I sent this to HULU this morning: I like Hulu’s offerings. But the ads have become an overwhelming issue for me. It’s bad enough that I cannot get rid of them entirely even though I am willing to pay a premium to do so. But can you PLEASE do something about the repetitiveness of the … Continue reading HULU Ad complaint 20140117
The bobcat came in and regraded the backyard. That plus clearing out a bunch of the debris sets the stage for finessing the terraces. It was too wet and sloppy today for me to want to trek up to the end of the yard for an overview shot but you’ll see in the next batch … Continue reading Building out the Backyard 02
On the heels of last years epic renovations – Pool, Lenai, Driveway, Retaining Walls and Front Lawn and Irrigation system, we’ve embarked upon a less ambitious project to address the area behind the Lenai which comprises the bulk of our back yard. This time we’re working with Brian Plett of Blaydes Landscaping. He is local … Continue reading Building out the Backyard 01
So, I’m a member of Amazon Prime which means that anything that ships from Amazon comes automatically with 2 day delivery. This is pretty sweet. A couple of days I shot a note to Amazon because I was a bit disappointed that one of my orders did not arrive when it was supposed to. It … Continue reading Which is Better, UPS or FedEx (SmartPost)?
After a few months of going around with Endless Pools and the folks at DesJoyaux, the DesJoyaux folks hit upon a workaround if not a solution for my issue with the handle on my Fastlane turning a black color. As you can see from this “Before” picture the handle (and portions of the stainless steel … Continue reading Fastlane Stained Stainless Steel handle – a small miracle
I sent the following (in two parts) to Elan Financial. Am I being unreasonable? I am writing to express my dissatisfaction thus far with Elan Financial services who are managing my EmigrantDirect Visa card. 1) When received my first statement in January I immediately went to the Elan Financial website and signed up to have … Continue reading Message to Elan Financial (They Manage EmigrantDirect’s Visa)
I’ve named it “HAL”. Nest Learning Thermostat – 2nd Generation T200577 It can definitely beat out regular thermostats and I’m pretty sure it can outdo your programmable thermostat if you’re relatively active (in and out, temperature up and down a lot) or even if your schedule varies day by day. Between the “airwave” technology that … Continue reading Installed “The Nest” today…
You know how, through confirmation bias, you will believe something is true even though it objectively is not? For myself, one of these beliefs was that I was receiving hundreds and hundreds of credit card solicitations a year. It seemed that every second day there were two or three of these pieces of junk mail … Continue reading One Year of Credit Card Solicitations
It took a while to decide what we wanted to do with our lawn after the pool / patio project. The original lawn had heave issues, scarring from a water main replacement and was generally a mish-mash of unhappy fescue, crab crass, creeping Charlie and dead spots. Having a mini mountain of earth piled on … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 33 – Landscaping
So I had a pool installed this year. The pool opened on Memorial day and all was good. Included in the pool was something I’ve been working toward for about 10 years, an Endless Pool system. This particular system is called a “Fastlane” and it’s intended to be installed in a normal pool. i.e. the … Continue reading Endless Pool Fastlane in a Salt Water Pool – Issue
