Two days ago, I had dinner at Google with Leonard and a bunch of Blogger folk.
For those that don’t know, Google serves lunch and dinner to their employees, all at no cost. The food is pretty posh: stuffed pork loin, grilled polenta, beverages in cans that were designed by industrial art students. House music [...]
One of the nice things about moving into a place where I’m owning instead of renting is the fact that I’ll be able to do anything I please to it, something I’ve never really had to think about since having a roommate. I’m used to having four white walls and milk crates for furniture [...]
My father recently retired this month. And when you’re retired and your son is going to buy property and he’s too busy to handle the paperwork and you’re looking for something to do, well, you handle the paperwork instead.
For this reason, my loan broker and real estate agent are Taiwanese. The realtor reminds [...]
So, I’ve been quiet on this weblog for a while, but I got a good reason to be. In a nutshell, I’m buying property.
I’m already pretty far along in the process - I found a condo somewhere in Fremont, my application has been accepted, the inspections have been done, the mortgage loan has been [...]
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