Republican Underwear

The Republican debates seem never ending. A constant war over who can be the biggest asshole. Romney is supposedly a devote Mormon, meaning he would be expected to wear "temple garments" at all times. These funny looking Mormon underwear are intended to remind Mormons of the holiness of their bodies. Then there's Santorum who seems to have connections to an extreme group of Catholics called Opus Dei. He has attended their celebrations and sent his sons to Opus Dei high schools. The members of this group are known to wear a sort of chastity belt with spikes that face the wearer's skin. So, why hasn't anyone asked these two zealots about their underwear?

The Secret History

Once you get past all of the flowery language of light and leaves, this is a pretty amazing book. Well-written, rich language and context, fully developed characters and a good plot. Definitely a good read and I'm a picky reader (just check out my other reviews, if you don't believe me). It's a page turner.

California HOA

I've owned several condos in California and never had too many problems until recently when one of my HOAs refused to provide me with financial records. I knew that was a red flag. I took them to small claims at which point they finally provided me with some of the financial records. And this is when it got even worse.

It turned out these people had been overpaying the gardener (we believe to clean their private patio), not filing taxes for over 10 years and allowing the person they assured me was a CPA (turns out he was nothing more than a tax-preparer) to not pay bills on time, bounce checks and not create or distribute the legally required financial documents while still paying him.

Cleaning up has been a mess and we have yet to find a decent property manager. Lots of consultations with an attorney, lots of CPA fees and lots of fighting. And we have yet to find a decent property management company. Any suggestions?

Republicans

Anyone who makes less than $250,000 a year and votes republican is either an idiot or feels extremely generous toward the wealthy and believes they deserve to pay lower tax rates than the working class. Speaking of working class, anyone who has to actually work to survive is working class. I've read that most Americans think they are middle class; they are sorely mistaken. Why do people struggle with this concept?

Keep Your Home California

Did you know that if you receive unemployment in California and have a home or condo that you bought before 2009, you probably qualify for KYHC, a program through which the government pays your mortgage up to $3000 a month. So why am I writing about this. Well, because I just qualified for it and I think it is a shame that they don't tell people about it and make it so difficult to get it. So, if you think that you qualify, apply directly through KYHC, not your lender or someone who may profit from it. This is a state run government program. Feel free to ask me questions.