La Bene Vita

Roller Coaster

I had a tenant... again... and it fell through... again. At least this one didn't tell me, "When I said I could pay $900 a month, I meant $650." Why is $650 the magic number? People, if you have $650 to pay on rent, then rent an apartment, not a house.

But this guy doesn't even have $650. From the time he agreed to the rent on Friday until he was supposed to pay yesterday (the 1st), he lost one of his major landscaping contracts. So now he can afford zero.

I know I should not be griping. Our budget may be tight, but we can afford all our bills, even with a mortgage on a house we don't occupy. The would-be tenant who lost his contract isn't sure where he's going to sleep this weekend, and that sucks. What sucks even worse is that it's par for the course. But I can't help but feel frustrated over the status of a house I've been trying to sell for two years.

I got a random private query at Textbroker. It's been awhile. Maybe I should write a few articles. I lost track of all my goals in the weekend frenzy to get my house ready for a nonexistent tenant, but I had been thinking about writing again. In fact, I have a new goal on my list: Search top blogs and analyze. If I meet my goal (always a challenge), you may see analyses posted here at WDC for comment. I'm always interested in analytical discussions over writing.

Reach 300 students at MTMS   by 12/31/11.
We're hovering around 195 while we wait out the week and see who ends up withdrawing this week.

Reading: One book per week.
No activity... and I plan to cut this goal. I've been reading fiction often enough, and I plan to add blog analysis, so

Writing:
(1) Blog at MT.com   by the end of Wednesday: Not yet.
(2) 30 minutes of daily freestyle writing: Not yet.
(3) Search top blogs and analyze: Not yet.

Count points:
2 Coffee
6 Bacon