ᚣᚢ ᚾᛟ, ᛁ ᚣᚢᛞ ᛏ ᚦᛝᚳ ᛏ ᛇ ᚠᚱᛖ "ᛏᚴ ᛄᚴᛏ business" ᚹ ᚴᛗᚦᛝ ᛏ ᛈᛇᛈᛚ ᚴᛞ ᛏ ᛗᛖᚳ ᛗᚴᛚ ᚠᛇᛚ ᛒᛏ ᛒᛏ ᚳᛏᛝ uncharitably ᛏᛟᚱᛞ ᚴᛗᚹᚾ ᛚᚴ. ᚾ ᛏ ᛁ ᚠᛁᚾᛞ ᛗᛁᚴᛚᚠ ᚾ ᛖ ᚴᚢᛖᚾ ᚻᚹᚱ ᛁ ᚠᛁᚾᛞ ᚳᛗᚠᛏ ᚾ ᛇ ᚠᚱᛖ, ᛁ ᚴᛇ ᛏ ᛁ ᚹ ᚱᛁᛏ.
ᚴᛇ, ᛖ ᛚᛏᛚ ᛟ ᛖ ᚣᚱ ᚷᛟ, ᚹᛇ ᛒᛟᛏ ᛖ ᚾᚣᚢ ᚻᚴ. ᛒᚳ ... ᚱᛇᚾ ... ᚹᛇ ᛒᛟᛏ ᛏ ᚹᛏ ᚻᛝ ᚴᛟᛚᛞ ᛇ ᛟᛚᛞ ᚻᚴ. ᚹᛇ ᛈᛏ ᛇ ᛟᛚᛞ ᚹᚾ ᛟᚾ ᛇ ᛗᚫᚱᚳᛏ ᚾᛞ ᚷᚫᛏ ᚾᚦᛝ ... ᛏ ᛟᛚ. ᚠᚱ ᛗᚾᚦᚴ. ᚠᛁᚾᛚᛇ ᚹᛇ ᚷᚫᛏ ᛖ ᛒᛁᛏ ᚠᚱᛗ ᛖ ᚠᛗᛚᛇ ᛏ ᚹᛟᚾᛏᛞ ᛏ ᛒᛁ ᛏ ᛒᛏ, ᚾ ᛗᚷᚱᚾᛏ ᚠᛗᛚᛇ, ᛖ ᛞᚾᛏ ᚳᚹᚫᛚᚠᛁ ᚠᚱ ᛇ ᚳᚱᛞᛏ ᚾᚴᚴᚱᛇ ᛏ ᛈᚴ. ᚹᛇ ᚷᚱᛇᛞ ᛏ ᛖ ᛚᛇᚴ ᛟᛈᚾ. ᚻᚹᛏ ᛖ ᛞᚴᛏ ᛏ ᛏᚾᛞ ᛏ ᛏ ᛒᛇ.
ᚳᚾᛏᚱᚳᛏᚴ ᚹ ᚳᚴᛖᚾᛄᛞ. ᛈᛖᛈ ᚹ ᚴᛁᚾᛞ ᚾᛞ ᚴᚾᛏ ᛏ ᛇ ᚱᛇᚴ ᛖᛄᚾᛏᚴ. ᚱᛇᚦᛝ ᛈᚱᛞ ᛏ ᛒᛇ ᛟᚳᛖ, ᚾᛞ ᚹᛇ ᚹ ᚠᛇᛚᛝ ᚷᛞ ᚾᛏᛚ ᛇ ᚠᚴᛏ ᛞᛞᛚᛁᚾ ᚳᛖᛗ. ᚾᛞ ᚹᚾᛏ.
