I don’t know what the technical term is for an object you put at the base of the door to prevent cold air from coming in. I’ve never really needed one before. A couple weeks ago Tucson was shocked by consecutive nights with low temperatures in the teens. I didn’t pay attention to advice that [...]
Wedding dresses are not easy to fly. My ex-wife’s wedding dress is heavy. I bet it weighs at least 10 lbs. by itself. My brother and I aren’t engineers but we made a frame to give the dress some structure. It helped but our frame was heavy too. I basically flew a 20lb. kite yesterday. [...]
In my last post I talked about how enjoyable Christmas was this year and how much more settled my kids were a year and a half removed from my split with their mom. My daughter said it was the best Christmas ever but I think part of that was because she received the gift she [...]
Yeah – I’m cheating and reposting some old pictures. Tis the season to be insanely busy and short on time. I thought I might fire up the E-card tonight and send it to all my family and friends. That may or may not happen. I actually have some quality Christmas pictures I’m stashing in my [...]
Christmas is right around the corner and with that comes all sorts of traditions. The tradition that I pull off with the most consistency is that I put off shopping until the very end but this year I’m planning to do it early – on the 23rd I hope. My little sister is in town [...]
I put up my Christmas lights Thanksgiving weekend. I do enjoy the holidays even though they can be a bit overwhelming at times. There is really only one thing the holidays involve that I could do without completely – glitter. I have had a fear of glitter most of my adult life. The way it [...]
My backyard is a special space for me and gives me a lot of joy. I really enjoy everything that goes along with caring for my yard but there are times when I think I may have too many plants. On a recent run I cut through the desert near my neighborhood on a dirt [...]
I went shopping today thinking that I would be able to score some nice Thanksgiving decorations on the cheap. I think I was a day or two late. There was nothing to be found at any of the stores I went to because apparently Christmas has already taken over. I really like Christmas but not [...]
I really miss my dad. There have been a lot of things going on my life lately and he used to be the first person I would fill in with whatever news I had to report. As a sales guy I spend a lot of time in my car and over the last 13 years [...]
I sell boxes. I have been selling boxes for over 13 years. As a young boy I dreamed of being either an FBI agent, a firefighter, or a box salesman. The first 2 options ultimately seemed a bit drab for me which is why I have been busy peddling paper and plastic products for the [...]