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aaaACHOOOO! | A little bit funny. A little bit snot.

01 Thursday Mar 2018

Posted by t - That's Me in 80s, Alexa, Music, Musing, Musings, Personal Musings

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Alexa, sneezing, snot

I’d just gone to bed for the night.

Lights out.

Eyes closed.

My head resting upon 2 pillows.

Me: “Alexa, start 80’s Letters.”

That’s a game on Echo where you take turns naming off music groups/artists who ranked in the top 40s. No, I’m not very good.

Alexa: “Blah, blah, blah,… Letter U.”

Me: “aaaaaaaAAAAAAAACHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”

Alexa: “Sorry, I didn’t get that. Please try again and speak more clearly.”

[I thought I was getting over this cold. The sneeze came out of nowhere. Why does my hairline feel….. wet?]

I reach up to my forehead. Fingers tentatively search, touching…

[Ewwwwwwwww. Gross.]

Slimmy goo.

There’s a big glob of snot plastered to my bangs.

[How did THAT happen!!!?]

I am getting up to get a tissue.

To get the snot ball out of my hair.

The box is across the room.

[How DID that happen? Could it actually ricochet off my hand?]

Don’t judge. I tried to get my arm there but the sneeze happened too fast.

Alexa: “If you don’t answer in a few more seconds the game will end.”

I’m walking over to the tissue box, knowing I want to say “U2” but I feel the telling sting, eyes watering, then….

Me: “aaaaaaaAAAAAAAACHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”

Alexa: “I’m sorry. Please be patient with me. I’m still learning. It sounded like you said A-ha. A-ha starts with the letter A. I’m looking for the letter U.”

I wiped the glob of snot out of my hair as well as one can possible wipe snot out of hair with the tissue. Hey, I’d be taking a shower in the morning, anyway.

As I continue to sneeze, and sneeze, and sneeze some more.

I never did get to say “U2”.

Alexa got fed up and timed out.

Me: “aaaaaaaAAAAAAAACHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”

aaaaaaaaCHOOOO

Alexa, what is Commercial Real Estate?

09 Friday Feb 2018

Posted by t - That's Me in Musings, Thinks

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Alexa, Capital Gain, Commerce, Commercial, Commercial Enterprise, Commercial Property, Commercial Real Estate, CRE, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Profit, Rental Income, Services

Alexa learning about CRE

T:  Alexa, what is the definition of Commercial Real Estate?

 

A: I’m sorry, I don’t know what that is.

 

T: Alexa,….. What is the definition of Real Estate?

 

A: Real Estate, blah, blah, blah….

(She has an answer.)

 

T: What is the definition of Commercial?

 

A: Commercial has 3 meanings.

As an adjective

  1. Something, something, yadda, yadda Commercial Enterprise

 

T: (to self) Hmmmmm, that looks like it leads to what the “C” in “CRE” means.

 

(continue listening to other definitions.)

 

T: (to self) No, noooo? Adjective 1 is the CRE path of “Commercial.”

 

T: Alexa, what is the definition of Commercial Enterprise?

 

(I figure if she uses terms in her descriptions she must have something “in mind” for what that term means.)

 

And note to self:  Commercial Enterprise Real Estate Services

 

A: Commercial Enterprise has 2 meanings.

 

  1. Noun. An Enterprise connected with Commerce.
  2. The activities of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.

 

I ask Alexa again for a definition of Commercial Real Estate.

 

She now says she has found something from Wikipedia.

 

Commercial Property.

 

T:  Alexa, what is Commercial Property?

 

A: Commercial Property. Buildings or Land intended to profit either by Capital Gain or Rental Income

 

T: (to self) Investment RE

 

T: Alexa, what is the definition of Capital Gain?

 

A: Capital Gain – The amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price. The gain is realized when the asset is sold.

 

So again, I ask you…

T: Alexa, what is Commercial Real Estate

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