ᛚᛏ ᛗᛇ ᚷᛚᛟᚴ ᛟ ᛖ ᛚᛟᛏ ᚻᛞᛖᚳ ᚾᛞ ᛝᚷ ᚾᛞ ᛄᚴᛏ ᚴᛗᛁ ᚹ: ᛇ ᛒᛁ ᛖᛄᚾᛏ ᚹ ᛖ ᚳᛗᛈᛚᛇᛏ ᛒᛟᛟ. ᚻᛇ ᛒᛖᚴᚳᛚᛇ ᚠᛟᚱᛄᛞ ᛇ ᚳᚾᛏᚱᚳᛏ ᚴᚷᚾ, ᚴᚾᚴ ᚻ ESL ᚳᛚᛁᚾᛏᚴ ᚻᛞ ᚾᛟ ᛁᛞᛇ ᚻᚹᛏ ᛇ ᛏᛗ ᛇ ᚳᚾᛏᚱᚳᛏᚴ ᚹ. ᛖ ᚾᛞᚴᛏᛞ ᛇ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏᚴ ᛏ ᛒᛇ ᛚᛟ ᚾ ᛁ ᚻᛞ ᚴᛁᚾᛞ, ᛖ ᚻᛞ ᚾᛟ ᛁᛞᛇ ᛇ HOA ᚠᛇ, ᚾᛞ ᛖ ᚦᛟᛏ ᛁ ᚹ ᛈᛏᛝ ᛗᚾᛇ ᚾ ᛇ ᛒᛝᚳ ᚠᚱ ᛗ.
ᚾ, ᛗ ᛖ ᚾᛇᚴ ᚷᛁ, ᚾᛞ ᛁ ᚹ ᛏᛁᛞ ᛏᚱᛁᛝ ᛏ ᚴᛚ ᛏ ᚴᛏᚢᛈᛞ ᚻᚴ, ᚴᛟ ᛁ ᛞᚴᛁᛞᛞ ᛏ ᛇᛏ ᛇ ᛟᚱᛏᚠᛟᛚ ᚾᛞ ᛈᛖ ᛏ ᛗᛁᚴᛚᚠ. ᚴᛟ, ᛟ ᛇ ᚳᛟᚱᚴ ᛇ ᚣᚱ, ᛁ ᛇᚴᚾᛚᛇ ᚴᛒᚴᛞᛁᛞ ᛇ ᚻᚴ ᚠᚱ ᛇ ᛒᛁ.
ᛇ ᛏᛁᛗ ᚳᛗ ᚠᚱ ᛇ ᛒᛁ ᛏ ᚳᚴᚴᛁ ᛇ ᛚᛇᚴ ᛚᛇ, ᛒᛏ ᛖ ᚴᛏᛚ ᚻᚾ ᚠᚳᚴᛏ ᚱ ᚳᚱᛞᛏ. ᚷᛖᚾ, ᛗ ᛖ ᚾᛇᚴ ᚷᛁ, ᚾᛞ ᛖ ᚴᛇᛗ ᛏ ᛚᛁᚳ ᛇ ᚻᚴ, ᚴᛟ ᛁ ᛞᚴᛁᛞ ᛏ ᛚᛏ ᛗ ᚴᛏᛖ ᛈᚱᛁᛞᛞ ᚹᛇ ᚴᛁᚾ ᛖ ᚾᚣᚢ ᚳᚾᛏᚱᚳᛏ ᚻᚹᚱ ᛖ ᛈᛖ ᛇ ᚠᛚ ᛗᛟᚱᚷᛄ ᛗᚾᛏ ᚾᛞ ᛇ ᛗᚴᛝ HOA ᚠᛇ. ᛇ ᛒᛁ ᚹ ᚱᛇᛚᚳᛏᚾᛏ, ᛒᛏ ᚷᚱᛇᛞ. ᛇ ᚾᚣᚢ ᛏᛗ ᚾᚳᛚᚢᛞᛞ ᚾ ᚴᚳᚱᛟ ᚳᛗᛈᚾᛇ ᚾᛏᛗᛇᛞᛇᚱᛇ (I ᚹ ᛏᛁᛞ ᛇ ᛗᚾᚦᛚᛇ ᛗᚾᛇ collection), ᚾᛞ ᛖ ᛚᛖᛏ ᚠᛇ ᚠ ᛇ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏ ᚹᚾᛏ ᛗᛖᛞ ᛟᚾ ᛇ 1st.
