Lord of the Castle

I was going to cheat today… Today marks the 3 year anniversary that our Midwest adventure began. So, I thought I would just copy and paste my notes from one of my family history files… Except I couldn’t find any! Anywhere! So, back to work… Three years ago today, after 30 hours in our F150 Super Crew [...]

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One of the most unsettling aspect of moving is the disruption of regular routines. I decided to get to work re-establishing one of my favorites yesterday morning! I went out on my newly built back deck, put my coffee down on the top of the railing, sat down in my leather captain’s chair, put my [...]

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The contractor called my wife… We need to pick out the grout to match the stone. Decisions, decisions, decisions! So, my wife, my son and I headed off to the tile store where they had a display with 18 different colored grouts on display. My son suggested a blue tinted grout because the stone has a bluish/purplish [...]

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I am prone to over analyze things… I mean I evaluate everything…frontwards and backwards…from both sides…then the top view…etc., etc. It doesn’t really matter what it is…decisions I have to make, decisions I have made…etc., etc. I have been reviewing how we lost in the bidding for this house that we are buying back when [...]

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This post is long, but what a story! Yesterday, I was in a predicament. I had to make a decision about which realtor we are going to use. There are two properties that we liked from our two days of looking. Both realtors had informed us about the too expensive, big, brick 4 BR house. [...]

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I saw it and I still can’t believe it! I mean I was there… It happened to me… and I am still having a hard time believing that it actually happened. This is a picture of the overflow hole in our bathroom sink. (click on the pictures to see them better) This is a picture [...]

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As you probably know, it has been snowing quite a bit here in Kansas City. When I went out to the car this morning, I learned that another several inches fell last night. Needless to say, driving in this weather is a challenge. It is not uncommon to see cars completely off the side of [...]

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I did something that I have never done before… I bought survival food! In 1994, I lived in Northridge, CA. I was at the epicenter of the Northridge earthquake. But, since there was no advanced warning, I had not made any special preparations. When the quake struck, I was pretty much on my own. As [...]

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I never ceased to be amazed…at many things. After 50 years, I am still easily impressed. That can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing. Take my latest encounter of the computer kind. After much thought, and I mean MUCH thought, I decided on the G-5 I-Mac…for the reasons that I [...]

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If you read the last few posts, you can imagine how tired I was at work yesterday! Last night, I went to be shortly after getting home from work last night and slept through till this morning. It is amazing the difference one night of good sleep can make on one’s outlook and disposition! It [...]

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