I’m too tired to write a coherent post, but the comments are over 100 and inquiring minds want photos, so here’s one for you. Yes, that is our own darling Scope in Oregon with CMS! It was a wonderful surprise.
I think everyone survived, but it was a lot of work having that much fun. I don’t mean the cooking or housework, because that was all done by kind helpful CBs. I mean meeting friends that I’ve never seen before, and talking and laughing and hugging and talking and laughing some more, sometimes until two in the morning. That’s work! I loved it.
And yes, we did make it to Powell’s. In fact, I’m a little puzzled about that bookstore. When I walked in, I heard an announcement over the loudspeaker:
Attention! If there’s a minister or a wedding officiator in the store, would they please come to the Information desk in the Gold room? Thank you.
What the heck was that about? A woman was 9 months’ pregnant and suddenly realized that she really, really needed to get married right now because her water just broke? A man who got the love of his life to say “yes” and now wants to rush to the wedding before she changes her mind? It’s one of those things that you have to wonder about.
Too tired to write more. Later!
June 23rd, 2008
I have a very active fantasy life and recent conversations on this blog have made it even more active than usual.
I also like to prowl eBay and buy lottery tickets.
As I write this the PowerBall Multi-State Lottery is 91 million dollars, 46.7cash payout, and I have a ticket. After this investment of $1.00 turns itself into a winning ticket, I take the cash payout and pay taxes I figure I’ll have around 20 million dollars. A nice, simple to manipulate number.
Here is what I’m going to do with some of that money.
$775,000 is going to buy this http://tinyurl.com/6k8vzd
I found it on eBay, doncha know.
5 BUILDINGS 14 ACS CENTRAL KENTUCKY- FORMER BOARDING SCHOOL
- approximately 14 acres +/- in Millersburg Kentucky approximately 25 miles northeast of Lexington on Highway 68
-The property was formerly Millersburg Military Institute which was founded as Millersburg Male and Female Seminary in 1852.
-All buildings are fully furnished.
-ADMINISTRATION BUILDING has 10,032 total square feet, built 1852, 3 stories, with 2 apartments
-WOMACK MCMONAC GYMNASIUM 31,438 total square feet has fully stocked weight room and basement rifle range
-MILLON HALL dorm building 14,151 total square feet 2 stories, basement and 38 dorm rooms
-MESS/DINING HALL 8,976 total square feet has basement, library, work shop
-RANKIN HALL classroom building 19,354 total square feet has 12 classrooms, 2 stories and basement, 26 dorm rooms.
-The grounds include a football/soccer field.
What’s going to happen to it after the purchase? Well….
I figure it will take 5-10 million for renovations. I would be willing to bet the water and electric need updated. There will also probably be asbestos abatement, roofs, heat and tons of other things that fall into disrepair over the years and need updated, repaired or replaced. But that’s just the basic, make it habitable and usable stuff. After that comes the fun part.
The dorm building will be reconfigured. We’ll have cozy rooms for one or two and big rooms for a crowd. No more dorm room metal bunks with thin mattresses, the beds will be comfy and most will be made of wood. The bathrooms will be nice but serviceable. The hallways will be painted something fun and will have plush carpet.
There will be wireless internet all over the property.
There will be writer’s workshops and retreats.
There will CB get togethers and Cherry get togethers and it will be used by all of our favorite authors when they want to have fan gatherings.
And we will beg really really really loud and Her and Him will come and play with us since it only 1.5 hours outside of Cincy.
There will be alpacas and merinos and other lush fur babies. There will be classes on spinning, and dyeing and many of the fiber arts.
There will be bartending classes, big porches, lazy dogs, and cabana boys.
There will also be the bail fund so we can ensure that every CB can be at every CB meet.
What other classes should there be?
April 15th, 2008
I couldn’t remember whether we had a tagline or not. Changed the blog name, but that’s about it. I’m going to leave the rest of the design up to you. Delete or change this post when you can so that I know you got in okay.
Edited to add all categories so that we quit getting the error when choosing a caategory from the sidebar. – Bryan
September 20th, 2006