Canyon

Just a few posts ago, I wrote about a tax quandary facing the heirs of Ileana Sonnabend.  Recently, I was in New York and saw the piece itself:

It's strange to be so close to a bald eagle, especially knowing what a controversy it's caused.

Marriage in America

This summer, the New York Times pulished an article entitled "Two Classes, Divided by 'I Do.'"

The gist of this article is that it's a lot harder for single parents than it is for married couples, which is not exactly breaking news.  Anyone who's been a single parent in the last fifty years could have told you that.  But it's interesting to see the treatment given to the subject in such a broadly-reaching publication, which includes concern about the fact that single parenthood - and especially single motherhood - is such a rapidly growing trend.

Series: The Law In Our Lives

I am not a homeowner.

For various reasons, primarily mobility, I have always been a renter.  But the housing and rental markets are such that it makes a lot more financial sense to buy.

Should I do it?

It might make more sense from a monthly, dollars-paid-for-housing perspective, but there are other financial and non-financial considerations.  Am I expecting the unexpected?  What if I need a new water heater?  Air conditioner?  What if I decide I don't like the neighborhood?  What if I decide I love the neighborhood, but not that particular condo?  What if bad neighbors move in?

I'm stuck - geographically and mentally.