Monthly Archives: December 2011

Happy New Year

I wish you a safe and happy New Year to you and yours. Let’s hope that next year will be a much better one for everyone, every where. Gotta get used to writing 2012 everywhere now.  

Looked for It

Guest post from: Kent Lara I knew I needed to find a local internet provider GA to get online from home – work was riding me hard and I needed to work even after I left the office just to keep up. I work at a really young, fun company but your results are what get you promoted and some people had less of a life than I did so they were able to work late and make more results. [...]

Flat Tire

On my way home from work I had a flat tire. I was glad it was on the way home from work, and not on the way TO work, as it would have made me late for work and the office has a pretty tough “tardy” policy. (Note to self – look for a new job, these people are not very nice!) I was very glad that I have AAA insurance for just this kind of thing, I used my [...]

Pause and Reflect

Well, even though I have a little tree, I haven’t finished decorating it yet.  I ran into a little bit of a snag when I opened the boxes of ornaments.  These are the same ornaments that have decorated the family tree for many decades; perhaps even generations.  I found that every ornament that I saw brought back powerful memories of my family, and the sense of loss from having both of my parents taken from me so early in my [...]

Water Heater Blanket

I was surprised to notice when I went into the basement this morning that my water heater does not have an insulated blanket over it!  Seems to me that I put one on it a couple of years ago.  Last year I had some maintenance work done on my furnace and water heater; I have a contract with my propane company to do an annual check up.  I think that the maintenance man might have removed the water heater blanket [...]