Some loathsome individual attempted to scam the father of a friend of mine yesterday. Since this happened in Amarillo, I thought it would be good to get the word out as a warning to anyone else whose parents or grandparents might be susceptible to this sort of thing. I’ve changed a few details (names, mainly) so as to protect identities. Here’s the story:
I’m a nerd. As such, I’m a big fan of audiobooks. I’ve had a number of people ask me where I obtain said audiobooks. The fact that I rarely pay to listen to my books seems to come as quite a surprise to most people. So, since I’ve got this old blog site sitting around gathering dust, I thought I’d throw together a quick blog post for anyone interested. Here’s how I listen to most of mine:
Location, Location, Location.
Why is this real estate rule #1? Forget the usual reasons of resale value and such. Let’s talk about time. When you have a family as large as mine (or a family of any size, really), you quickly realize that time is your most precious commodity. When my wife and I were house hunting, we intentionally confined our search to locations that were in close proximity to my office. I now live one minute from my office. Literally. My daily commute time: 2 minutes. It’s glorious.
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If you are a regular churchgoer, no doubt you’ve heard some variation of the following sermon on “busyness”:
It’s time to brag on my kids again. They’re wonderful.
As if the nation’s divorce rate isn’t high enough, someone decided to post the dress picture on Facebook. For the record, my wife and I see the same colors and will continue living happily ever after. We pity you guys who see things differently. God speed. (If you have no clue what I’m talking about, go here: http://time.com/3725628/the-dress-caitlin-mcneill-post-tumblr-viral/)
