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Inconveniences in Life in Trichotomy
Chasing deadline The latest version of our software ships next week and we discovered a last-minute bug. And the feature has to be shipped with this latest version. So I had to work on the week...
Uncertain Futures in Trichotomy
As an Administrator We had our Carnegie Hall concert audition 3 weeks ago, and both my groups made the cut. There ended up being 12 ensembles and 25 solos (there were a few last-minute withdraw...
This Time of Year in Trichotomy
Year of the Snake I usually don’t take note of Chinese New Years, but Wednesday will begin year of the snake, and I am a Snake. That means my age is going to be a multiple of 12. This is the fi...
Year-End Survey 2024 in Trichotomy
1. What did you do in 2024 that you’d never done before?Sell a house. 2. Did you achieve your goals for the year, and will you make more for next year?Did not make resolutions 3. Did anyone clos...
Best Laid Plans in Trichotomy
Breaking water We are supposed to be driving up to Binghampton today, but our water heater is making strange sounds for the last few days, and today La Professor discovered a small puddle of wa...
Done and Dusted in Trichotomy
由奢入儉難 We closed on our old house yesterday. It’s nice to get some liquid asset back. The closing itself was quite easy; as a seller we had less documents to sign. However, La Professeure went ...
End of an Era in Trichotomy
Welp The rest of our furniture arrived; now that they are here, this place feels more lived-in than before. We ended up buying a modular sofa that La Prof thought was going to turn into a secti...
One Month In in Trichotomy
Location, Location, Location It’s been a month and two days since we moved to the new place. A lot of our furniture (dining table, sofas, recliners, big-arse TV) are still back at the old place...
All’s Well That Ends Well in Trichotomy
A Bite Our realtor held our first open house last weekend, and this week we signed a contract. Our realtor was right; the house sold fast, and above asking - though maybe we asked too low. The...
In with the New in Trichotomy
The Move We moved to our new house on Tuesday. We had packed over the last several weekends, which was hard on the body, but made the move much easier. The movers came and went in 3 hours. We p...
All of a Sudden in Trichotomy
Sudden Death On my flight back from California, I was writing the last entry on my tablet, and the screen would blink in and out. I didn’t think much of it, figured that it was a wiring issue, b...
California Trip in Trichotomy
Aug 12 We had a late flight, from 6:30pm to 10pm, but it’s pacific time so the flight is actually 6.5 hours. But our flight was delayed for half an hour before we boarded and another half hour w...
Only Have to be Lucky Once in Trichotomy
At Home Last weekend, we went to an open house in a really nice town. Its asking price was 0.5% above our revised price range (but 20% above our original), but it was really nice - it has the sa...
In Dependents Day in Trichotomy
Holiday We are upstate now at La Professeure’s parents’ for independence day holiday. We arrived on Tuesday and will go back Sunday. It is a bit low-key; La Professeure has a list of tasks to ac...
Carve Our Own Paths in Trichotomy
Jabba the Bun We used a small ottoman to form part of the rabbit’s habitat, we call it a “tunnel”, where three sides are surrounded by boxes and covered with a blanket. The rabbit has chewed a h...
Looking back; looking forward in Trichotomy
Old friends The California trip is getting closer and I am planning the visits, but my piano teacher and La Professeure’s old student are not sure they’d be in town, so we may get some free days...
Earthquake and other Disasters in Trichotomy
Earthquake Before and after the earthquake hit, the wind was blowing very hard, and I was still in bed half waking up. So when the house shook I thought it was just a very strong gust of wind an...
The Saga of non-Bidding War in Trichotomy
House as identity We’ve been going to open houses on the weekends but up till two weeks ago hadn’t found anything we liked. Two weekends ago we saw two nice houses that we would put an offer on....
Another Audition Date in Trichotomy
Constant Entertainment After a period of chewing the ottoman cave, the rabbit has returned to chewing on the couch. We had tried to distract him with other chew toys but he always returned to th...
Left Behind in Trichotomy
Get a hint La Prof went upstate for the funeral of her maid of honor’s mom. I stayed behind because of the rabbit, and because I was scheduled to host a recital. The recital concert was surpris...
Happy New Year in Trichotomy
The Break The way the holidays fell this year, with Christmas on a Monday and New Year on the next Monday, we were able to get a 1 ½ week off by taking three vacation days, since the Fridays wer...
Year-end Survey 2023 in Trichotomy
1. What did you do in 2023 that you’d never done before? Set foot in Antarctica. Snorkle. Run a concert series. See an orange sky. Visit the Statue of Liberty. 2. Did you achieve your goals for ...
Day 11 (Nov 26th): San Juan, Puerto Rico in West Indies Travel Log
We had a reasonable disembarkation time of 8:15am, so I woke up at 7, which is not earlier than during the cruise, to get ready. The flight was at 2:20pm, so we anticipated spending 4 hours at th...
Day 10 (Nov 25th): Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas in West Indies Travel Log
This was the last full day of our cruise, and there was rain forecasted in the afternoon, so we decided to stay in after one excursion and take the whole afternoon to pack. The morning excursion...
Day 9 (Nov 24th): Phillipsburg, St. Martin in West Indies Travel Log
This morning we went on an “organised” tour at Sentry Hill. It has a zip line, called the “Flying Dutchman”, which sends you from a hilltop - highest point in the island - down to the port. You g...
