Things are finally starting to come together nicely.
We signed a contract this morning with a local company to repair and replace the house and garage soffit and fascia, and I’m really looking forward to watching them fabricate that seamless gutter material.  They should finish the whole job in three or four days once they get […]

I might just have somebody interested in buying the Cadillac.
A guy came to the house this morning to give us an estimate on replacing our soffit, fascia, gutters, and downspouts. As we were showing him the garage, I opened the door. I had a feeling he was a “car guy.” Turns out […]

Every so often, God really demonstrates to me that He does, in fact, have a sense of humor. Today was one of those days.
It started early this morning with my eligibility review meeting at the unemployment office. I understand well that the folks who work in there have an obligation to cajole us […]

You know how it is. There you are, cruising along, minding your own business as you make your way down the information superhighway, when all of a sudden, you hit a giant speed bump.  Ouch.
It could be almost anything: a sudden thunderstorm knocks out your wireless service, or your mouse gets all wonky, […]

If someone were to take a snapshot of my living room right now, he or she might wonder whether we were the victims of carbon monoxide poisoning or something.
BJ is working, but everyone else is amazingly zombie-like.  Ginger is on her back, and Bandit is curled up in a little ball.  They’re both […]

Unless you have more dollars than sense, you’re probably on the lookout for any way possible to save some money. I know I am. That’s why I’m pleased to tell you all about this cool new website designed with folks like us in mind.

It’s called KeepCash.com, and that’s exactly what it allows you […]

I’m not any more anti-social than normal right now, but I really hate leaving my house unless it’s absolutely necessary.
Why?  Because I don’t do well with heat and humidity, and we’re having both.  It’s so nice and cool inside with my central air conditioning, and it’s just sticky outside.
No, it’s not been all […]

How reliant are you on credit cards?
I see those TV commercials all the time where the world literally grinds to a halt whenever a customer tries to pay for deli food, coffee and doughnuts, gardening supplies, or whatever else with cash or a check, then happily resumes when the card in the hand of the […]

Maybe this will work, or maybe not.
Those of you who read my blog regularly already know two very fundamental things about me: First, I have the patience of a gnat. Or maybe even less than that. Second, I know Jack Squat about computers.
My poor little laptop is dangerously close to going swimming […]

It’s funny how things work out sometimes.
BJ and I enjoy working together downstairs in our stained glass workshop, but we’ve gotten away from it for quite awhile. You know how it is; it’s so easy to get involved in just the day-to-day stuff that the fun parts fall by the wayside.
That is, until I […]