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LIFE AT 15 CRAIGSIDE and BTS

First, how are my March Madness bracket picks doing? ESPN Men's:  88.3% I can't find my other results so far. 15 Craigside has been here now for 15 years. I lived next door and saw this building under construction.  Opened in 2011. So late in 2013, on a lark, I decided to visit this place on a Saturday morning.   I wasn't really interested in a seniors' facility, so never checked other options.   During the tour, the agent indicated that there was an apartment just opened that was returned because the purchaser decided to not move in. If I were the first to pick, this is the one I would have selected because it was on the top floor with an open view of the ocean.  The two adjacent towers were each on the sides, so those living there could not see mine.  Gave them a $20,000 check and came in May of 2014. So, anyway, 15 Craigside hosted a 15th Anniversary dinner. Here are the residents who moved in 2011, and are still residing here. My meal. Doing t...

MY CONTINUED LIFE IN PURGATORY

 First, the latest on the War in Iran: How world leaders have responded .  As expected. What will our Congress do ?  I expect no significant action, as Republicans are in control of both houses.  However, even if something controlling emanates, Trump will simply ignore anything, for he has all the enforcement powers. Democrats keep saying that the people are united against Trump attacking Iran.  Actually a  poll, taken just before this action , shows the contrary. According to  Mother Jones :   Just one in four Americans   supports the Trump administration’s ongoing strikes on Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos   poll   released on Sunday.   However, my sense is that the American public identifies more with the wishes of the people of Iran, and what Trump has done has opened the door to a possible successful revolution.  We'll see the true reaction over the coming weeks. But say, the USA masses don't support Trump on ...