More or less on impulse we bought a cat tree a few days ago off the Internet. Maverick and Phoebe spend their nights in the laundry room with their cat beds on a utility table (Mav) and the clothes dryer (Phoebe). Michelle has never been a big fan of the utility table, so we’ve now … Continue reading Cat Tree for Mav and Phoebe
I’ve been working my way through Bruce Schneier’s book for a while. Not due to any shortcomings in the book itself, but rather other distractions have been interfering with my reading for the past few months and I’ve fallen well behind as my “to read” shelf has been growing steadily. “Beyond Fear” should be required … Continue reading Beyond Fear by Bruce Schneier
This morning I awoke to the site of my wardrobe looming over me in bed. All I could think of was the old guy scene in “2001: A Space Odyssey” when he’s at the end of his years with the monolith at the foot of his bed… The adhesive smell was faint in the air … Continue reading New Hardwood Floors – Day 4 (Job Done)
I was very interested in buying a Honda CR-V and shopped around for a few Internet quotes. These compared as modestly favorable but I really did not see the “fantastic” deals that folks (Clark Howard et. al.) have been talking about. I was able to get a best price, out the door, of about $26,807.14. … Continue reading Decided to NOT buy a new car, will row instead
I am a private pilot, so I have only a fraction of a the training and responsibility that a commercial pilot requires. But it is completely incomprehensible to me that a professional pilot should act so cavalierly towards his charges. I can’t imagine throwing up my hands and not working until the last possible moment … Continue reading Crash pilot who paused to pray is convicted
They got a lot more accomplished on day 3 than I expected. When Danyel and I spoke in the morning we discussed only the hallways, master bedroom and the TV room. As it was, the hallways, master bedroom, back room, guest room, gym and about 1/3 of Michelle’s office was floored by the time they … Continue reading New Hardwood Floors – Day 3
Crumb! I just realized that I had totally messed up my focus on the “before” pictures and now it’s too late to retake them. 🙁 I’ve been pretty tired lately with this renovation prep and didn’t even notice when I was viewing the pics online on a real screen!! Sorry! Hopefully the pictures can still … Continue reading New Hardwood Floors – Day 1 (and Day 2)
Two days prior to the first day of work on the new Hardwood floors we began moving stuff out of the carpeted rooms. The evening of the day before (this was a Monday so we were at work during the day) we finished most everything else and were ready. Here is what the rooms looked … Continue reading New Hardwood Floors – Before Day 1
How important are the files on your computer to you? Can you afford to lose any of them? Maybe. Can you afford to lose all of them? It probably wouldn’t kill you. It’s just data after all. Are you *willing* to lose all of them? I know *I* am not. Pictures, videos, resumes, taxes, email. … Continue reading Offsite backup of my computer files
To close this chapter on my refinance saga, I ended up leaving a voicemail and a final email (last Friday)with George Connolly. I heard back from him via email on the Monday indicating that the omitted funds would be credited to my Visa card in the next few days. I am pleased to report that … Continue reading Refinancing a mortgage with SunTrust – Denoument
