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  • Wonderland The Next Day

    A lot of the snow has melted:I didn't really do all that much today with my day off. I spent a few hours listing postcards on eBay and late in the afternoon, I took a trip to Home Depot for more switches and outlets and…

  • Winter Wonderland

    I was surprised this morning to find several inches of snow outside. We ended up with about six inches. I spent the day at the home show. I spent all day yesterday at the home show too. And I spent Friday night at th…

  • Dental Payback

    I forgot to mention last night that I made a couple quick calls yesterday to the two dental offices I had visited last year. After paying off my first dentist for the balance due after my root canal and crown, I receive…

  • HEAT

    Sorry in advance for all the boring, intimate electrical ramblings. The electricians still have work to do. In fact they're not going to be to finish up until monday (hopefully). It's almost comical how what was suppo…

  • Bracing For Cold

    For the last couple days there have been dire predictions of frigid temperature on the way. With my heat not being hooked up until Tuesday, I have been bracing for some discomfort. Last night they said the Arctic front…

  • Still Cold

    My little space heaters have been struggling to keep the chill out of my house. The usual 30's and 40's have been replaced by 20's and 30's and is amazing how cold the lack of those ten degrees can be! I'm usually quit…

  • Jail SUCKS!

    ...or so says my friend in a letter I received today. This is the friend whom I last saw in May when I dropped him off at a motel in Corvallis after a couple stress-filled days at my house. It was nice to hear from him…

  • Another Quickie

    I had a really good day off. It got up to 53 degrees today, which felt absolutely balmy compared to the forties we've been having. It was also dry most of the day with just a few showers. A trip to the dump always mak…

  • Quickie Update

    I've been tracking my weight and blood pressure daily since my last entry. I've lost three pounds and my blood pressure has been pretty consistently in the "normal" range averaging about 120 over 75. Losing weight with…

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