Mike Hennessey
The Lady Did What She Could Afford
Dateline Dayton – Ever since Pauline and I got married in 1962 and moved from Piqua, we have lived in the City of Dayton or the surrounding area. As I told you last week, we are moving to a condo in Centerville, only a few blocks, from our home in Kettering. We really like the convenience of living in this part of town. Although, for the past 36 years we have lived in the suburbs, I still ...
This Cannot Be Healthy for My Blood Pressure
Dateline Dayton – According to our son Chris, the planner/decorator assistant/ advisor, we are scheduled to move into our condo on Saturday, March 8. Nothing is going exactly as planned. We continually hit roadblocks. We should have known this would be the case from the start. Purchasing the condo was not easy. Trying to determine furniture layout, what to keep and what to purchase. Do we get drapes, curtains or blinds?
Plenty of Strikes on Vacation, but Never Strike Three
Dateline Las Vegas – Continuing an account of my recent vacation outing with my brother-in-law: Saturday morning I was up early, to take the bus to the Strip to visit the Mirage. They have two Silver Strike machines in play. I played both, not at the same time, as I have seen people do. I won a...
A Return Visit to Old Times
Dateline Dayton – For 16 hours last Wednesday and Thursday, I was a Californian, traveling from Las Vegas to Culver City, spending a night in Barstow. The purpose of this road trip:
Now I Am One of You for a Little While
Dateline Culver City – Good morning from California. Today I am visiting Ari Noonan here at his office in Culver City. This is my first visit to Culver City, although I have been in Los Angeles a couple times for work. Pauline was able...
13 Became a Lucky Number in My Accounting Career
Third of three parts. Dateline Dayton – For a period after I resigned as accounting manager for a local distributor, I found myself unemployed. Again. This was a difficult time, more than before. I was older, and the main difference was that the earlier termination was a relief.
I Kept Finding Financially Embarrassed Employers
Dateline Dayton – When I ended our discussion last week about my career as an accountant, being underfunded was now becoming a crisis. I was sent on trips to smooth matters with creditors, collect accounts, stall suppliers and manage our relationship with our banker. In addition, we were...
Looking Back, Fondly, on Well Spent Years
Dateline Dayton – Does it seem possible that we are into a new year already?
A Year When Christmas, Happily, Came Early
Dateline Dayton – Last Thursday morning at 11, I met the nephew of the owner of the condo we are buying to discuss the electrical connection. He brought along a bodyguard.
Now Comes the Hard Part, Moving
Dateline Dayton – This has been another memorable week. On Thursday, we purchased a dining room table and chairs for our new condo. This was at a second-hand store, but I’m sure they have a more sophisticated name today. I used Friday as my day off since we had to take Pauline’s brother Joe to his doctor’s appointment. The good news is...
