excise tax affidavits
March 30, 2010
Pulling up the blinds in the morning to peek outside for a personal weather prediction, sort of a gut-feeling forecast because the weather man is just a poorly trained actor who could be selling salad shooters or garden weasels as well as he sells the 5-day forecast.
Filling the view framed by the kitchen window is a $1.2 million house for sale. It’s been for sale for a couple years and the sign has read “Price Reduced!” for at least a year. Now it’s only $995,000 and zoned for commercial use.
Taking into account the location, the price, the recent trends in business and real estate as well as the number of trips I’ve personally taken to title insurance companies and the number of excise tax affidavits I’ve recently filed in King County, when compared to the numbers of yesteryear, the fact that this house has not sold is no surprise.
What gets my attention is the guy who has been living on the front porch of this house for the last several months. Each night after dark he sets up camp and each morning he packs up. As I make coffee and dread going to work for another 9 hour shift in the rain with my lovely coworkers. As I beat myself up over unused potential. As I read in the sports section about a feel-good bracket buster or Ben Rothlisberger. This guy, my neighbor across the street, is stashing his stuff in the bushes and getting set for another day of walking around town with his umbrella and brief case.
I see my neighbor every morning and he probably sees me too, in my relatively warm and luxurious apartment making coffee. But when I see my neighbor walking downtown, near the library or around Belltown, I wonder if he recognizes me.
Instead of feel for the day’s weather, I get a pit of my stomach feel for the local economy from which I could extrapolate and comment extensively on the bigger picture. However, this morning, like Bartleby, I prefer not to.
Is it raining?
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don't worry dick stank community colleges always need a good writing teacher and on a day like this would you want another job?
Posted March 30, 2010 11:13 AM
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potentially unused
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I'd go back to school if Pilder was teaching. I also think teaching at a community college would be a waste and dude should shoot for something higher (learning).
Posted March 30, 2010 01:15 PM
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t shirt idea!
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"what day isn't"
Posted March 31, 2010 01:22 AM
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time check
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laddy!
Posted March 31, 2010 04:17 AM
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pilder
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I think the house is now only $666,000
Posted March 31, 2010 08:06 AM
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