ᚠᚴᛏ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏ ᛞᛖᛏ ᚳᛗ ᚾᛞ ᚷᛟ, ᚾᛞ ᛟᚾ ᛇ 7th ᛁ ᛈᛏ ᛖ 3-day ᚾᛟᛏᚴ ᛏ ᚳᛏ ᛟᚾ ᛇ ᛞᛟᚱ. ᛖ ᚠᛚᛈᛏ ᛏ ᚾᛞ ᚳᛚᛖᛗᛞ ᛏ ᛖ ᚻᛞ ᛏᛟᛚᛞ ᚣᚢᚴ ᛏ ᛈᛖᛞᛖ ᛇ 10th, ᚾᛞ ᛏᚴ ᚻᚹᚾ ᛖ ᚹᛞ ᛈᛖ. ᛏ ᚹ ᛇ ᚠᚴᛏ ᛁᛞ ᚻᛞ ᛏ ᚳᛚᛖᛗ, ᛒᛏ ᛁ ᛞᚴᛁᛞᛞ ᛏ ᛚ ᛏ ᚴ ᚹᚾ ᛏᛁᛗ ᚴᚾᚴ, ᚣᚢ ᚾᛟ, ᛗ ᛖ ᚾᛇᚴ ᚷᛁ. ᛒᛏ ᛁ ᛏᛟᛚᛞ ᛗ ᛏ ᚴᛖ ᛈ ᛇ ᚾᚳᚴ ᚳ ᚴᛟ ᛖ ᚳᛞ ᛈᛖ ᛟᚾ ᛇ 1st ᚾᚳᚴ ᛗᚾᚦ.
ᚾ, ᛏᚴ ᚻᚫᚱᛞ ᚠᚱ ᛗᛇ ᛏ ᛒᛇ ᛏᚢ ᚻᚫᚱ, ᛒᚳ ᛁ ᛒᚾ ᚱ. ᛁ ᚾᛟ ᚻᚹᛏ ᛏᚴ ᛚᛁᚳ ᚻᚹᚾ ᚣᚢ ᛒᚱᛚᛇ ᛗᛖᚳᛝ ᚾᛞ ᛗᛇᛏ. ᛏᚴ ᚾᚫᛏ ᛇᛇ ᛏ ᚳᛗ ᛈ ᚹ 2 ᚻᚴ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏᚴ ᚾ ᛖ ᛗᚾᚦ, ᛒᛏ ᛏ ᛇ ᚴᛖᛗ ᛏᛁᛗ "ᛏᚴ ᛄᚴᛏ business". ᚻᚹᚾ ᛖ ᚠᛖᛚ ᛏ ᛗᛖᚳ ᛖ ᛏᛁᛗᛚᛇ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏ, ᛏ ᚱᚠᛚᚳᛏᚴ ᛈᚢᚱᛚᛇ ᛟᚾ ᛗᛇ. ᛗᛁ ᚾᛖᛗ ᛟᚾ ᛇ ᛗᛟᚱᚷᛄ. ᛚᛖᛏ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏᚴ ᛟ ᛈ ᛟᚾ ᛗᛁ ᚳᚱᛞᛏ. ᚾᚫᛏ ᛏ ᛗᚾᚾ ᛏ ᛁ ᛞᛗᛈᛏ ᚦᚾ ᛞᛟᛚ ᚾᛏ ᛖ ᚴᛏᚢᛈᛞ ᚻᚴ ᛏ ᛁ ᚻ ᚾᛟ ᛞᛁ ᛏ ᛒᛇ ᚳᚾᚳᛏᛞ ᛏ ᚾᛇ ᛗᛟᚱ. ᛁ ᚳᚾᛏ ᚠᛟᚱᛞ ᛏ ᛒᛇ ᛖ ᚠᛁᚾᚾᛚ ᛒᚠ ᚠᚱ ᚴᛗᚹᚾ ᛚᚴ. Uncharitable? ᛗᛖᛒᛇ. Business? ᚣᚴ.
