Quick Note from Your First Name
Put your personal note here. No more than 150 words. Ideally this note will be personal. Make sure the text in the bottom article does not flow onto the next page. Following is some sample text to use as a model:
Summer is here, thank goodness! I wasn’t sure we were ever going to thaw out this year. Our family is gearing up for a vacation to the Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels, Texas—I love it because we can do a float trip on a river and enjoy bratwurst in the evening. I also get to visit some old friends, so the trip does double duty for me.
My real estate business is floating along, too. I've just gone through a rigorous real estate investment program, so if you've got questions about what you should (and shouldn't) do to invest in real estate, call me up! Let's do coffee. Talk to you soon.
~ Your Name
Mid-Year Money
At the start of the year, many of us are more financially conscious than we are towards the middle. That's why financial advisors recommend a mid-year "consciousness-raising" financial checkup in these 5 areas:
1. Spending. Are you overspending on luxury items, such as subscriptions and dining out?
2. Savings. Are you putting a consistent amount away each month, and are you reaching your stretch goal?
3. Maintenance. Are you spending enough on maintenance that you avoid large costs from possible break-downs in cars, appliances, healthcare, etc.?
4. Earning. Are you earning enough to support your lifestyle? Do you need to take a side job to earn extra income?
5. Investing. Are you investing regularly for college, retirement, buying a home, etc.?
According to an article by Laura Fenton in Curbed Magazine online, the midcentury modern "look" is everywhere. "If you dine in a contemporary restaurant, there's a chance you'll be seated in a chair that was designed in the 1950s."
The term "midcentury modern" stems from author Cara Greenberg, who says she simply made up the phrase for the title of her 1984 book, Midcentury Modern: Furniture of the 1950s.
The book sold more than 100,000 copies, and once people heard the term "midcentury modern," it made simple sense to them. Midcentury literally means the middle of the century, or the 1950s, so there was no explanation required. Furniture of that era had an iconic style, slightly Scandinavian, with slanted angles rather than straight up and down lines. Consumers today are attracted to those clean, organic lines, as opposed to the overstuffed look of furniture from the 1990s.
Fenton points out that midcentury design is by no means the only furniture style to have come back into vogue after its day. In the late 1960s, Art Deco became popular, and the term "art deco" was coined only after a later generation took an interest.
While most of us can tell the difference between art deco and midcentury modern when we see it, few us could properly describe the difference. It's that recognition and sense of “belonging” that attracts us to style and design, and drives us to live among the furnishings of a particular period.
Why Does Reheated Coffee Taste So Bad?
Coffee is all about science. The drink has over 1,000 aroma compounds, plus a complex profile of proteins and acids.
Studies point out that the intensity of the 'roasty-sulfury' odor of coffee plays a key role in how it tastes. The odor decreases rapidly after initial brewing as it loses those aromatics to evaporation, resulting in a loss of taste.
Also, some of the different compounds in coffee fall out of solution as it cools. Proteins tend to sink to the bottom while oils float to the top, leaving a skim of oil on top of old coffee. Also the acidity increases, and the taste becomes sourer. Essentially, the flavor profile breaks apart and can't be put back together again—just like Humpty Dumpty.
Story: From a Mother’s Point of View
Dan came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty juice boxes and food wrappers strewn around garden.
The front door was open and there was no sign of the dog. Inside, Dan found a lamp knocked over, the rug piled against a wall, the TV blaring a cartoon, and the family room strewn with toys and clothing.
In the kitchen dishes filled the sink. Cereal and juice were spilled on the floor.
Dan ran upstairs looking for his wife, worried that something had happened to her.
He stepped over piles of toys and a heap of toilet paper in the hallway and rushed to the bedroom. He found his wife curled up in her pajamas, reading a book. She looked up, smiled, and asked how his day went.
Dan cried out in disbelief, 'What happened here today?'
His wife smiled serenely and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work, and you ask me sarcastically what in the world I do all day?'
'Yes,' was Dan’s startled reply.
His wife answered, 'Well, today, I didn't do it.'
A Decade of Home Prices
The Economist news site provides this interesting, broad overview of home prices in some of the world’s major English speaking countries. You can get more details at http://www.economist.com/
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