Fighting back against the odds.

It seems like every time I do something, or my wife does something, we wind up fighting back because someone "Disagrees." It's happening now, and we've had to spend a small fortune already on lawyers, and will need to spend at least 1200 more (And we don't have it!) But we are fighting back, battling the lying bastards who are trying to rip us off while hiding behind "Procedure."

It's tough.

And right now, it's even tougher when we have to sell the house or get out by the 27th of January. The folks that have come to see are trying to obtain for a song and dance. They say that the floor plan is average, or worse. That's up to THEM to adjust, not us! They claim the outside needs work. WELL, I don't deny that, that's why we've cut so much off the assessed value! I mean, we're told the assessed value is 202K, and it's up for 170K. That's 40 acres! And they claim it's "Still too much." Let me tell ya, the land is worth 100K. The house cost 79K, 13 years ago. Don't go telling me that it isn't worth it!

Yes, there are some problems. But dealing with lawyers and people who won't pay a fair price for something like a house is very disheartening!

The odds are against us in legal matters right now. We can play the trump card, and we will win. But it will depend on circumstances. And if this house doesn't sell, we'll be on the street, no recourse. We have to beat the odds in TWO situations. Neither of them is going to prove easy.

Chasing a lying bill collector off your property is one thing -- but having to deal with the same in a legal situation outside of that is hard. Selling a house isn't easy, either...especially when you are under a strict time limit.

We are fighting back against the odds. The decks are stacked against us. But we've always seemed to have found a way. I'm just hoping the odds don't even up there! Without the level playing field, we're in for an uphill battle!

That's a fact -- and I KNOW where I'm coming from on this! It's a long-shot-- Like Onion vs. Secretariat. Or Ferdinand against the rest of the field...AS I SEE IT!

If there is a day I like, it's Friday the 13th

You can't escape Friday the 13th. It shows up at least once a year, sometimes 2 or 3 times. This year, it showed up in February, and today is March 13th, also a Friday.

Considering the curse upon me, it's good to be Friday the 13th. It offers a bit of comic relief to the cursed.

I broke a mirror...by looking in it. I walked under a ladder -- the person ON the ladder fell off. The black cat that crossed my path got run over by a passing propane truck. All comic relief. Yeah, that's right.

Just like the little man in Lil Abner, the black could is over my head. But on Friday the 13th, it affects everyone else! It's kind of a shield.

I should file my lawsuit today... it only makes sense to haunt the traitors in my life by doing so on Friday the 13th.

I figure that Judas II (Beatrice Arnold, aka who?) has cost me 10 grand. Maybe I have a chance to win it back. Judas I, on the other hand -- cost me about 18 Grand. However, Beatrice is going to get hit with a 60K suit, I think. 50K for emotional distress, 10 K for other expenses.

Friday the 13th, and I have a toothache. I really need the tooth pulled, but I cannot afford to have it done. Maybe I can write to the President, asking for some stimulus money. He can't any worse than say NO...

Friday the 13th. I wonder if there is another movie coming out? Jason looses his memory, and goes to work on a farm. In Friday the 13th, Jason comes a cropper...:)