ᚴᛟ, ᛇ ᚾᚳᚴ ᛗᚾᚦ ᚷᛟ ᛟᚠ ᚹᛏ ᛖ ᚻ. ᚷᚱᛖᛏ. ᛗᛖᛒᛇ ᚦᛝ ᚷᛟᚾ ᛏ ᛒᛇ ᛟᚳᛖ ᚠᛏ ᛟᛚ. ᛞᚴᛗᛒ 1st ᚳᛗ ... ᚾᛞ ᚷᛟ. ᛟᚾ ᛇ 5th ᛁ ᚷᛏ ᛖ ᚳᛟᛚ ᛒᛏ ᛖ ᚹᛟᛏ ᛚᛇᚳ. ᛁ ᛟ ᛈ ᚹ ᛇ ᛈᛚᛗ, ᛞᚱᛟᛈ ᛖ ᚠᚣᚢ ᚻᚾᛞᛞ ᛟᚾ ᚱᛇᛈᚱ, ᚾᛞ ᛚᛇ. ᚾᚦᛝ ᛗᚾᚾᛞ ᛏ ᛗᛇ ᛒᛏ ᛇ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏ, ᚾᛞ ᛁ ᛞᛟᚾ ᚴᚳ ᚴᚾᚴ ᛏ ᛏᛖᚳᚴ ᛖ ᚠᚣᚢ ᛞᛖ ᚠᚱ ᛇ ᚴᚳᚱᛟ ᚳᛗᛈᚾᛇ ᛏ ᛇᛗᛖᛚ ᛗᛇ ᛖ ᚱᛇᚴᛇᛏ.
ᚹᛇ ᛈᚱᛇᛈᚱ ᛏ ᛚᛇ ᛇ ᚳᚾᛏᚱᛇ ᛟᚾ ᛖᚳᛖᚾ, ᛄᛇᚾ ᚷᛏᚴ ᚣᛏ ᚾ ᚻᚴᛝ ᚳᛟᛚ ᚠᚱᛗ ᛇ ᛗᛟᚱᚷᛄ ᚳᛗᛈᚾᛇ. ᚹᛇ ᚳᛟᛚ ᛇ ᚴᚳᚱᛟ ᚴᚴ ᚾᛞ ᚠᛁᚾᛞ ᛏ ᛏ, ᚾᛟᛈ. ᚾᛟ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏ. ᛚᛏᚱᛚᛇ ᛇ ᛞᛖ ᛒᛇᚠᛟᚱ ᚹᛇ ᛚᛇ ᚠᚱ ᛗᚳᚴᚳᛟ, ᛄᛇᚾ ᛚᛟᚷ ᛟᚾ ᚾᛞ ᛈᛖ ᛇ ᛗᛟᚱᚷᛄ ᚾᛞ HOA ᚹ ᚫᚱ ᛟᚾ ᛗᚾᛇ ᚴᛟ ᛏ ᚹᛇ ᛞᛟᚾ ᛞᚠᛟᛚᛏ ᚻᚹᛁᛚ ᚹ ᚷᛟᚾ. ᚴᛟ ᚠᚱ ᛞᚴᛗᛒ, ᚹᛇ ᚻ ᛗᛖᛞ 2 ᛗᛟᚱᚷᛄ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏᚴ.
ᚫᚱ ᛖᛄᚾᛏ ᚳᛟᛚ ᛏ ᚠᛁᚾᛞ ᛏ ᚻᚹᛏ ᚻᛈᚾᛞ ᚾᛞ ... ᚾᚦᛝ. ᛏᚴ ᛚᛁᚳ ᛖ ᛄᚴᛏ ᛞᚴᛁᛞᛞ ᚾᚫᛏ ᛏ ᛈᛖ ᚠᚱ ᛞᚴᛗᛒ. ᚴᛟ, ᛇ ᚫᛒᛇᚴ ᚾᚴ ᛏ ᚳᛏ ᚾᛞ ᛒᛇ ᛞᚾ, ᛒᛏ ᛒᛁ ᚾ ᚹ ᛗᚱ ᛞᛖ ᚠᚱᛗ ᚳᚱᚴᛗᚴ, ᚾᛞ "ᛏᚴ ᛄᚴᛏ business" ᚹᛚ ᛟᚾᛚᛇ ᛒᚫᛚ ᚣᚢ ᚴᛟ ᛗ ᛚᚳ ᚳᛗᛈᚾ. ᚹᛇ ᚳᚾᛏ ᛒᚱᛝ ᚫᚱᚴᛚ ᛏ ᚳᛏ ᛟᚾ ᚳᚱᚴᛗᚴ, ᚴᛟ ᚹᛇ ᚷ ᛗ ᚾᛏᛚ ᛄᚾᚣᚢᚱᛇ 1st. ᛟᚾ ᛇ 1st ᛖ ᚻ ᛏ ᛈᛖ ᚠᚱ ᛞᚴᛗᛒ ᚾᛞ ᛄᚾᚣᚢᚱᛇ ᛒᛟᚦ. ᚹᛇ ᚷᚾ ᚱᚾᛏᚴ ᛏ ᛏ ᚹᛚ ᚻᛈᚾ.
