The Key to Successful Money Management
Since arriving in Pennsylvania I’ve been staying at my friend Tom’s house. His house is absolutely gorgeous, a showcase of good taste and money well spent. Tom is only a few months younger than me, and each staged room of his home reflects back to me my own monetary stupidity and foolhardiness.
He started with [...]
Leaving Oregon and Moving Ten Cats Cross Country–Part II
Continued from Part I.
Tom and Mike needed to fit ten cat carriers, a litter box, three boxes of litter, four cases of canned cat food, two suitcases, one valise, two pillows, a bathrobe, two bags, two boxes, a gun case, a few odds and ends and three people in an SUV. They did it somehow.
I [...]
Leaving Oregon and Moving Ten Cats Cross Country
How to move ten cats from Oregon to Pennsylvania?
My original intent was to drive the cats in my Mazda Speed 6 and tent camp along the way. I wrote about the problems with the trial run in the tent in an earlier post. When I realized camping wouldn’t work, I tried to buy a van, [...]
Packing for My Move to Pennsylvania
I finally arrived in Pennsylvania four days ago. All cats are present.
Last week I was busy packing up the last of my belongings, deciding what to take and what to leave behind. What I didn’t post earlier is that after the auction closed without a winning bid, a company in the UK bought some books, [...]
Packing Up My Library for the Move
I’m moving in less than two weeks, so I’ve been packing, packing, packing books. This past week I packed up my personal library. I haven’t had much mental energy for writing.
In 2000 I started auctioning off my library to downsize so I could move. But then I had such monetary success that I began [...]



