Homeowners

I own a home. I hope for a long time too. The homeowners association gets picky when doing inspections. I was replacing the pine straw in the flower beds with red mulch. Some grass was growing through. This is a vine Bermuda grass. I got roundup and have been spraying and killing the grass. Then when the roots are dead pulling it out. So I put a thin layer of mulch down and keep adding to it. My house doesn't pass inspection. It looks tons better than some neighbors and the red mulch looks better than pine straw. The project should run $500 of which I have spent $350. I need to get a better barrier and then fill in more mulch. They act like it is my front yard driving down home prices in the neighborhood. Well what about all the bad mortgages. The people running the homeowners association can't afford their homes and are on interest only. They need them to be worth as much as possible, so they are getting picky.

I have been watching SEC football. I think Alabama is better than Florida right now. Tennessee will be very good in 2 more years if they get a QB. LSU is on a slight decline as is Georgia. Notre Dame gets more respect than they deserve. I just don't want them to take Boise State or TCU's spot in the BCS. They would just get beat badly again. USC is good for being led by a freshman QB and having so much talent leave. Not sure if they are elite again. Yankees got CC and AJ for this reason. You have to beat them to win a series. I think Anaheim can, not sure about LA or Philly.