January 2021
We were in the process of selling Taz the last six months of the year. So much of it was stressful and awful to be honest. The kids were sick of hearing about it. I was sick of all the crap they threw at us. It started off with a good offer, what we thought was a good cooperative company and then the onion was peeled layer by layer to reveal fume after fume after fume. In the end, it made it so challenging to appreciate that we are RETIRED! We honestly had a very hard time accepting congratulations. I have a fear of coming off as ungrateful but the many emotions were running the show. I am to be sure – very grateful to not be working full time.
I used this analogy to try to explain what happened. B is an MMA fan and particularly likes Conor McGregor. Well in 2017, Conor McGregor decided to fight Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather was the heavy weight boxing champion and McGregor was the UFC light weight champion. I felt like this was a very good way to explain what happened…., B was the McGregor going into a fight with a Floyd Mayweather Boxing champion in a boxing match in a boxing ring with boxing rules. Not realizing quite how different the rules really are. McGregor/B thought it was going to be even – I mean he/they is/are amazing athlete/entrepreneur. The problem with the fight was the rules of engagement. MMA fighters/Entrepreneurs are scrappy. They have to learn how to kick, wrestle, grapple, strike and engage in man-man combat to successfully win. Boxing is a controlled and strategically placed punching to the face and body. (In this analogy I’ll refer to the Co that bought us out as the Buyers). Mayweather/Buyers have trained completely different from MMA. They play by boxing rules. They curl their fist and throw punches at their opponents face and body until they are knocked unconscious or give up. Also McGregor/B knew he/they were getting a big payoff for the fight (win or lose) – but what neither expected were the other costs associated with not being able to engage using their scrappy skills. They were penalized for using holding kicking grappling. Therefore, He/they honestly didn’t have a chance playing by boxing rules. McGregor/B took a hard beating to the face and body. And neither one of them understood the rules of engagement quite like Mayweather/Buyers. In the end, B could retire but man he took a beating and couldn’t get out of the ring without conceding. We closed on December 31st – at least we forced them into agreeing to that. (we just knew that the blue wave was going to tax the bejeezus out of us in 2021, I’d say that was our one big win in the deal) So on New Year’s eve the last words B spoke to them when asked if he’d like to say something (after a lot of butt kissing and gladhanding by the the attorneys) was “You don’t want to know what I have to say” and then when they asked if he agreed with everything he said “thank you sir, may I have another”. In case you don’t know that reference it comes from the movie Animal House. I almost threw up.
But yes, we are no longer the owners of Taz. B is happy to be retired though. And we’ve been very busy setting up our new lifestyle. More to come.
B’s Birthday 01/15/2021
I skipped writing about his birthday somehow. We went to a very expensive, very delicious restaurant in AZ called Monarch Cafe.
This or That B
1. Dog or Cat? Dog
2. Netflix or YouTube? Depends – I use YouTube more
3. Phone Call or Text? Phone Call
4. Toast or Eggs? Toast
5. Cardio or Weights? Weights – I can’t do Cardio anymore
6. Facebook or Twitter? Neither
7. Ice Cream Cone or Snow Cone? Ice Cream
8. Mobile Games or Console Games? Neither
9. While walking: Music or Podcasts? Neither
10. iOS or Android? iOS
11. Form or Function? Function
12. Pop or Indie? Indie
13. Cake or Pie? Pie
14. Swimming or Sunbathing? Wake Surfing
15. High-tech or Low-tech? High tech
16. Big Party or Small Gathering? Big party
17. New Clothes or New Phone? New clothes
18. Rich Friend or Loyal Friend? Loyal friend
19. Football or Basketball? Football
20. Work Hard or Play Hard? both hard
21. Nice Car or Nice Home Interior? Nice home interior
22. What’s worse: Laundry or Dishes? Dishes
23. Jogging or Hiking? Hiking
24. Bath or Shower? Shower
25. Sneakers or Sandals? Sneakers
26. Glasses or Contacts? Glasses
27. Hamburger or Taco? Burgers for Lunch – Tacos for Dinner
28. Couch or Recliner? Couch
29. Online Shopping or Shopping in a Store? I used to like shopping in a store but the the culture has changed me to Online
30. Receive: Email or Letter? Emails
31. Passenger or Driver? Passenger In a car, Driver in a truck
32. Tablet or Computer? Creating – Computer. Viewing, surfing – Tablet
33. Most important in a partner: Intelligent or Funny? Both
34. Car or Truck? Truck
35. Blue or Red? Blue
36. Money or Free Time? Money = Security
37. Amusement Park or Day at the Beach? Disneyland
38. At a movie: Candy or Popcorn? Candy
39. Pen or Pencil? Mechanical Pencil
40. Toilet paper: Over or Under? Over
41. Cups in the cupboard: Right Side Up or Up Side Down? I prefer Upside down but it ruins the wood so I like right side up now
42. Pancake or Waffle? Pancake
43. Coke or Pepsi? Coke
44. Coffee Cup or Thermos? Coffee cup
45. Blinds or Curtain? Blinds
46. Train or Plane? Plane
47. Phone or Phablet? Phone
48. Iced Coffee or Hot Coffee? Hot coffee
49. Meat or Vegetables? Both
50. International Vacation or a New TV? A new bike
51. Save or Spend? Save
52. Honesty or Other’s Feelings? Others feelings
53. Coffee or Tea? Coffee
54. TV or Book? TV
55. Movie at Home or Movie at the Theater? Movie at the Theater
56. Ocean or Mountains? Mountains
57. Horror Movie or Comedy Movie? Sci-Fi Horror
58. City or Countryside? Countryside
59. Winter or Summer? Summer
60. Mac or PC? Mac
61. Console Gaming or PC Gaming? No Gaming ever
62. Soup or Sandwich? Soup & Sandwich together
63. Card Game or Board Game? Card game
64. Classical Art or Modern Art? Classical is closer to what I like
65. Beer or Wine? Neither
66. Camping or Binge Watching Shows at Home? Camping
67. Working Alone or Working in a Team? A team I’m in charge of and can direct what to do
68. Dine In or Delivery? Delivery
69. Sweater or Hoodie? Sweater
70. Comic Book or Comic Strips? No comic anything even movies
71. Motorcycle or Bicycle? Bicycle
72. Book or eBook? book
73. When sleeping: Fan or No Fan? Low Fan
74. Ninjas or Pirates? Pirates
75. TV Shows or Movies? Movies