I must admit to only skimming these posts. Last year we bought the house of our dreams, and in the long run we could not afford it, and yes we were speculating. We sold it after a year. Yeah, the Tax Man made out big on us last year. How does this tie in? Well the houses were so nice that our neighbors seldom, if ever came outside. They would come out to put the garbage can out and then later take it back. Some would mow their lawn, but then right back inside. On the few occasions I forced them to talk, there wasn’t much they could offer, except were they worked. Apparently they were going to pay for their house. Blasphemy! Oh yeah, they could talk about what sport they were going to watch on TV. I know a few parents that what they do, and they think this is consider doing, is watch someone else be competitive. When I’m around them and they are discussing this game and that game, I’m thinking their kids (***) are going to be the same way, arm chair quarterbacks with no real competitive experience and second guessers. They will think they can control every aspect of an activity (See Luck Post), expect that of others and they will not be able to make any decision under pressure. This neighborhood suffered, as a good buddy of mine described it to me and the description has stuck with me, as houseitoesous.

(***) I have targeted these kids as the kids that must be taken sailing this year.

Perhaps this is the summer of GET OFF THE COUCH!