Kill A Watt EZ P4460 – DeLonghi SafeHeat radiator

When natural gas prices went through the roof I took a look at our heating system. We have a single central forced air system that supplies our entire house. This isn’t terribly unreasonable considering that we live in a single story ranch (no basement, no steps at all). But, even with a programmable electronic thermostat, … Continue reading Kill A Watt EZ P4460 – DeLonghi SafeHeat radiator

Refinancing a mortgage with SunTrust – Done

Continuing with my mortgage saga, I went in yesterday morning and *finally* got this done. There was one nasty surprise waiting for me there. ANOTHER copy of that dreaded 4506-T “Request for Transcript of Tax Return” form. As before it was completely blank. I asked the lawyer (he represents the lender, like I have a … Continue reading Refinancing a mortgage with SunTrust – Done

Ticketmaster and Mondial Assistance

I’ve never been real comfortable with “Ticketmaster”. Whenever I use the site they have service fee upon service fee heaped upon the purchase. They’re kind of like the “Bank of America” of ticket sellers. For example, last month I purchased tickets for a local play (Footloose) for myself, Michelle and 3 friends. The original ticket … Continue reading Ticketmaster and Mondial Assistance

Vision Fitness – On the ball

I have a Vision Fitness T9200 Basic Treadmill with the simple console on it that I picked up almost exactly two years ago. Amazingly, I actually do use it regularly during the winter and on inclement days during the summer, preferring to run outside when I can but I *am* a fair weather runner. Can’t … Continue reading Vision Fitness – On the ball

My Entry for Teamstudio’s Spotlight Award

Teamstudio recently had a contest where they wanted you to showcase your applications so that others can see what folks are doing out there and so you could toot your own horn a bit. My entry was probably a lot less snazzy than the ultimate winners (I haven’t seen them) as I tend to focus … Continue reading My Entry for Teamstudio’s Spotlight Award

Linksys PLE200 (PLK200??) Powerline Ethernet Adapter and wireless mouse?

After the disaster that was the Netgear Powerline Ethernet Adapters I was trepidatious about the technology. But, when I returned the Netgear adapters I went ahead and picked up the (much more expensive) Linksys PLK200 powerline adapters. Hmm… the box (and price) say PLK200 but the adapters themselves indicate that they are PLE200… *sigh* looks … Continue reading Linksys PLE200 (PLK200??) Powerline Ethernet Adapter and wireless mouse?

Exercising

As I have no blog of my own, and no real time to blog, I shall “blog-squat” on Mr. Bourassa’s fine blog. I have grown lately, and that growth is unfortunately just more unwanted fat on my previously already-overweight frame. Exercise has unfortunately taken a backseat to schoolwork and wrangling kids when not doing said schoolwork. … Continue reading Exercising

Busy busy…

Wow! A reasonably productive weekend… Let’s see, I got in my 5K interval training run, attended two get-togethers with friends, the power supply on my server in the back room blew so I replaced that yesterday, reconfigured the printer associated with the misbehaving server, took Michelle out to “The Cheesecake Factory” for a late lunch, … Continue reading Busy busy…