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Lol! The attorney sent me an email with a concise summary of the questions asked and the answers given. I don't have to re-write my notes. I can round file them. Nice.

We're going to have two more successive cold fronts with winter temperatures one more time.

Good.

Anything except freezing to death is better than sweltering.

Edited to add, the 10 day forecast is showing 7 cold days, all of next week. Of course, it doesn't show the following Tuesday. I'll have to find that out tomorrow. 🤪

Thanks for the information! I texted him today and told him I want to keep in touch. I can ask him.

I also spoke with my attorney. I felt good after getting my questions answered. It's being in the dark about the process that causes me stress.

One good thing about the fee his firm charged the estate (after I agreed to it) is although it's a lot money, it's a flat fee.

He told me to make another appointment at any time.

I don't know but my guess is the probate attorney bills the same way.

I know when my roommate threatened to sue me for partition (forced sale), I called an attorney specializing in partition lawsuits.

His firm asked for a flat fee of $4,000.

I didn't say it but I thought that's a lot of amount of money for the job. I said, "No, thank you."

In my day, you paid a retainer and got billed for work hours. I haven't heard of that recently.

Anyway, I had four questions, took notes, and have to re-write them in a legible, organized, presentable way.

It's a nice rainy evening. I'm going to procrastinate and do it this weekend.

Thanks, again!

@chas I'm glad.

I think there's truth in Jodi's and Bob's comments.

I won't watch anything in the horror genre. I can imagine the subject matter without being reminded of it and I don't watching movies and shows about it.

It's the news I have to be more careful about how much I watch. I'm interested in it but binging on it is stressful.

My favorite PCP, an internist I saw for the last seven years I lived in Lahaina, helped me when Trump was elected the first time.

I told her my thoughts about it, and she said, "Yes, but life goes on."

Later, when following news (with my phone) was stressful, she said, "Turn it off. Just turn it off."

I might have to breakdown and buy a television again, though.

There are many good movies, dramas, comedies, and documentaries.

I'd like to be able to do more than watch clips.

So, I guessed 3/3 for acrylic vs. watercolor (wasn't hard) and guessed 1/3 prices.

Thanks for the guessing game, Andy.

HBO, Heated Rivalry, love story of two hockey players. Free clips on YouTube.

I thought this scene was great--

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The acrylic is at the bottom. 400.
Prices top to bottom are 800 and 1200.

@Mik said:

Sadly I have nothing to offer but hopes for a good outcome.

+1

Yes, I might do that.

Here's a question. How do you contract with an agent to represent you (not a listing)? Do you sign a contract? How much about does it cost and how much does he or she get paid and when?

I ask because my cousin strongly advised me to do this. (Keep in mind fwiw my cousin has strong opinions or she doesn't bother having them.)

Maybe you don't use an agent. Maybe you are an agent. I don't know. I'm not making any assumptions.

As you know, this is my first time buying a home. I'm learning everything I can but what I know feels like next to nothing.

I apologize for my tangent. The topic is obviously the cabinet.

I think there's "nobody home" in this government.

The knowledgeable, capable people are in the Pentagon and intelligence. They have been ignored.

Both houses of Congress are corrupt and useless.

This isn't the Supreme Court's finest hour, either.

I'd like to think that this administration is aberrant and there will be a return to some kind of normalcy but I don't know.

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On the other hand, nuclear war might be avoided.

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We'll all be lucky to be alive in a few months.

Clowns have a complicated reputation.

I follow listings every day, checking on listings and complexes I know and looking for new listings.

It was pending once before and fell through and listed again. I hope this deal falls through.

I'm in communication with the listing agent. He's fun to talk to even though know I need my own.

He and his wife and babies had the flu when I did (he said it's particularly stressful when babies are sick; I'm sure).

We commiserated about being sick.

He commended me on having patience. I thanked him for this especially because as I told him nobody has sympathy for the unresolved process and the way it needs to be resolved both for you to move forward with life and be able to move through grief. They seem to think that's a problem they'd like have and it's a walk in the park.

Maybe he'll make a sale and can spend the money on heath insurance, co-payment, and OTC's for his family.

I wouldn't begrudge him. Properties here are commonly listed for hundreds of days.

The ideal, renovated place will show up, or a place will show up that meets my basic requirements, and needs some renovation.

My second choice is still on the market. I don't want to jinx it but I'm surprised someone hadn't already bought it at the asking price.

The process grinds on.

I have a Zoom appointment with my attorney to ask some questions. I won't go into the arcane legal details but the decisions I make aren't locked in stone.

I realized ot course it would be a minor miracle if the settlement hearing is scheduled this month and it this rate it might not be next month.

Then it's going to take at least another to months to buy auy car, buy a place, and move.

This has become something of a saga.

I don't blame my father at all because he wouldn't have known how to do it but PSA-- avoid the probate process if you can do it.

It's very complicated, it's very expensive, and it's very slow.

I don't think I'd want to mess with McDonald's products because they're likely genetically modified.

My neighbor grew some purple tomatoes and surprised me with a sandwich bag with some when they were done. The color was interesting and they were pretty good.

Did you know that McDonald's potatoes are put in a building and sprayed with a pesticide so strong that workers can't enter the building for days?

I'm interesting experiment, though. I never would have thought of it.

He's worse now. They're worse now, too. They're nothing but a clown show. My 2 cents.