Scaling Back
The current financial crisis has hit everyone pretty hard in the wallet, or will soon. It has caused me to attempt to save money in many different ways:
Only donating to charities that pay dividends.
Having maid clean house once a week instead of once a day.
Only listening to the left channel of stereo recordings in [...]
Save Me, White Text!
I’ve probably mentioned it before, but as I get older I find it increasingly hard to hear certain things, like dialog. This is especially evident when I’m in a large space with a lot of people and I’m trying to concentrate on what one person near me is saying. If I’m at a [...]
Follow The Yellow Leaf Road
Another iPhone post, even though we’re back home. Still trying to get used to this damned keyboard. Anyway, after vacating the B&B this morning, N and I headed into Estes Park proper to do some shopping and lunch, though we ended up doing little of either. All those touristy shops are kind of fun, but [...]
Traffic Calming Drives Me Bananas
It seems to me like the roads are getting worse. Ever since summer ended, traffic has gotten weird. Not only is my morning commute more congested, but it seems like there are more accidents than ever. These days, more often than not I encounter the aftermath of an accident on my morning [...]
The Urban Jungle
So, imagine this. You get up in the morning to get ready for work. It’s still kinda dark out but you don’t turn on the light because your eyes need time to adjust. You head for the bathroom. You see an unfamiliar white line on the floor just inside the bathroom. [...]
Ramblings 2008
Movie Review Sunday!
I haven’t seen any movies this week.
I guess I should write about the 30th High School Reunion, which concluded last night with the dinner/dance. But there isn’t much to report. Even fewer people showed up for that than the mixer on Friday night. We had almost 500 people in our [...]