. Cory is packing for her move to DC (probably...but it could be > MD) or, she might go to CT temporarily. Pat's up helping her pack and > I'm sure is putting pressure on her to stay with her for awhile. > Can't blame her. > > The house deal was a loser for me. In retrospect, I should have just > given Cory a thousand a month. Instead, it probably cost me closer to > $2,000. And, I ruined my credit because I was almost always late with > my payments. I haven't missed a payment and everything will be paid > off next month, but my credit score probably dropped a couple of > hundred points. > > As I may have told you, I will probably be substantially retired by > the end of the summer. I'm not working that much now and I like it > that way (except financially). I want to try to concentrate on seeing > if I can regain some of my health. Steady exercise is what I most > need, but my old body resists. I have been approved for a seemingly > advanced "hearing aid" called the BAHA. They will implant a titanium > screw into my skull to which a transmitter will be attached using the > bone of the skull as the transmission vehicle. I should have some > improvement but, in the back of my mind, I still hope for a miraculous > return of my ability to hear with two ears...and shudder at the > thought of losing both. Meanwhile I listen to as much music as I can. > > Very busy period coming up. I'm not trying to avoid you...I just want > to be able to spend time with you without having a bunch of other > things on my mind. Would you be able to come down next Thursday for > lunch? We have Sage for the day and I try to take off time when she > is around. Let me know. > > Hope all well with you...at least mostly, > > Jim > > On May 20, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Bhavani wrote: > > > Hi Jim- > > Perhaps soon we can get together and chew the fat. Your birthday > > snuck up > > on me. I almost forgot Dick's B-day.! > > > > Don't know if we will work or have a respite this Memorial Day > > weekend? > > > > In love, > > Bhavani Marg > > > > Bhavani http://www.juno.com/~bhavaniowl > > > > my-parents's-New-Hampshire-phone-number > > Science without religion is lame, religion without science is > > blind.~Einstein > > WlwtcQByQpMIADl4jDVDMXzd3ciTfMR6/> > > Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > ---Executing: foldhtml > > Thanks for forwarding me Jimâ??s email. I didnâ??t understand what he said in > regards to giving Cory a thousand a month and it costing him closer to 2,000. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: Bhavani [http://www.juno.com/~bhavaniowl] > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 6:52 AM > To: http://www.juno.com/~W1few > Cc: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert; http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg; Flora > Subject: Fw: Re: Been busy with U know what***!!!! > > ME on 2nd... > JIM: > > Things have been jumping around here. > > I think I sold the house on Mall Street , although the buyer backed out > once already. It's going to cost her some money if she backs out > again. Cory is packing for her move to DC (probably...but it could be > MD) or, she might go to CT temporarily. Pat's up helping her pack and > I'm sure is putting pressure on her to stay with her for awhile. > Can't blame her. > > The house deal was a loser for me. In retrospect, I should have just > given Cory a thousand a month. Instead, it probably cost me closer to > $2,000. And, I ruined my credit because I was almost always late with > my payments. I haven't missed a payment and everything will be paid > off next month, but my credit score probably dropped a couple of > hundred points. > > As I may have told you, I will probably be substantially retired by > the end of the summer. I'm not working that much now and I like it > that way (except financially). I want to try to concentrate on seeing > if I can regain some of my health. Steady exercise is what I most > need, but my old body resists. I have been approved for a seemingly > advanced "hearing aid" called the BAHA. They will implant a titanium > screw into my skull to which a transmitter will be attached using the > bone of the skull as the transmission vehicle. I should have some > improvement but, in the back of my mind, I still hope for a miraculous > return of my ability to hear with two ears...and shudder at the > thought of losing both. Meanwhile I listen to as much music as I can. > > Very busy period coming up. I'm not trying to avoid you...I just want > to be able to spend time with you without having a bunch of other > things on my mind. Would you be able to come down next Thursday for > lunch? We have Sage for the day and I try to take off time when she > is around. Let me know. > > Hope all well with you...at least mostly, > > Jim > > On May 20, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Bhavani wrote: > > > Hi Jim- > > Perhaps soon we can get together and chew the fat. Your birthday > > snuck up > > on me. I almost forgot Dick's B-day.! > > > > Don't know if we will work or have a respite this Memorial Day > > weekend? > > > > In love, > > Bhavani Marg > > > > Bhavani http://www.juno.com/~bhavaniowl ,http://www.juno.com/~bhavaniowl, > > > > my-parents's-New-Hampshire-phone-number > > Science without religion is lame, religion without science is > > blind.~Einstein > , , > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2142/fc/BLSrjpTKLni13cfRpJzynju9HQQWlwtcQByQpMIADl4jDVDMXzd3ciTfMR6/ > , >