Several days ago my car, a 1996 Saturn – 11 years old with 101000 miles, started exhibiting funny symptoms on the way home from work. First, the battery light came on and then the speedometer started fluctating widly from 60 MPH, the speed at which I was driving, to 0 MPH and then back up… Continue reading To new car or not to new car – that is the question
Author: Brian
Bon Voyage Cousins
The plan for Saturday was to spend all day doing yard work. I started out well and got a lot done but by noon it was so hot that I decided to pack it in and quit early. Fortunately, the second half of the day was much more fun than the first because Kelly called… Continue reading Bon Voyage Cousins
Grandma Connie’s Birthday
Kelly’s been in town the past week on vacation. For her final hurrah she planned a big birthday dinner for Grandma Connie for all the available children and grandchildren in SLC. We had reservations at 6:30 for 17 people but unfortunately the restaurant didn’t quite understand the concept of a reservation (Sienfeld allusion) so we… Continue reading Grandma Connie’s Birthday
A Jaunt to Jacksonville
I got home from Orlando late last night and was glad to be home. The trip went fairly well but I still prefer staying home to business travel. The best part of the trip was visiting with Melissa and her family. On Monday the exhibit hall closed at 4:00 p.m. so I hopped in the… Continue reading A Jaunt to Jacksonville
Greetings from Orlando
I’m here on a business trip through Wednesday. We’re doing an exhibit at a convention for various government agencies. I’m personally a bit skeptical about how much business we’ll actually generate by coming to this convention. Government agencies are notoriously slow and are usually underfunded. In addition, the purchasing process in many states is a… Continue reading Greetings from Orlando
Tooth Tale
Caroline’s front tooth has been loose for quite a while now although she has such short stubby little teeth that they don’t wiggle much even when they’re loose. I wiggled it last night and decided that it was finally time to come out. I subscribe to the plain and simple yank-the-tooth-out-with-dental-floss method. None of those… Continue reading Tooth Tale
Grandpa Ray Toolboard v2.0
This morning I woke up relatively early and started off by weeding the garden. We have an infestation of morning glory, aka field bindweed, which is one of the most evil weeds in the world (or at least in my yard). It has a root system that won’t quit and is incredibly hard to get… Continue reading Grandpa Ray Toolboard v2.0
Night at the Ballpark
My company bought a bunch of Salt Lake Bees baseball tickets this year and each Thursday home game is company night at the ballpark. Why Thursday? Well, Thursdays are called “Thirsty Thursday” and beer is only $2.50 a glass so naturally that is the best night to hold a company event. I usually take a… Continue reading Night at the Ballpark
Where have we been?
No, we didn’t lose Internet connectivity. We don’t have any legitimate excuse like that. It’s just that, well, we got into a big lazy rut during the summer where we didn’t do anything and I was just too lazy to post. (Oh, and that little matter of Harry Potter coming out on Saturday and Nancy… Continue reading Where have we been?
TV on Tap
After holding out since January without any TV service, the idea of being TV-less through the football season was too much to take. I finally broke down and reordered the satellite dish (Dish Network). I really wish the MTN television network (which carries many BYU away games) was on the satellites but I dislike Comcast… Continue reading TV on Tap