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The Family is Here

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

We're testing out the practical limits of human storage at my townhouse today. My parents and brother all arrived here in Colorado yesterday to hang out and do a little early family Thanksgiving. So far so good.

A Tale in Customer Service

Monday, November 10th, 2008

A few months ago, I purchased 2 MinkaAire Concept I ceiling fans from The Light Center in Fort Collins. Recently, I've been noticing that one of those fans has been making a very irregular and annoying hum/whine as the motor runs. So, I called The Light Center to ask what to ...

“The Plan” Update

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

I'm back from Clovis. I'm afraid that Blue Pride failed to seduce me into a repeat of my gluttonous ways of old. My two trips to Blue Pride yielded 2 Clif Bars and 2 bananas. To make matters worse (read: better), I made sure to get a 30 minute cardio ...

Financial Woes

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

My bank, Washington Mutual, failed today. With the failures of Lehman Bros, IndyMac, and the bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, it's obvious our banking industry is in the tank. Perhaps soon, our government will become at least part owners in some of our major financial institutions in ...

House Update

Monday, September 1st, 2008

I'm finally all moved in. I have a few more boxes to unpack and some organization to do in my new home office (which previously lived in the basement). I'm also "done" with the immediate improvements to the house. I scaled back my original plans after a bit of sticker ...

Illumination

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

It's safe to say, it's been an "illuminating" weekend. With much help from the Bostwicks, my new place now has recessed "can" lighting in the hallway above the stairs. The cans replaced the two "boob" lights that were there previously. In addition, Myles and I ran new 14-3 electrical wire and ...

Closing Day!

Friday, August 8th, 2008

At 11:00 this morning, I close on my new townhome in Fort Collins. At about noon, I'll own my first place. Bring on the paint!

Remodel Thoughts

Monday, June 30th, 2008

On the new home, I'm thinking of making these changes in fairly immediate order: Replace the boob lights in the bedroom with ceiling fans with remote controls Replace kitchen light fixture with track lights Replace kitchen boob light with a recessed fixture (if possible) Add recessed lights to living room (if possible/conveniently inexpensive) Paint the ...

On Houses and People

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

I bought my first place! After touring 20 (or so) townhomes and single-family homes throughout Fort Collins with my realtor until we came across just about the perfect unit in the center of town. It's a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhome just off (like 50 feet off) the Spring Creek trail. ...

Cycling!

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

I love Fort Collins. This city has some amazing bike/multiuse trails winding throughout the city. Today, I (with co-conspirator Dave) rode about 30 miles of them. We started off just outside Dave's place near Edora Park on the Spring Creek trail. We rode it out to the Poudre trail and rode ...