Debit or Credit Card?

Sometimes, despite the word "debit" being clearly visible on the front of a plastic card, said card must be used as a credit card. Silly, but true.

Second Mortgage

To implement the second phase of the Missed Fortune plan, you need to scrape together enough money to be able to make payments on a second mortgage; that is, the mortgage (interest-only) on the second home. Supposedly you can do that because of the money you're saving from phase one and other tactics.

Qwirkle Bag

The bag that holds the tiles in the game of Qwirkle isn't made of the best material and will eventually need repairs. Thankfully, my wife knows how to mend such things.

Digital Camera

You can get a nice digital camera, like the PowerShot A550, for less than $100 (probably used).

Getting Out

My son is likely going to get out of the musical instrument repair business by the end of the year. There just isn't enough demand in this area.

Of Geckos and Parrots

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This past Thursday, my son saw gecko in a box that arrived at his place of employment. It wasn't supposed to be sent there, and no one knows how it got into the box that it was shipped in. Strange.

That same day, he and some friends saw a lady with a trained (like a falcon) parrot on the 18th hole of a frisbee golf course. Interesting.

New House in West Allis

Our niece and nephew-in-law-to-be have a very nice old house in West Allis, a suburb of Milwaukee.