Okay, this is Day 5 of my month(ish)-long One Thing Gone project. Since 5 is a notable number — mostly because it’s the most number of days that I’ve consistently posted about one topic — I thought I’d get rid of something bigger than usual. Here I’ve got two goodly sized boxes of kids toys, … [Read more…]
I don’t understand the obsession with sexy robots, but I have to say I like it. It’s better than unsexy ones, especially if they are bent on killing you. Battlestar Galactica was a good show. Right up until the last ten minutes or so. I mean, come on, seriously? Angelic beings? Retarded. Ooops. Hope I … [Read more…]
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is all about food, so it seems appropriate that I should get rid of a food-related item, right? I’ve had this griddle for quite a long time, but it has moved with me twice now and I haven’t even taken it out of the box. I have been amassing a collection of … [Read more…]
I bought this at a clearance rack somewhere — maybe at Borders when it was closing? Not sure, but anyway I fully intended to use it. Unfortunately, the Mac application included on the CDs is not compatible with newer versions of OSX, and I do not have a PC to install it on. Not to … [Read more…]
A few days ago, I read about the new ebook Clutterfree by Zen Habits author Leo Babauta. I haven’t read the actual ebook yet, but it got me thinking about ways that I can declutter my own house and life. Since we’re coming up on a traditional season of gift-giving, I was thinking that a good … [Read more…]
Last night, I pulled my credit report and found that for some reason I still have a bunch of credit cards still open. I only use a couple with any regularity, and yet I have at least 19 active accounts. Why so many? A few years ago, I had a pretty decent credit score despite … [Read more…]
I’m not a big player of the basketball. I’ve dabbled from time to time — in my driveway, at church gyms and on summer camp courts — and while I’ve always enjoyed it, I’ve never been extremely driven to do much more than shoot around a bit and play the occasional pick-up game. My two … [Read more…]
About six months ago, my daughter started going to an orthodontist based on a recommendation from her dentist. My initial reaction was somewhat skeptical — she’s only nine, surely she doesn’t need to see an orthodontist yet — but after the requisite lecture about how bad of a parent I would be to allow my … [Read more…]
So, I’ve been working (kinda) on this site for a few weeks now. Tweaking. Fooling around. Futzing. Whatever you want to call it. It’s my umpteenth attempt at a personal site. I’ve had various successes in the past. There’s a computer sitting on the floor over there that has a bunch of old posts. At … [Read more…]
I tend to watch a lot of TV (by TV I mean mostly stuff I download or watch on Hulu.com, etc.). I justify it because I often watch it while doing other things: Preparing dinner, washing dishes, folding laundry, etc. But it also has become somewhat of a distraction. I feel like it frequently makes … [Read more…]