[kenberg]

There are events in lie that we remember not because they were so important but simply because they were so out of the blue. Over fifty years ago I was bicycling with a group from St. Paul out to (nearby) White Bear Lake. The parents of a girl in our group owned a lake house there along with a boat powered by an inboard Mercury. We were going water-skiing. All this was new to me. We were chatting while riding along and the girl explained that her parents were thinking of selling their house in Florida since three houses seemed excessive, and what did I think? Mostly I thought I had just been transported to a different planet.

I suppose that it is possible to lose track of how many houses you have, or to be unsure whether you should count the pool house or the servant's building, but I still find it a source of great amusement.

[Al_U_Card]

TimG, on Aug 25 2008, 06:57 AM, said:

mike777, on Aug 24 2008, 07:33 PM, said:

There are reports there may be as many as 6 houses on one piece of property.

Does the pool house count as a home?

Only if it was built for the pool table...

[y66]

From today's Washington Post:

Allan Lichtman is predicting a political "earthquake" this November: The incumbent party will crumble and Senator Barack Obama will be elected president.

Lichtman's "quake" model has correctly predicted the winner of the popular vote in every election since 1981 and, he claims, would have correctly predicted the winner in all elections going back to 1860.

Of course, the "quake" model does not take race into account. Or age. Or number of houses owned.