Must be nice

Presidential candidate John Edwards has it tough:

2007-01-26
Carolina Journal Exclusives
Edwards Home County's Largest
By Don Carrington
RALEIGH - Presidential candidate John Edwards and his family recently moved into what county tax officials say is the most valuable home in Orange County. The house, which includes a recreational building attached to the main living quarters, also is probably the largest in the county.
The Edwards residential property will likely have the highest tax value in the county,- Orange County Tax Assessor John Smith told Carolina Journal. He estimated that the tax value will exceed $6 million when the facility is completed.
The rambling structure sits in the middle of a 102-acre estate on Old Greensboro Road west of Chapel Hill. The heavily wooded site and winding driveway ensure that the home is not visible from the road. "No Trespassing" signs discourage passersby from venturing past the gate.
Don Knight, Orange County building plans examiner, told CJ that, including the recreational building, the Edwardses' home would be one of the largest in Orange County.
Knight approved the building plans that showed the Edwards home totaling 28,200 square feet of connected space. The main house is 10,400 square feet and has two garages. The recreation building, a red, barn-like building containing 15,600 square feet, is connected to the house by a closed-in and roofed structure of varying widths and elevations that totals 2,200 square feet.
The main house is all on one level except for a 600-square-foot bedroom and bath area above the guest garage.
The recreation building contains a basketball court, a squash court, two stages, a bedroom, kitchen, bathrooms, swimming pool, a four-story tower, and a room designated "John's Lounge."
Edwards was the Democratic candidate for vice president in 2004 and a former N.C. senator.
Thursday afternoon, the Edwards for President press office was unable to provide information on any additional buildings planned for the estate.
Don Carrington is executive editor of Carolina Journal.





Holy moly!! take a look at this compound.
Mike Tyson is drooling over this opulence! Tiger Woods wonders if he can add on to his island. Donald Trump is pissed that his estate is smaller.

Buh, Bye.

I went to the implosion of the New Haven Coliseum Saturday Morning. It was amazing to see and feel.
Go to WTNH site and click on "Implosion Montage" or some such.
This is pretty close to what my experience was:
this is my phone photo:

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So let me get this straight (so to speak), Gerald Ford was a stumbling bumbling idiot until Woodward misquotes him as being against the war. This "hate Bush" thing is beyond me. Gee wiz if we all treated each other with some respect most of the time it wouldn't such a bad place. (not that I think it's bad. I'm an idiot optimist. Glass half full, etc.) I just don't have the energy to hate as much as I read other's hate things. But I digress, Ford was a good man who took over for a less than good man (not bad mind you, he made some mistakes and errors in judgement, same as Clinton) but was portayed as the said idiot until just now when an even worse idiot is in office. (Weird how all thes idiots seem to be Republicans.) my point? haven't got one.

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Every time I get close to actually buying an iPod, I find some accessory that is so umbelievably ghey that I can't bring myself to make the purchase. I mean holy cow!! iGuy!! they should call this thing iGay!!

I'm so glad I bought this instead.

Happy New Year!!

I resolve to post here more often as it is an outlet for me to vent and thereby not do so in my living room therby angering my wife and provoking an argument. Hopefully all will be quiet(er) at our home this year.