A House For Sale in Boulder, Weather, & World Events

Today we have an overcast sky, and it's still a bit chill out - 32 degrees.  The weather folks say that we'll have a high temperature in the mid-50s, but we're supposed to get 3 to 6 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow morning...  We'll see.  The dusk-to-dawn lights are still alight at the Millennium Motel, the squirrels have consumed 3/4 pound of walnuts, and Nedi and Lovey are curled up in my bed.  I sent my polite letter of complaint to the apartments manager, about the "service" dog living next door, last week.  I was informed the next day that my complaint had been noted and acted upon.  That poor dog is still being turned out multiple times each day wearing its harness and dragging a leash...  It ran out yesterday evening, looked me in the eye, and pooped directly in front of my patio.  I was standing still at my closed patio door.  Then the dog ran up to the door and barked at me.  I called the apartments manager, and he said he'd talk to the owner, again, today.  If the dog was actually trained, and the owner was taking good care of him, I wouldn't have a single complaint - but the dog isn't trained, and the owner is not taking decent care of him.
   So...  What's going on in the world?  There's still tons of unrest in the Middle East; war seems to be brewing in the Balkans, as usual; there was the horrible mudslide in Washington state that buried multiple houses and killed people; there was the 8.2 earthquake off Chile's north coast last night, and the resulting tsunami; there's an Ebola outbreak in Africa; and, after almost 4 weeks, no one still has any true idea of what happened to Malaysia flight 370, that disappeared on 8 March, with 239 people on board...  Will we ever find any evidence of that flight, or will it just be another mystery, like Flight 19?  My Father was one of the searchers for Flight 19, back in December 1945 - he was, at that time, stationed at NAS Vero Beach, and spent many hours in search of the five TBM Avengers and 14 crew members who just... disappeared.  They were on a routine navigation and combat training exercise and became lost to the world.
  Kathy and Jim had a wonderful time in Nebraska over the past weekend, visiting the sand hill cranes.  And Janet and Jim thoroughly enjoyed their time at Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.  I glad they all enjoyed their time away from Boulder.
  And I was just informed that one of my friends has decided to sell her home of 30 years in Githens Acres, here in Boulder.  It will actually go on the market on 12 April, and her Realtor is Paul Dart of ReMax, whose cell phone number is: (303) 931-5197.  Here is a beautiful video that my friend made of her home and the wildlife that visit her:  http://youtu.be/rnBWcJV9cVc   The property consists of a little over an acre of land (I believe); a single-story ranch house with two bedrooms, two baths, a mother-in-law-apartment, and an open airy art studio, with attached double garage; a yard shed; several gardening areas, two covered patios; and the end of one of the lateral lines of the Silver Lake Irrigation ditch.  The property is in the county, but is part of a neighborhood encircled by the City of Boulder.  The property has it's own water well and septic tank; as well as a pump house for use of the irrigation water.  The neighborhood consists of about 45 houses on 57 acres, and has no through traffic, other than pedestrians and bicyclists; there are no street lights, no sidewalks, no bike paths.  But there is plenty of wildlife - the Four Mile Canyon Creek runs through the neighborhood, and one frequently sees black bears, mountain lions, coyotes, mule deer, fox, an occasional otter, and a multitude of birds, including great blue herons and great horned owls, in various yards.

Accomack Arsonist, Books, and Home Details

We had about 9 inches of snow fall here in my apartment area, and about 11 inches up in north Boulder at the Munsinger's. I had to shovel a path out to the back yard's grassy areas 4 times yesterday, so the Shih Tzu's wouldn't have to "swim" through the snow to relieve themselves... Someone was supposed to come shovel the front walkway and the drive yesterday, but I never saw hide nor hair of them. I shoveled the front walkway this morning, so the house cleaner would be able to get inside without having snow up to her knees. The house was put on the market, for sale, on Thursday; it was shown once on Thursday, twice on Friday,and twice on Saturday. The first people who looked at the house had financing already in place (the house sold for $1.19 million), and they signed the contract on Saturday. Now the Munsinger's have to find a place to move into until they decide where they are buying to "down size."
  Our apartment inspection is Thursday, and I still have a lot of trash to throw out, so the place won't look so cluttered. And I bought a new fire/smoke detector alarm system to put in the hall way. The existing one is wired into the ceiling, but it started going off for no reason during a 3-day weekend over a year ago, and one of the neighbors said he knew how to "turn it off." I allowed him to do so, not realizing until the next day that he had totally cut the wiring. So at least I now have an up to specifications combination smoke, fire, and CO2 alarm system. I just put it up.
  The kits were happy to see me this morning - more to get outside than anything else, but they've been stymied with the snowfall. Nedi has been jumping in and out of the snow and chasing imaginary whatsits, while Lovey is sitting in the sun on the corner of the patio looking regal. Yesterday I spent with Aiko and Yoshi, reading and giving belly rubs; this morning I need to give my kits some love, having already fed them, giving them fresh water, and cleaning their potty boxes. I finished reading all 917 pages of Uther, and have now started the story of Clothar, The Lance Thrower. Then, once I read The Eagle, I will have read all nine of Jack Whyte's books regarding the Chronicles of Camulod. And I am really enjoying this man's writing and ideas of how the story of Camelot came about. The books are fantastic!
  There was another fire near Wachapreague, in Accomack County, Virginia Sunday night. If it is confirmed as arson, this will mark the 53rd fire since November 12. The person or people responsible for these fires must be caught. Any unused or abandoned building in Accomack County seems to be within the perpetrator's grasp. This causes higher insurance costs, fire department costs, and policing (both city and county) costs. It's crazy. Let's pitch in to catch this pyromaniac!