Can we go from 50 degrees to 80? I’ll have to see it to believe it. With record lows ad nauseam I am ready.
Above is Lance’s yard, and my favorite dogwood, not far from Issaquah.
If it is nice maybe the garden will get planted, then again it may not.
If not, the Wiz may get impatient and do it himself. We WISH!
Pick up some flowers from Floral Outlet on Front Street. They have lots of them.
Chilling, thrilling, amazing – not microsoft, but the Universe. As a young teen age boy in Pocatello, Idaho I spent the summer nights sleeping out. When I wasn’t out with the boy scouts I was in my sleeping bag, on the lawn.
Thanks to Microsoft, I can show you what I saw:
Often the Pocatello summer nights had waves and levels of clouds going by. I concluded over and over, there must be a God in charge of this all.
Today I discovered the new microsoft World Wide Telescope. It opens the Universe to us all. I went on amazing tours of the galaxies. The chill is still there.
Experience the Solar System, the planets, our planet, and a world that confirms to me my beliefs.
Whatever yours are, go to: http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/experienceIt/ExperienceIt.aspx
download the application and prepare to spend some time in the Universe.
These are some of what I saw. The images were copied from my screen by the Jing Project tool.
By the time the Lord made woman,
He was into his sixth day of working overtime.
An angel appeared and said,
‘Why are you spending so much time on this one?’
And the Lord answered, ‘Have you seen my spec sheet on her?
She has to be completely washable, but not plastic,
have over 200 movable parts, all replaceable
and able to run on diet coke and leftovers,
have a lap that can hold four children at one time,
have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart
-and she will do everything
with only two hands.’The angel was astounded at the requirements.
‘Only two hands!? No way!
And that’s just on the standard model?
That’s too much work for one day.
Wait until tomorrow to finish.”But I won’t, ‘ the Lord protested.
‘I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my ownheart.
She already heals herself when she is sick
AND can work 18 hour days.’The angel moved closer and touched the woman.
‘But you have made her so soft, Lord.”She is soft,’ the Lord agreed,
‘but I have also made her tough.
You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish.’
‘Will she be able to think?’, asked the angel.
The Lord replied,
‘Not only will she be able to think,
she will be able to reason and negotiate.’
The angel then noticed something,
and reaching out, touched the woman’s cheek.
‘Oops, it looks like you have a leak in this model.
I told you that you were trying to put too much into this one.’
‘That’s not a leak,’
the Lord corrected,
‘that’s a tear!’
‘What’s the tear for?’ the angel asked.
The Lord said, ‘The tear is her way of expressing her joy,
her sorrow, her pain, her disappointment, her love,
her loneliness, her grief and her pride.’
The angel was impressed.
‘You are a genius, Lord.
You thought of everything!
Woman is truly amazing.’
And she is!
Women have strengths that amaze men.
They bear hardships and they carry burdens,
but they hold happiness,
love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous.
They fight for what they believe in.
They stand up to injustice.
They don’t take ‘no’ for an answer
when they believe there is a better solution.
They go without so their family can have.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards.
They are happy when they hear about
a birth or a wedding.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They grieve at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left.
They know that a hug and a kiss
can heal a broken heart.
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They’ll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideals.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
Women have vital things to say and everything to give
However, if there is one Tiny Flaw in Women,
it is that they forget their worth.
This isn’t short but it is informative. An 83 minute panel on the problem and solutions.
“Click for Video on How We Got Into this Mortgage Mess and How We Get Out.”
• Alan Blinder, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
• Zanny Minton Beddoes, Economics Editor, The Economist magazine
• Peter Orszag, Director, Congressional Budget Office.
Location: Princeton Club of New York. Co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, and The Economist Magazine
Is it the warm weather? Click here to see them on a map. Call if you need to see these or those listed for sale without an open house. Wait – no wonder, it’s Mothers Day…. Don’t call us on Sunday Larry
Click Here For The Map of Issaquah Open Houses
PS: Watch for the balloon showing the must see Issaquah Highlands Home of The Month: $624,950. MLS # 28070655
Tags: open+houses, issaquah, real+estate
If You Know Someone Who Is Thinking Of Walking Away From Their Mortgage -encourage them not to.
I have seen many businesses pop up to make money helping people come to grips with the mortgage crises, where the end result is walking away. The message is, hey just do it.
If you know someone thinking of this tell them not to do that. There are a lot of moral reasons not to, lots of reasons to buck it up, and a reason Fannie Mae warns:
The country’s two largest sources of mortgage money have a blunt warning for anyone thinking about joining the growing “walkaway” trend, where homeowners stop making payments and months later send the house keys back to their lender: You will feel the pain.
On March 31, Fannie Mae sent out new guidelines to lenders intended for walkaways and other foreclosure situations. Fannie will now prohibit foreclosed borrowers from getting another mortgage through the giant investor for five years, unless there are “documented extenuating circumstances.” In those cases, the mortgage prohibition is for three years.
Even after five years, borrowers with foreclosures in their files will be required to make at least a 10 percent down payment, and will need minimum FICO credit scores of 680.
Freddie Mac, Fannie’s rival, counts foreclosures as major credit blots for seven years, and a senior official said the company is now aggressively pursuing some walkaway borrowers “to preserve our deficiency rights”
Some people think take the easy way out: this one may not be so good.
Tags: walk+away, foreclosure, mortgage
Photo Uploaded on August 9, 2006 (picture)
by sigma. and courtesy of flickr.
Not quite that bad, but have some things the garbage people won’t take like batteries, fluorescent lamps, scrape metal and electronic stuff? You are in luck. The City of Issaquah will host a recycling event on Saturday, May 10th from 9:00 am to 1:00pm. It will be behind all Costco buildings at NW Lake Drive. TV’s larger than 21″ are accepted for a fee. Other electronics are FREE. For more info call 425-837-3400.
They are not taking hazardous waste at this time.
I ruthlessly cleaned out my junk (and more) in September when we moved from a house to a condo. It feels really good!
In the last two weeks there have been 20 homes and 30 condominiums closed and sold in Issaquah. Good news for those not living in Issaquah Highlands, much of the activity has been in Talus, Klahanie, Mirromont, and downtown Issaquah. Click here for the Issaquah Homes Sold Map.
Tags: issaquah, real+estate, sales
Fraudulent Real Estate Newsletter
NWMLS has recieved information about a fraudulent monthly real estate newsletter written as though it was generated by NWMLS member $500 Realty. $500 Realty is not the author of this newsletter. The situation has been turned over to the authorities for further investigation. If you have any information about the true author, please contact the Tacoma Police Department - Case # 081140491.
It’s BACK! Art Walk is the first friday of each month in Issaquah, WA 98029. Music, art, good food and fun, begin down Front Street.
For a look at scenes from last September’s Art Walk go to http://issaquah.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/09/08/last-days-of-summer-issaquah-artwalk/. It’s getting to be a BIG deal.
Photo by Kathleen
