I guess it is that time once again. Another year drawing to a close, taking me with it to places unknown. I have to say that this year has been one of my best, despite having a great deal of medical issues. The highlight, of course, was getting married. I keep replaying snippets in my head of that wonderful day. So much love, happiness and warm ( Read more... )

Here's hoping that everyone will have a most excellent 2013. 2012 had a lot of joy and disappointment for the two of us, but we are looking forward to the new year. Resolutions? Too much work. We already know what we want and don't want for the upcoming year. I just want the unexpected to be more better than bad.

Happy New Year!

So, 2011 will soon be history. Good riddance. 2011 kicked both our asses, and not in a good way. Health issues, no income for me, lots of unfinished projects, uncertainties, a big decline in Jeff's mom's health due to Alzheimer's, the list goes on. We had some fun things happen to break up the bad stuff, of course, the trip to PTown, a few weekend ( Read more... )

The last few days have been rather productive given the circumstances I guess. I spent a good amount of New Year's Day and the day after in a buddy's garage (call it Mayhem South) working of Jeff's truck doing some tasks I put off due to both our physical conditions. I had replaced the leaky intake manifold gaskets AGAIN (the 4.3l Vortec engine the ( Read more... )

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Unlike many here on LJ, I am not going to post photo retrospects, top best/worst music/movies/etc or anything similar. Instead, I am going to shoo '09 out like the obnoxious, destructive adolescent it's been to me. There were a few bright spots, but overall, it was one of my worst years, and I am not sad to see it go. So many disappointments, ( Read more... )

The past several days have been spent climbing up and down short ladders in the garage and the house, running cabling for all manner of applications. Sadly it was too cold and ridiculously windy on Wednesday to be able to get the Cat5e, RG6, replacement cat3 4-pair and some alarm and control cabling run to the garage I'd been hoping for. No chance ( Read more... )

To all my friends, I wish you the best in 2009. '08 was not too bad for us, and we are hoping for better things in the coming year. Yes, there's uncertainty brewing in the job front, and the ever-present economic problems. There's some change in the air, and let's hope it's for the better.

Here's to a great 2009 365.

I have a lot of hope riding on this year. There is a lot of uncertainty I am feeling about it though, as far as things I have no control of. Politics, the environment, employment to name a few. This country is a stressful mess. The Current Occupant of the White House still has a full year to continue plunging the US into hell. I keep thinking that ( Read more... )