As some of you know, we're in the middle of a big home improvement project. We've had a bunch of ups and down. Last week, there were many ups. We passed our framing and electrical inspections. The inspector was happy with all of the work and went out of his way to tell us so. Woo!However, things took a downturn over the weekend. On Saturday, the garage door opener broke (I … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: A tale of two homes
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Thursday Rant: Wind Chill Whiners
In my mind's eye, I shoot the TV or radio Elvis Style whenever I hear the phrase "wind chill" come out of either. To understand why, first you have to understand what wind chill is all about. Here is the definition courtesy of Wikipedia: Wind-chill or windchill, (popularly wind chill factor) is the perceived decrease in air temperature felt by the body on exposed skin due to … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: Wind Chill Whiners
Thursday Rant: I suck
I spend more than enough time tearing others a new one. However, I really criticize myself more than anyone else. I spend way too much time reflecting on my own faults, bad decisions and shortcomings. Time for a self-therapy session.This past fall, I was on my way back to my home state of Colorado when I decided to make a little detour in Iowa. I stopped for 2 … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: I suck
Thursday Anti-Rant: The Wisdom of Dr. Seuss
Enough with the negativity! Time for some positiveness. Is 'positiveness' even a word? It doesn't look that great on paper. Screw it, I'm too tired to even bother looking it up.Tonight, I was reading a book to our hyperactive 4 year old*. After about 1 minute, she lost interest in it, but I enthusiastically finished it. It was a book with a bunch of quotes by various famous … [Read more...] about Thursday Anti-Rant: The Wisdom of Dr. Seuss
Thursday Rant: More Stuff, Less Time
Warren Buffett's annual meeting is famous for the question and answer session. Anyone can get up and ask a question. When I went to the meeting last May, someone near me who looked to be about 30 asked one. While I don't remember what the question was, Warren quipped that 'he'd trade all of his wealth in a second to be the age as the man asking the question.'Lately, I've … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: More Stuff, Less Time