Lawyers:  So, lawsuit #1 finally paid out over Labour Day weekend, only 6½ years after my Aunt 𝑨₁ died of neglect at a nursing home.  My sister and I got more than the statutory maximum award, even though I never signed a power of attorney for anyone!  But it does seem that I’ll have to hire one of those creatures to run the other 𝑨₁-related ( Read more... )

April 8ᵗʰ, 2024:  Kid #1 wanted to see the total eclipse, and she bought my car, so I drove her.  We went to Main St. in Norwich ON, which seemed like the closest totality-spot to our house that would not require any westward travel for the drive home.  It was cloudy when we left, but cleared up by the time we arrived.

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Lawyers:  Nothing.

Stock market:  Nothing.  Still waiting for Rome to start burning.

House: Recently I saw a mouse in my basement, for the first time in ( Read more... )

Lawyers:  The wrongful-death case will be going to trial.  The court date has been set for January 2025, seven years after my aunt’s death.  There’s no way to know how long the appeals process will take.

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(Subject line is from a furry fairy tale.)

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(Subject is the title of a book by Douglas Adams.)

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Lawyers: So, the deposition finally happened last Tuesday, 67 months ( Read more... )

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