WTF-Beta

I wouldn't be unhappy about it. I only wish I had the ability to do it.

There was this wonderful Greek restaurant in Sarasota back in the day.

Our standard go to restaurant for dinner was a Thai restaurant owned by my friend's parents.

On special occasions (any time we went was one), we went to an outdoor Barbeque restaurant in Sarasota's Black neighborhood.

My friends and I almost always went out for lunch or dinner or someone made dinner and we'd have a dinner party.

We didn't use the mandatory cafeteria plan very often but in fairness, the entire price of the plan was only about $275. adjusted for inflation. We used some of it.

I don't like going out to eat now. I don't even like ordering food. It's almost always a disappointment.

I went through a brief audiophile stage after college. I did a lot of research. I bought beautiful tube amplifiers (you needed two for the type of system I was building). I didn't get to the preamp, the source, or the speakers. I sold the amplifiers. They were work of art.

This would have been my second stereo. I had one in college. Solid state.

My next one will be sold state. Life's too short.

I learned some important information about speakers in the intervening years.

This system will sound much better than my first one. This one will be produce a precision sound stage, not be about volume, and definitely not be about over-emphasis on bass frequencies.

@andyd Thanks.

@bernard Working on it but it's slow going because the beauty of the place is distracting me!

@steve-miller I meant to ask if you can recommend office chairs. I want something strong and ergonomic. I don't want Amazon Basics. Maybe $400 give or take?

There's a Greek jewelry designer who makes jewelry by hand with an entire collection inspired by the motifs of a specific ancient Greek church.

I'll post the story when it cools down.

It's 91 F at 6:30 p.m.!

Did you know that wifi can (and presumably does) provide a 3-D imaging of you as you move around your home?

Scariness is abundant!

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

It sounds like hype to me.

Attorneys wrote it. Attorneys should be able to say what it "says" with no real problem.

The American people aren't going to understand it nor understand any of its implications, at the end of the day.

Oh, it's not. I've had talks with my attorney, my trustees, and private discussions with people here, and been given good advice.

I think I'm ready. I'm mostly having fun thinking about what is a need vs. what is a want, and deciding on, well, it's only one thing (my desk) at the moment that is not a need but something that means a lot to me, and something that I will keep for the rest of my life.

I can't talk about specifics because I don't want to jinx anything but I'm actually making very conservative and practical decisions.

I fully expect to face high electric bills, high car insurance, high gas prices, high grocery prices, and continuing inflation.

I decided about a week ago that it's imperative to spend as little of my principal as needed and concentrate on investing.

I felt a whole lot less stress after this decision.

I rest my case.

A Shaker hand made (what else would it be) 60"x 30" desk. Just four simple legs like a farmhouse table. Nothing to get in your way. Huge work surface for my study.

A hand made mattress with organic materials, no flame retardants or other chemicals, and no latex of foam layer (wool instead).

2k, both.

Edit, this seems kind of unclear. I meant $1k + 1k

@mik

https://www.catalinarug.com/product/red-oriental-oushak-711-x-98/

Perfect as perfect could get for me.

Unfortunately for me, I won't be buying it because I'd rather have electricity. Lol!

Yes. There's a Greek community in Tarpon Springs. They have a Greek festival. We went to it every year. It's an easy drive from Tampa. It's even closer from where I live. My PCP is in Tarpon Springs. I loved going to the Greek festival. What I like about Tarpon Springs the most today is that you realize once you get there, the land is more open and the air is cleaner. My grandmother had a good friend at work who was Greek. We would go to the festival with her family. My roommate's sister is married to a Greek man who was born and raised in Tarpon Springs. I considered moving there but found only once place I had to rule out. Thanks.

The range has traditional electric burners. I'm sell it and getting a glass top.

The refrigerator is new. The dishwasher is new.

I'm indulging in two pieces of furniture.

A Shaker hand made (what else would it be) 60"x 30" desk. Just four simple legs like a farmhouse table. Nothing to get in your way. Huge work surface for my study.

A hand made mattress with organic materials, no flame retardants or other chemicals, and no latex of foam layer (wool instead).

2k, both.

If there's a genetic link to being a hoarder (I don't know) then I inherited the reverse of it.

BTW, I'm still buying a vacuum cleaner, only because I could use it and I want one. I could make due with a broom but I want a canister vacuum, the attachments, and the dusting brush.

It's going to be another indulgence because I'll probably by a Sebo, and if not, then the cylindrical one with the optional happy face mask (most of you probably know it but I know @andyd does).

@mik Wool, hand tufted. Got it.

In terms of smaller rugs, I'll need a few.

I got lucky and washer/ dryer inside, new, included. I'll need one there. And the usual places.

It's open concept except it has a separate dining area. TBH, the sea of white tile is a little overwhelming.