It's that time of year again: grass is greening up, trees are blossoming, the days are starting to get a little longer, it's starting to get just a little warmer outside, and Lady Liberties and Uncle Sams are sprouting at every major intersection. It's tax time! In the United States, anyway; I don't know how... Continue Reading →
I haven't been writing as much lately as I would like, and while some of that is down to writer's block, mostly I just can't seem to find the time. When I first put this blog together almost a year ago, I kind of thought it would serve as a journal where I could write... Continue Reading →
It's finally done: the oven saga is finished. Some of you may recall a few months ago I posted an update about nothing much in particular that turned into a rant about my oven. To sum up, I had purchased several new appliances in 2021 from Lowe's in addition to the Protection Plan that they... Continue Reading →
Since Kalen had to work most of the time we were in the Bay Area, we didn't get to do a full vacation's worth of fun stuff, but we still found time for some really cool diversions. A lot of it wasn't technically in San Jose, but when you've traveled this far anyway, driving a... Continue Reading →
We try to follow one big rule when we travel and that is: don't end up in jail a long way from home. The next big rule is only eat at places you can't get at home. This doesn't always strictly apply in the airport because sometimes time just isn't on our side (although the... Continue Reading →
Kalen had to travel for work again, and our parents were available to puppy-sit, so I got to go along to California this time and make sure he didn't break his face like he did a few months ago. Additionally, the timing ended up that he needed to be in California for the week featuring... Continue Reading →
My toenail fell off last week. Gross, I know; sorry about that. It was far less gross than it sounds, though, and more than anything was confusing. It's pretty common among runners to talk about gross black toenails falling out after a grueling run, but that's never been a problem for me. I am a... Continue Reading →
I don't understand how the internet works. I mean, I know the basics, having more or less grown up with it, and I often provide technical support for my parents, although it seems with each update, I can help less and less. I know still less about how the ones and zeros actually combine with... Continue Reading →
I've been in this battle with the oven for a while now. Well, I guess I'm not in a battle with the oven, but I'm battling over the oven, which I really liked until the nonstick coating inside decided it was so nonstick that it wasn't going to stick to the oven and started flaking... Continue Reading →
The YMCA where I work out offers a a variety of fitness classes, none of which have I ever tried for a variety of reasons, but mostly because I like to exercise around as few people as possible. There used to be an aquatics class with the word "sweat" in the title and the description... Continue Reading →
