Happy (belated) Fathers Day to
all fathers or fathers-to-be out there… I found out the day before Fathers Day
from my son-in-law, a father-to-be himself, that my oldest daughter, Clarissa,
is expecting a boy. My second daughter, Valentina, did a sonogram on her and
they saw the ‘evidence’… Talking about Valentina, she
turned 28 years old this past Friday, June 22nd. Happy Birthday,
Tini!
…and the Miami Heat did it! They
practically dismantled the Oklahoma Thunder (p.k.a. Seattle Supersonics) in
five games… Although I was skeptical (thought that LeBron might deflate like
last year) they played with heart, they played smart, and they had good coaching…
Congrats to Miami! Additionally, the Yankees have the best record in baseball,
have gone 16-5 in June and managed last night to disassemble the Mets ace who
had not allowed a run in about almost 50 innings! By the way, I heard that the
Miami Marlins had been sent down to Double A league, where they rightfully
belong!
There are some news about our
Phase I here in Hawks Bluff… The first one is that new construction is going up
on Horseshoe Drive, on lot 222 (or may be 223?) right across the street from
the Fergusons… We saw Peter Talbot this past Thursday here in the development (we
were looking after an hours-old fawn we found in the middle of the road) and he
talked to us regarding the new construction going up; Peter and Rachelle used
to own the Heritage Homes dealership in town and now own a Timber Block
dealership after Heritage went belly up… Second news is that, of the four
houses for sale in Phase I, there is a contract already on one of them (the one
right across the street from the old Suarez house in Forest View Drive);
however, there seems to be a snag – pay attention: the agent representing the
seller (who is the person I got this information from) has been told by the agent
representing the buyer that the FHA would not accept/approve the appraisal of the
house because - are you ready for this? - there is no POA, or HOA, or anybody
else responsible for the maintenance of the roads in the development! Now, this
is third-hand information; I trust my source (the agent representing the
seller), but I know nothing about the original source (the agent representing
the buyer). I will editorialize no further; let you swallow slowly; and leave
you to ponder. In further news, several of us were talking with the selling
agent mentioned above and she was asked about the current situation with the
Real Estate market; she said: for homes under $100K the market is showing signs
of life; it is not great (it isn’t even good) but there is life; for homes over
$100K, the market is pretty much still as slow as before; and as for land, forget
it, you cannot even give it away!
Going to Gainesville, FL this coming
Wednesday to help Alex with her move to Alpharetta, GA; the weather may be
conspiring to make my life a little bit more challenging since Debby, as in Tropical
Storm Debby, has stalled over the Florida Peninsula, moving with a slow drift, and threatening with dumping
water all over the place for the foreseeable future…UGH!
Now, the book of the week: “A
Nation of Wusses” by Ed Rendell, ex-Governor of Pennsylvania. Rendell
addresses the political climate that has led to the demise of the original American
Spirit that made this nation great: the spirit to take risks, the spirit to
stand for what you believe. Be right or be wrong, but first and foremost, be
genuine and real! Politicians, of all political persuasions, are letting polls –
instead of their own conscience - dictate policy.
Last, but not least, food for
thought:
“If
you find an abandoned fawn (or any other wild animal), call me and I will come
and get it; I then will take it to the appropriate re-habilitation and reintroduction
center. Keeping it or taking it to any unlicensed/unauthorized place is
illegal!
- Kyle
Walling – Regional Game Warden
So, stay playing by the rules, my
friends…
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