The Past Present & Future Way back in 2002 I became a manic person. I could sleep 30 minutes a day and spent money like it was an endless supply but it wasn't. I spiraled downwards for years and without the wherewithal to know that i really should be seen by a healthcare provider. Throughout the many years Ive made some really big mistakes and bad calls while manic. The house and contents mainly but i did make every mistake in the book when I built it so the house really had to come down due to instability in earthquakes and heavy snow. I could have used the materials to build a workshop and storage but at the time i was trying to rescue my silly self from high property taxes which was due to the size of the structure. So while being manic i emptied the house a bit at a time and selling what was inside for a fairly good price and got a good price for the materials too. Mission accomplished right ?? Well kinda. I did have my property re-assessed and the price dropped to $550 a year down from $3200 a year so i got lucky and was able to pay in August and September and to never get behind again...Though it did take a year to get caught up. Ive been in my original home I built as a young man of 26 yrs old. Its a 12x16 log cabin and ive spent these years reconfiguring the place and this summer I want to do the last reconfigure job and get it to what i want. My property taxes are under 500.00 now and very affordable. I had cancer twice in 2004 then physical disability in 2008 that put me in the sitting position for 16 years and oh the mania...LOL Ive had some really great times here and I have had some bad times but such is life as we all well know. I have some serious decisions to make prior to the remodel and what to keep and what to part with. I want to start a small computer gig but my place needs to look professional inside and out. Will it get done? Who knows what the new year will bring any of us. I will have to take it one day at a time and it will be interesting to see how far it will go. I am keeping the faith in the Old Gods of course. Peace, BigT