Progress Report
It has certainly taken longer than I had planned, and it is still a ways from being complete, but I...
September 25, 2011
2011
Eee PC Reboot
I’ve had an Asus Eee PC netbook for a few years. I was initially impressed with its speed and the...
August 17, 2011
Stone Soup Cottage
Having made reservations a full five months in advance, I had a long time to anticipate my wife’s birthday dinner...
July 29, 2011
IOGEAR Wireless Keyboard
Last year, I wrote about the Lenovo Keyboard I bought, and that I wasn’t a fan. It has its good...
July 16, 2011
That Time Of The Month
Thank goodness that’s over. The thirtieth day couldn’t come quickly enough for me. I think I say this every year,...
June 30, 2011
Projects Aplenty
Summer is always busy, but this month has seemed especially crazy with plenty of projects keeping me busy. Today we...
June 29, 2011
Reading and Writing
I envy people who view reading a book as a way to kill an afternoon. It usually takes me months...
June 26, 2011
I Bought A Cow
I challenge anyone to watch the documentary Food, Inc. and not be influenced to make at least a few changes...
June 22, 2011
How Is AT&T Still In Business?
I just had another horrible experience with AT&T customer support, and I know I’m not alone. They have to be...
June 18, 2011
Mmmm… Beer
Rule #1 in home improvement projects: everything takes longer than you think it will. This past winter, I started building...
June 13, 2011
I Speak For The Trees
[continued from Part 1] After meeting with the contractor that Ameren dispatched to walk my property line and mark trees,...
June 12, 2011
I Am The Lorax
I am not a fan of Ameren. Ever since I spent seven days without electricity in the throes of a...
June 11, 2011
Stop Draggin’ My Car Around
Last year I wrote about the state of the electric car market, so I wanted to revisit the topic and...
June 7, 2011
President for a Day
I came across an interesting bit of trivia this week that I’m almost embarrassed to admit I had not heard...
June 6, 2011
Ready, Set, Blog!
It is time once again for the Running of the Blogs! This is my fourth year participating, and it seems...
June 1, 2011
Garden 2.0
Last year’s garden was a big success, but it didn’t take us long to realize that it wasn’t big enough...
April 9, 2011
More Sketchup
Last year I wrote about how I was learning to use Google Sketchup and that I was planning to use...
February 3, 2011
Handy Storage For Christmas Lights
Looking for a good way to store your Christmas lights and don’t want to spend a lot of money? If...
January 1, 2011
