Over the past week, I’ve fallen on the ice twice (I’m okay), Susan threw her back out (she’s okay), and our pool has suffered a catastrophic failure (it’s not okay).
Last weekend, the winter storm that swept across the country made a stop at our home. I don’t know how much snow we actually got — some news reports said… read entire post
Our Great GE Profile Washer/Dryer Combo Experiment Failed
Four years ago when either or washer or our dryer died (I forgot which), Susan did a bunch of research and found the then relatively new GE Profile combination washer/dryer a combination. The big selling point is the ability to put your clothes into a single appliance, press a button, and come back a few hours later to clothes that… read entire post
A Look Back at 2025
While I haven’t been blogging much lately (more on that later), I wanted to take a few minutes to look back on 2025. I always enjoy looking through all the pictures, blog posts, and Facebook entries I made over the past year to remind me of all the things I did.
In 2025, Susan and I celebrated our 30th wedding… read entire post
Today I Threw Away 100 Power Supplies
My office still hasn’t fully recovered from the flooding we experienced back in October. Of all the things I had to relocate to the garage and workshop to make space for new baseboards and carpet, I’d estimate only about 30% have made their way back in. Because some of my shelves were ruined I ended up with a slightly different… read entire post
My VCR Died
Believe it or not, I am still in the process of restoring my home office after the flooding we experienced back in October. There are still many things I can’t find, which seems ridiculous. In a few cases I’ve found things that were broken due to all the shuffling. One of those things was my trusty VCR.
Unlike a lot… read entire post
Contractors, Deadlines, and Thanksgiving
I promised Susan I would not post this post until all the repairs to our home had been completed and the checks had been cashed.
When we first met with the repair team from SERVPRO — this would have been on October 29 — one of the things Susan wanted them to commit to in writing was a completion date.… read entire post
Carpet Arrives!
Our house has become one large sliding tile puzzle. In the rooms with damaged baseboards, everything has to be away from the walls. Many of those rooms are also getting repainted, which means everything has to be removed from those walls. Also, the rooms that are getting new carpet (our primary bedroom and closet, my office and closet, and Susan’s… read entire post
Welcome to Floodville
On the morning of October 12, Susan and I woke up to discover roughly an inch of standing water in half of our house. Many of you have asked how things have been going and so here is a quick update, along with a mini-tour of Floodville.
The week of the flood, a company (Serve Pro) came out to “stop… read entire post
Serenity and Skeletons
Today, I set up flood lights in the front yard to light up our 12-foot skeleton. I did this because it was something I could change.
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”
I learned the Serenity Prayer early in life. I… read entire post
Surprising Results from the Doctor
If you’ve been following my story for a while you know that a few years ago during the pandemic lockdown I got a report from my doctor informing me that I had skipped right over “pre-diabetic” and landed firmly in the type-2 diabetes category. I control my blood sugar with pulls and diet, and once or twice a year my… read entire post
