The Long, Hot Summer

$10,000.  That is the amount that we were quoted to replace the central air conditioning unit for this house which was deemed unrepairable yesterday.  Yes, you read that correctly, Ten Thousand Dollars.  I know, I was stunned too.  It seems that this a/c is unlike most ordinary ones.  It was a ridiculously top-of-the-line piece of [...]

Slush

This picture seems to accurately sum up how I’ve spent most of this holiday weekend, sitting around with a drink in hand.  Friday night was poolside cocktails, Saturday night was celebrating Rosie’s birthday with mom and my sister and niece over.  This afternoon, Linda came over bearing Tequila so we sat on the patio and [...]

Car Hunt

How can it be that in a city the size of this one, we have exactly ONE Mazda dealership?  At least there is only one that I know of.  My lease on one of the vans is up come August so I’m starting to scope out what I want to replace it with.  In North [...]

tis The Season

Last night marked the official kick-off of Friday Night Poolside Cocktails Season!  The crowd was somewhat smaller than hoped for but I believe that was due to a particularly nasty thunderstorm that blew through about 2 hours prior to the start of yet another glorious season.  This scared off some of the less serious partiers [...]

Murderer/Liar/Pig

Dear Mr President

I know it’s not a new song but it deserves to heard again.