Yard Sale Part 2; Kitchen Renovation Part 2
July 31st, 2010 | 0 Comments | Home |
Simultaneously!
A Little Chaotic
July 30th, 2010 | 0 Comments | Home |
Things are crazy today. It’s Day One of our yard sale, and my kitchen contractor arrived to start replacing the countertops and floor.
Yard Sale 2010
July 29th, 2010 | 0 Comments | Home |
We’re cleaning out the attic and the basement. And the shed and the kitchen. And a few of the bedrooms. Come on down this Friday and Saturday and take away some of our fine possessions — in exchange for your cash, of course.
31 Years Ago
July 27th, 2010 | 0 Comments | Home |
July 27, 1979: I moved to New York City from my humble birthplace of Cleveland, Ohio. I go back to northern Ohio regularly, and still know my way around. In some ways I feel like I left a few weeks ago; in other ways, like I never lived there at all. Between apartments in Manhattan [...]
Peeps!
July 26th, 2010 | 0 Comments | Food |
LF and I just love Rita’s Italian Ices, especially with the thermometer rocking the upper 90s all week long. But this is where I draw the line:
What Time Is Your Appointment Again? The Fateful Day For My FIOS Installation
July 23rd, 2010 | 0 Comments | Home, Tech Stuff |
Continued liveblogging of today’s long (loonnggg) delayed installation.
Thank You For Waiting: My FIOS Installation Drama Continues
July 21st, 2010 | 0 Comments | Home, Tech Stuff |
Despite my earlier rant, I decided to give Verizon another shot at installing the FIOS service. After all, it could save me $60-80 a month — money that I could certainly use.
Following is the tragi-comic rundown of how it went down. How much patience do I really have? We’ll see — they can’t get it done today, we’ll try again Friday afternoon.
Happy Moon Landing Day
July 20th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Science |
Kottke.org will be replaying the live CBS broadcasts of the landing and the first steps on the Moon, in “real time,” later today. Tune in here at 4:10 pm EDT for Walter Cronkite’s live broadcast of the landing, and again at 10:51 pm EDT for the epochal first step.
America’s Silliest Governor?
July 20th, 2010 | 0 Comments | Home, Politics |
The proposal would mean pay cuts for 366 superintendents at the end of their contracts, saving school districts $9.8 million.
Which if you do the math is about a buck-and-a-quarter for every man, woman and child in the great state of New Jersey, per year.
I can hardly wait to start spending a windfall like that.
Maplewood Summer Music Coverage
July 19th, 2010 | 0 Comments | Music |
The Maplewood Patch covered yesterday’s concert. Here’s a picture of me and the group — I hope they don’t mind me lifting it.
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