Despite my frustrations with the condo search, I may have found a silver lining: As a result of applying for mortgage pre-approval, I was given the results of their credit check and, for the first time, I\u00a0finally received a copy of my credit score.*<\/p>\n
On a scale of 300 (horrible) to 850 (perfect), I came out as 808. Well, that was through Expirian. Apparently, the other credit company,\u00a0Trans-whatever-it’s-called, only gave me a 791 (which is still quite good). Oddly enough, despite the fact that I don’t have a single penny of outstanding debt (no loans, no credit card debt – nada) both reports listed me as having oustanding balances that are considered too high. Go figure. Theose issues\u00a0apparently didn’t hurt too much since I still scored quite high…but I can’t imagine what they’re talking about.<\/p>\n
In other news, did anybody else out there watch the debate last night (for the next governor)? I caught that last 40 minutes or so and it was quite interesting. A few comments (in the order in which they appeared on screen, left to right):<\/p>\n
Grace Ross (Green\/Rainbow party)\u00a0– she actually did quite well and seemed quite logical and intelligent. I disagreed with her proposal to DOUBLE the minimum wage (though I agree it should be raised a lot), but I seemed to like her approach. And how many other states have openly lesbian candidates\u00a0running for Governor?<\/p>\n
Christy Mihos (Independent) – this man kicks ass. He doesn’t hesitate to go off on Healey with facts about her political past (and alliances) and it’s so refreshing. I can understand why she doesn’t want him at debates anymore. That said, I wish there was a better chance of him winning…I kinda’ like the guy.<\/p>\n
Deval Patrick (Democrat) – I wanna’ like this guy. I really do. I think I believe in nearly everything he does. But, at least last night, he didn’t debate well. I mean, when Mihos talked about being\u00a0the sole\u00a0small business owner\/founder running for governor, Deval said that he was, too…having worked as counsel\u00a0for Coca-Cola. WTF? Since when was Coca-Cola a small company? I must admit I was disappointed with is performance.<\/p>\n
Kerry Healey (Republican) – yuck. I can’t even look at her (though, that’s not a reason to dislike her). But her nasty approach to every question is really getting on my nerves. I mean, when you have a room full of senior citizens (at an AARP sponsored debate yesterday morning) boo at you loud enough to drown you out, that’s a bad sign (especially since older folks may be more likely to vote Republican). And she managed to do the same thing last night when she whined like a baby that she wants to exclude Mihos and Ross from a future debate). Why is that? Perhaps because Mihos is so effectively putting her in her place.<\/p>\n
OK, enough politics. This weekend I’m off to the Cape to keep my mother company. My father is going to Chicago to visit a dying uncle of mine (by marriage…who I have met maybe three times in my life) so my Mom will be alone until Wednesday. Being the mama’s boy that I am, I offered to keep her company Saturday and Sunday. I’m dragging Randy down with me so we can all play cards together. Should be fun.<\/p>\n
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*I get copies of my credit report once a year just to make sure everything is on the up and up. But they never provide the credit score unless you pay extra (and I’m a cheap bugger).<\/p>\n
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