Monday, March 19, 2018

NRA GOP-Trump world in pictures

                                                                  The lunch lady



Hall monitor



Hardened School





Protests-Marches and Freedom of Speach






Ya get the point.  On the plus side with armed teachers and hardened school tardies will go down, and complaints about school food will cease.

On the downside---well like many schools Stoneman was financially strapped and having problems fielding basic supplies (like paper) for students but the government has found funds to train the lunch lady to shoot bad guys.  Crazy.  

The harder the school the earlier you have to get to school (who wants to wake their adolescent boy at 5 am so they can wait in line to go through a metal detector?) And of course the lines that form outside of hardened schools become excellent targets.

My son spoke at a march for gun regulations.  Not one of the 100 or so gun control advocates brought more than a sign and their voice.  What the F*CK is wrong with the 2nd amendment advocates (and to be fair white supremacists) who feel it is necessary to bring an AR-15, sidearm and club to a march?

The march in Aspen was widely supported with many cheers from passing motorists.  However, one guy (and it's always guys)  did think the necessary response was to shout 'PUSSIES" at the kids marching for gun control.  Sadly, I didn't get a chance to have a thoughtful debate with gentleman to better understand his view but it's hard for me to think the kids who don't want guns in every room in the face of increasing violence are the 'pussies'.  I'm thinking the guys who need a gun in every room to feel safe are the real pussies---for sure they aren't real men.  

This weekend was the end of my son's big mountain ski team.  Here is a quick clip of a real man in action (cape and all).








Thursday, March 15, 2018

aspen ---the king of home price volatility

I saw this house when I first moved here.  The seller started by asking way too much--sold it 2 years later for 48% less than originally listed.  The new owner lived there less than a year before relisting it for 67% more than they paid for it.  The only 'improvements' made to the house is someone drove into the fence surrounding the house breaking the fence.



Property History for 42489 Highway 82
Last updated a month ago
Event
Source
Id
Date
Price
Active
AGS MLS
152479
01/25/2018
$7,500,000
Sold
AGS MLS
141196
03/31/2017
$4,490,000
Pending
AGS MLS
141196
01/27/2017
Active
AGS MLS
141196
10/05/2015
$6,399,000
Expired
AGS MLS
138065
08/01/2015
$8,400,000
Withdrawn
AGS MLS
138065
06/11/2015
Active
AGS MLS
138065
03/16/2015
$8,400,000