Aug 5:

A Call For COMMENTS! If you're reading (even infrequently), please leave a comment. Negative, positive... anything is better than the sound of wind whistling through the zeros and ones...

Yesterday, spent some time on OkCupid, and PlentyOfFish browsing profiles - saw some interesting people... but they never write back. I know, I know... TMI again. If that's it, then I guess it's for the best. One thing about OkCupid that I don't really like is that if you want to 'save' a profile of someone you'd like to email later, you have to 'save' it, and it asks if you want to send them a message to let them know they were 'saved'. It's okay by me, but everyone is so busy, it's hard to get BACK to those profiles, and email. I'm sending around 2-3 unsolicited emails a week, and getting no response. There's no way to track whether they've read *here*, except for the 'COMMENTS'... [Have *you* ever left a comment here? Why not?]

Also yesterday, pix of the house were taken, and now it's on the MLS! This time I'm feeling something different 'in-the-air' - some... something... in the housing market... call it an urgency... an opportunity... I don't know... maybe a perceived last chance for new buyers to get into a house before the 'market' climbs out-of-reach. July Seattle sales/pending sales figures are in, and they're up 20% over last year. My house is the 2nd cheapest 3br/1bath house in Arbor Heights, and the cheapest one is isolated, boxy, and not that much cheaper than mine. (sending 'buy mine' energy out there...)

Tonight, was the first open house - two visitors showed up -on a weeknight! (not bad) Meanwhile, I browsed a rental house on Mercer Island. It's in my price range, but VERY small. 3br/1bath not far from the park & ride with a 1 car garage, and what looks like an outside washer/dryer (only the dryer was there). I know, I know... can't really think about moving into something else until I've sold the current house. I'm just checking out "what's out there", and there's nothing I could afford to buy in the areas I'm interested in.

Also went to look at buying a new bicycle. I was interested in the CostCo "Schwinn men's cruiser", but think I may be able to get a better deal elsewhere. Tomorrow night is first Thursday - Seattle museum's are FREE. I think I'll check out the Andrew Wyeth exhibit at SAM downtown. "Helga" is on display - a series of paintings he did in secret that were disclosed in the 1980's, and were a 'sensation' in the art world. The 'signature' Helga painting is there, and I'd really like to see it up close and in person.