ᛏ ᛞᚾ ᚻᛈᚾ. ᛄᚾᚣᚢᚱᛇ 5th, ᛖ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏ ᛗᛖᛞ ᛏ ᛇ ᚴᚳᚱᛟ ᚴᚴ ᚠᚱ ᛇ ᛗᚾᚦ ᛄᚾᚣᚢᚱᛇ, ᛒᛏ ᚷᛖᚾ, ᚾᛟ ᛗᚾᚾ ᛞᚴᛗᛒ.
ᚾᛞ ᚾ ᚻᛇᚱ ᚹᛇ . ᚫᚱ ᛖᛄᚾᛏ ᛏ ᛇ ᚳᚾᛏᚱᛇ ᛟᚾ ᚻ ᛟᚾ ᛖᚳᛖᚾ, ᚾᛞ ᚹ ᛈᛚᛖᛝ he-said, she-said ᚹ ᛇ ᛒᛁ ᛒᛏ ᚱᛇᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏ ᛞᚴᛗᛒ. ᛖ ᚳᛚᛖᛗ ᛖ ᚳᚾ ᛗᛖᚳ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏᚴ, ᛈᛖ ᚻᚹᚾ ᛇ ᛏᚳᚴ ᚱᛇᚠᚾᛞ ᛟ ᛈ ᚾᛞ ᛏ ᛖ ᚻ ᛞᚴᚳᚴᛏ ᛏ ᚹ ᚫᚱ ᛖᛄᚾᛏ. ᚫᚱ ᛖᛄᚾᛏ ᚴ ᚾᛟ. ᚷ. ᛁ ᚠᛇᛚ ᛏ ᛗ ᛒᛇᛝ ᛏᛖᚳᚾ ᛞᚾᛏᛄ .
ᛁ ᛖᛗ ᚾᚫᛏ ᛖ ᛒᛝᚳ, ᚾᛞ ᛏ ᚹ ᚾᚫᛏ ᛖ ᛚᛟᚾ. ᛇ ᚱᛏᛒᛚ ᚦᛝ ᛏ ᛞᚢ ᚹᛞ ᛒᛇ ᛏ ᚠᛟᚱᚷ ᛗ ᚠᚱ ᛞᚴᛗᛒ ... ᛗᛖᛒᛇ ᛄᚴᛏ ᛚᛏ ᛏ ᚴᛚᛁᛞ, ᛒᛏ ᛁ ᚳᚾᛏ ᚠᛟᚱᛞ ᛏ. ᛖ ᛗᛟᚱᚷᛄ ᛈᛖᛗᚾᛏ ᛖ non-trivial ᛗᚾᛏ ᛗᚾᛇ, ᚾᛞ ᛁ ᛞᛟᚾ ᚻ ᚳᚴᛏᚱ. ᛁ ᛞᛟᚾ ᚻ ᛇ ᛚᚷᛇᛇ ᛒᛇᛝ ᚱᛏᛒᛚ, ᛒᛏ ᛏ ᛗᛖᚳᚴ ᛗᛇ ᚠᛇᛚ ᛒᛞ ᛏ ᛒᛇ ᚾ ᚾᚠᛟᚱᚴ, ᚴᛟ ᛁ ᚻ ᛏ ᚳᛇᛈ ᚱᛇᛗᛁᚾᛞᛝ ᛗᛁᚴᛚᚠ "ᛏᚴ ᛄᚴᛏ business".