Looks like my neighboor had a fire yesterday. Her stove, most of her kitchen cabinents, and some other items are all charred and stacked outside for garbage collection. Her unit touches mine, but her kitchen does not. She hasn’t had much luck lately, for she also experienced the sewage backup in May. The backup trashed …
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Ikea Malm Bedroom Set
I bought some furniture today. It’s true, I’ve been sleeping with my mattress on the floor for the past few months. Not that I haven’t had the resources, I just hadn’t had the motivation. Well, the folks just sent me a check with a note that simply said “furniture.” I got the hint. I pretty …
Birds’ Miscalculations
Lately, I’ve had an unusual attraction to birds. Rather, they’ve had an unusual attraction to me. In the past two weeks, five birds have miscalculated their flight patterns and have flown directly into either my office window or one of the windows in my home. A I write this, there is a robin perched just …
Sewage at my front door
Today was no fun at all. I woke, came downstairs, and was greeted by a standing pool of water. Not just any water, but sewage water. I spent most of the day trying to mop up water at a pace that was faster than it would appear. Finally, the city fixed a stopped-up sewage line …
First-time home owner
On Tuesday, I became a first-time home owner. Well, it’s really a condo — but it’s my condo. I split the 13-hour drive from Connecticut to Indiana between two days. On Sunday, after loading the truck that morning, I drove all the way to the Pennsylvania/Ohio border. Most of the trip was made on I-80, …