Dan Lipka Web Log

In the great spirit of the American dream, Lindy, Molly, and I are now home owners. Yes, we threw ourselves into a massive debt that will take 30 years to dig out of. But more importantly, we now have a home. 65 Murray St., Norwalk, Connecticut 06851 is where we can now be found. The house is 45 miles northeast of New York City , 25 miles from were I work in White Plains, 15 minutes from my Dad’s house, and 50,000,000 miles from Mars. The house is ranch style (everything on one floor) and I would say sum it up by saying that everything about it is good, not great, but good. It has all the rooms we wants (for the most part), is in good condition, near good schools, and very importantly was a very good price. The previous owners were in a rush to move back to Seattle and wanted to get the deal done quickly; and I guess we were in the right place and the right time. I will post pictures of the house on Molly website ( http://molly.kokopop.com ) over the next few days, and some ot

Big News Coming Tomorrow. Same Blog Time, Same Blog Channel. As for today, here is but a little mini-rant. Iran is in the news about their nuclear weapons programs. The developments in Iran are overwhelmingly complicated and I worry about several major consequences. Some of things I worry about include 1) a US attack on Iran, 2) a US nuclear attack on Iran (apparently, the processing plants are so far underground that only a nuclear attack could destroy it), and 3) an Iraqi civil war between the Sunnis and Shiites spreading to neighboring countries and eventually pitting Saudi Arabia against Iran in a war over control in Iraq. Furthermore, the immediate consequences of just these things being talked about are already having an effect on my life and on that of the US economy. US oil are at $70/barell and I just see worries about the Middle East pushing oil higher and higher. Which brings an interesting question, would Iran risk being attacked by the US so they could get billions