In the spirit of coming to terms with home ownership, we recently had a chimney sweep come out to, well, clean out our chimney. We had been aware that it needed to be done as we had had a guy out last spring to address an issue with our furnace (soot was exhausting out the air intake valve in the basement) and when he pulled the exhaust tube away from the chimney we discovered a buckets-worth of crap (soot, brick and mortar dust and pieces) in the elbow. So we new there was possible damage and definite need for cleaning and assessment. Read more “Sir, There’s a Santa Lodged in Your Chimney”
Author: SilentBen
Not often silent, but undoubtedly always Ben.
Who’s the Cat That Won’t Cop Out When There’s Danger All About?
OBAMA! At a little after 11PM last night, my wife woke my daughter to let her know the history-making news. She came down and we had a round of champaigne in celebration (my daughter had ice water in a wine glass). It was an exciting and profound moment. And hearing Barrack’s victory speech only made it feel more monumental. Read more “Who’s the Cat That Won’t Cop Out When There’s Danger All About?”
And the Winner Is …
So it is not quite 9PM and I’m watching MSNBC and waiting to see who will come out victorious from this seemingly very long electoral season. I’ve followed the primaries, the nominations, the debates, and the polls. I’ve considered the issues on both sides and have drawn my conclusions and made my way out to vote this morning. The time for consideration and debate is now over and the time to await the tally’s to bare out our nation’s choice is upon us. Read more “And the Winner Is …”
Win Some, Lose Some
This week is a bittersweet week for me. On Wednesday night, I went out to a bar with a bunch of colleagues to watch the Phillies win the World Series, which was awesome. But the real reason for the outing was a farewell to the CTO and founder of our company as he was resigning and Thursday was his last day with the company. So I find myself sitting here on Halloween, on the day of the celebration parade for the World Series win, on a day that I will be getting a catered lunch and get to leave early to take the kids trick-or-treating, in a rather ho-hum mood. Read more “Win Some, Lose Some”
2 – 1 = 1
From a recent IM conversation with a long-time friend:
HIM: I’m getting myself an expensive Christmas present.
ME: Cool. What’s that?
HIM: A divorce! Read more “2 – 1 = 1”