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I guess we knew it wouldn't be long. The entire place is the epitome of every reason we are experiencing this financial meltdown. It represents the worst in all of us, all of the looks of prosperity, but built on sand. It is fitting that this place will probably disappear entirely, it's just sad...

<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/judge-slams-indymac-cancels-defendants-mortgage-2009-11">Goodbye 292K Mortgage</a>

The whole family is spending the week after Christmas in Sedona. Just wondering if anyone has any advice or favorite places we should visit.

My sister in law recently expressed her displeasure in finding out that a student in her child's class doesn't live in the attendance boundaries of her school district. She feels that she sacrificed greatly by buying a small house in the district for big money so that her kids could go to school...

I just have to ask before I go off on AT&T, because it is really ugly when I get mad and I end up not liking myself for the monster I become. We have been through absolute hell with our internet service. We have spent 100's of dollars trying to fix the problem and tonight we seem to have...

I found this article to be fascinating and thought provoking. In my 20 years of teaching in Santa Ana, I also find it to be true. Any thoughts? <a...

While I am not usually in the habit of shopping at thrift stores, I just thought I'd share my weekend experiences at the thrift stores. I figured this would be appropriate for this thread. I went out in search for baskets for a Fall Festival Fundraiser at my son's school (you know, the silent...

As a math teacher, I sometimes need reminders that our kids are learning things in ways we may not think of. Tonight, when I told my son that it was time for bed and he asked if he could finish watching a TV show, I said, "Ok, 5 more minutes". I immediately walked away and within seconds he...

This is pretty funny commentary on some 70's recipes. I thought a few of you might enjoy it as much as I did. <a href="http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards/czarina.html">Crazy Looking Food</a> I especially love the "fluffy mackerel pudding"

So I ventured out of the safety of my Santa Ana neighborhood to Irvine today for my son's Splashball practice............. We seem to have lost my son's jammer (speedo type of swimsuit) so I figured they had to sell them somewhere in Irvine since I can't find them anywhere else. I inquired and...

We've never actually done a credit check on our tenants for our four units. This time we need to. Who/What service is everyone using? Suggestions? There's just so many options, I want the most straightforward, easiest and cheapest, I don't want to get caught in one of those yearly fee deals.

For anyone who would like to check the 2009 test results for any district or school, you can do that <a href="http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2009/SearchPanel.asp?lstTestYear=2009&lstTestType=C&lstCounty=30&lstSchool=1&lstSubGroup=1">here.</a> For local commentary on the scores here is an...

Now that school is starting, I thought it would be interesting to note the changes that everyone sees resulting from budget cuts. Please describe what you notice and experience, especially those of you who are returning to the same school. It is going to be interesting to see how this plays out...

We're headed out for four days in Catalina on Sunday. Just wondering if anyone has any really good restaurant recommendations. We were there last year but didn't find anything we really loved.

My son is 5. We're apparently a little late in starting this and my son is really not very thrilled about it. We just started today and it was a bit less than successful, any tips? Obviously, we are talking about no training wheels.

So I have a neighbor who told us he stopped paying his mortgage well over one year ago. He gave us some story about the bank reducing the principal which, of course, turned out to be a load of crap. Anyway, I knew it had been over a year since they had paid and suddenly they re-landscape the...

I'd like to hear opinions about having panels put on my home. For a variety of reasons, we are huge electricity users, to the tune of about $300 a month on average. Our highest bill was $750 about 2 years ago. The prices have come down significantly and my estimate is that the break even point...

A friend just had her house fall out of escrow for the second time in 2 months. They accepted an offer for 505K, the appraisal came back one week before escrow was to close at 476K. The buyer was spooked and didn't even want to negotiate any further. They had a backup offer of 450K and although...