House Tour

 My German wife has hyped up the idea of buying into a condo (apartment) property in the city (Wiesbaden).  The chatter goes along the lines that city life would be so wonderful.  The fact that we live barely 2 miles outside of the city limits....never seems to figure into this concept.

Last month, she found another place to go check out.  

I should state....there are about 12 conditions to this ideal property in her mind (balcony, 2nd bathroom, 1st floor preferred, parking spot, etc).

So we get  to the property and the guy is showing us around.  It is 4-star and pretty much what you'd expect for inner-city life.  

In fact, it met all conditions....but it had two issues.

First, this  place was built around 1905 and a lot of the ceiling decoration business.  But in the living room....there's this one demonic devil's head figure above the doorway.  Being southern bred.....there's a part of me that simply gazed at the demon's head and gave me a odd feeling.

I checked....yeah, it could be yanked down, without serious damage.

Oddly, I never said anything much to the wife, and throughout this hour-visit....she never noticed this 'head'.  It was fixed about 18 inches above the exit doorway.  It bothered me in some way that she didn't notice this.

But then we come to the second issue.  I stood on the front balcony....full view of a major street, and across the way was a sign for a German 'Jesus-Center'....basically a hangout for homeless folks to come....sip coffee, and I would imagine....talk Jesus-stuff.  It's about 200 ft across the street....direct-wise.

It is an odd part of the city....where a fair number of people do hang out all day.  

I'm not anti-Jesus, but having this as my view.....well....in my mind, you'd have to knock off 20,000 Euro off the price for the location issue....with some homeless characters walking around.  

Luckily, the wife found other negatives, and I didn't have say too much negative.   

Ten Observations

 1.  New law in California (SB-1383) says that you need to properly dispose of food waste, and if you fail....a city can had down a fine.  So you have to examine each thing you put into a garbage can, and if the food item violates the local understanding.

Just guessing....bunch of California folks will collect up their food waste, and just toss it on the street or highway in the future....to avoid garbage can violations/fines.

2.  Candidate Nikki Haley says it's highly inappropriate to call the illegal immigrants 'criminals'.  

I paused over this....if you illegally entered the US and don't have some visa or paperwork stamped from Border Patrol....you are illegal and thereby a criminal (violation of law).

On electability?  On my index of 1-to-10....Haley is probably a '4' at best now, at least among Republicans and independents. 

3.  Why did Epstein invite Hillary Clinton to the island?

Mystery stuff, and it's best not to ask how that two or three days went.  The odds that Hillary met up and socialized with Prince Andrew?  

4.  All this stuff on Trump, with Epstein's 'list'?

Well....if you read between the lines....he uses the flights to get from point A to point B....never once getting to the isle or any of Epstein's homes.   Curious thing....showing extreme frugal nature of Trump...always out to get a free ride/free deal.

5.  Just my humble belief, within two years....the Star Wars 'story' will end and be shut-down for ten years as the owners hope all the crapped-up storyline is forgotten.  Disney will end up selling the 'franchise' to some non-American company for ten cents on the dollar.

6.   Just seems to be a lot of effort by social media, news media and entertainment media....to enrage people.  

7.  It does appear that DoJ is charging Ray Epps up for disorderly conduct....which seems to be a deal for jail-time (6 months max....figure 4 months and out on good behavior).  Epps just accepting this?  That's the odd part....no one says much.

8.   Another UAP/UFO presentation to the House next week?  Yeah.  

9.  Some poll done saying VP Harris is rating lower than Dick Cheney.  

10.  Some medical study done....saying older folks with eye problems....are more likely to trip/fall, than older folks with corrected vision.  If you'd asked folks about this 30 years ago....they would have already told you this blunt truth.