And are my arms tired...

While I have posted some "water" pictures from the cruise, real life had me helping to clean swimming pools yesterday. And I have to say, my arms are dead. The scrubbing, brushing, sweeping and pulling a cover with water on top of it wore me out.

But it was good to get out and get a little bit of sun. Something that I didn't get much of on the cruise.

And last night was the first night since before I quit that I started back into the real estate biz again. I let a great property slip right through my fingers because I was too busy fussing with ending work and looking forward to vacation. A woman at my church has a daughter who was behind on her payments and her house needed work. Had I been acting/focusing better, that would have been a quick $20,000 right there.

So now, I am focused (after all, how many $20K paychecks can I pass up???)

I started to do some preliminary searches and will put up about 30-40 "I Buy Houses" signs this weekend.

Spoke to my friend Rick out in California yesterday and it was great. After a little good natured ribbing about my lack of communication, we quickly got caught up. I am going to go out there in a few weeks to visit. It has probably been 1.5 years since I have seen him and it will be alot of fun.

I also need to call my Dad. Somehow, lately, he makes me feel guilty. Maybe, because I have done a little bit better than him recently. I know he would like to be more like me in my ability to see opportunities and act upon them. Even with the guilt, I do understand that he is the only father I will have. It has just been a strain to talk to him over the last 3 months for sure and dating back to Thanksgiving. Nevertheless, perhaps I can have the same outcome with him that I had with Rick.

BTW - I did appreciate the comments.

TTFN.226

This is me about 15 feet down enjoying my "snuba" experience. If you get a chance, you ought to do this! 

Although the picture I took with one of those cheesy underwater cameras wasn't great, in real life, it was awesome. 

Kalua and coffee in the morning...ahhh :)

About the only productive thing that I have done all week is start the day with kahlua and coffee. I did do some pool service billing, but that is about it. I guess I still have M-day lag.

Do you ever know you really should do something, but for some reason continually put it off? It is understandable if the something you are putting off is not going to be fun or just a chore, but the stuff I have been sluffing are neither of those.

My best friend Rick is in California. I haven't spoke to or called him in months. I have thought about it more than once over the last 4-6 weeks. The good (make that "great") thing about our relationship is that we can pick up right where we left off and not think anything about it. My thoughts must have got through to him, because he called and left me a message about a week ago, but have I returned the call??? No.

Then there is the matter of my Dad. Overall, we get along very well. But since my last trip in March to California to see him, we have been at a distance to say the least. (I am not very good with whinners and recently that is what he has become)

Do other folks face those same types of issues? How do you handle them? I appreciate your feedback.

I am working from my laptop this morning because my desktop is giving me a problem bringing up my pool service software. More joys of technology. I guess I am in need of a new desktop. This one is about 7 years old. Although I have had 5 or more desktop PC's, this will only be the second I have bought. I bought the laptop a couple of years ago when I was doing alot more work on the road and needed it in addition (yes...I used to carry 2 laptops through the airport) to do some side work. I told Julie I was going to buy one, but haven't decided which one yet.

Let me get some work done this morning, then I can post a couple more pics.

TTFN 226

This is one of the pictures taken during the cruise. Despite the rain, we had a great time! 

Memorial Day Recap

This was the funnest M-Day I have had in quite awhile. Some of the more notable Memorial Days have been:

• Going camping only to have torrential rains literally wash us out.
  
• Being in Hawaii for 10 days, flat on my back sick for 6

We had a bunch of folks over and I barbequed. I used to be a decent griller, but last year Julie got me a gas grill and I hadn't got the hang of it till now.

Talk about your karma...I was waiting for Julie to head out to the movies on Friday. That can be awhile, so I flipped on the TV and there was this guy talking about barbequeing tips. He had some pretty interesting ideas and of course had a book that you could get over the net. When we were done at the movies and stopped off to pick up some groceries, the same book was on the counter, but at 35% off. I wasn't going to buy it (I am cheap in my old age), but Julie did.

So, Memorial Day had me making pita chips, corn on the cob, 3 types of chicken and fire roasted apples. Everything turned out great and I had alot of fun. We all talked about renting a pontoon boat for te 4th of July.

But I guess the best part was that I wasn't have to dash off to the airport to catch a plane. Cruise pics are in and I will post them later.

TTFN.226

Book I am currently reading. Actually, Julie has bought into the idea as well. While the concepts are simple, the results are amazing.