so. 2012 is here. and with it, a new opportunity to show what we are able to do. below is a shot at my wishes for this new year. that i am able to start, and finish things in a more timely manner, and limit my distractions as much as possible. you would think that [...]
family
october is a big month…
first, it’s my marriage month. this year will mark 18 years! there were all those people that never believed we would make it! ha to them! here is a paper camera photo of my far better half, taken on my t-bolt… as well, my middle son turns 17 this month. 10.18.2011. not quite his golden [...]
over half way through…
first. as a smoker, i have to ask… what are class ‘b’ cigarettes? has anyone ever seen a pack? we are into our second day of garage sale-ing. so far? it’s been ok. what’s left heads to goodwill this afternoon. my moms boyfriend passed away a couple weeks ago. leaves my brother in a tight [...]
the elantra efficiency…
ok. well. as of today, I have had the elantra for a month. woohoo! using the idiot gauge on the dash, I can play with ‘eco mode’. and so I do. my goal? get to 35mpg. where I am today? 33.4. in city travel. pretty good actually. and I kind of enjoy it. here, probably [...]
once upon a time, with comark…
I was lucky enough to work for a generous company a long time ago. I was wandering around with mike bayer, a friend and coworker of mine once at a bulls game. mike was singled out by a pizza hut guy to play one of the games they do during time outs. he, graciously suggested [...]
march 2011…
so. this was my birthday month. really just another day. just getting older. day by day. still in search of trying to find ways to cheapen my life, I looked into trading cars again. I started this in february. my wife had seen some adds and was enamored with the hyundai sonata. I like it [...]
1.1.11…
long night of playing games with the family. the celebration was a glass of asti at midnight. the weather has turned back to the winter time it should be. there is virtually no snow in the yard. having a 54 degree day helped with taking down all the decorations. now to get them back up [...]
2010 in review…
well. another year is coming to a close. whew! what fun it was! michele was able to complete her college classes to become a certified teacher in the state of illinois. she worked hard and i couldn’t be more proud of her accomplishments. she wasn’t able to find a full time teaching position as the [...]
shopping smarter…
lately, i’ve taken to making dinner on saturday and sunday nights. i take myself to allrecipes.com and look for interesting things. why? lots of reasons, as it turns out. cheaper. i’ve been tracking things. anal. but i wanted to see what exactly were the cost savings. seems like a lot. so far, i spend roughly [...]
13… is a magic number sometimes…
our youngest, devin, turned 13 today. what if when they started doing birthdays, they did like floors in buildings and 13 wasn’t a birthday year? how weird would that be…??? happy birthday devin!!! welcome to the teen years!!!