It feels good to have my own set of wheels once again. I abhor having someone else chauffeuring me around. It took an incredibly long time to get Pyro fixed after that fender-bender back in February mainly because I didn’t have a steady and reliable flow of income anymore after getting laid off. Pyro still [...]

I had a late night yesterday and didn’t go to bed until about 8 o’clock this morning. As a result, my day got started very late today. When I opened my main email account I was bombarded with the typical spam and adverts. “Store X has a sale on diamond engagement rings“, “buy viagra real [...]

It’s Wednesday evening, and at long last, we finally got to have the barbecue that was initially planned for Sunday. For a while there it seemed as if the universe itself was conspiring against us. First, on Sunday evening, the night we initially planned to have the barbecue, the electricity went out. It came back [...]

I’ve been told that, when it comes to dieting and cutting back on meals, my specimen collection works better than the best diet pills out there. Apparently there’s something about seeing critters preserved in jars (or paperweights) that makes folks loose their appetites. It doesn’t have that affect on me, but then again, I’ve always [...]

I was actually outside, just a few moments ago, cleaning the throw rugs when I happened to to really stop and take a look around me. It’s been hot and windy around here, but on odd days it’s been completely overcast and windy; really making it look like we’re in for some rain. Sadly we [...]

It’s nice to do repairs, maintenance and upkeep of your home yourself. There’s just something about completing a job, looking over your work proudly, and knowing that you did it all yourself. There is however one task I’m not that crazy about – painting houses. Give me spray paint and I’ll wow you with my [...]