Over the years we have owned several types of tables. We’ve had coffee tables, dining room tables, end tables, and entryway tables. Over the past couple of years we’ve added a new table to our home: the Amazon Table. The Amazon Table sits about a foot away from the front door and has become the first stop for all Amazon… read entire post

On Mother’s Day weekend, we threw Morgan a graduation party at our house. Last Monday she took the last of her semester tests. Friday evening, Morgan attended her high school graduation before leaving for Project Graduation. On Saturday, Morgan zipped around town attending her friends’ graduation parties. And, just like that, she is done with high school. For several years… read entire post

Today, the website known as IFTTT (aka “If This Then That”) announced they will be greatly reducing functionality for free users (including the removal of access to all Twitter applets) at the end of the month. IFTTT currently has approximately 20 million users. I am one of them. As a kid, home automation seemed very futuristic. I always thought it… read entire post

Morgan’s high school career is coming to an end. On Friday, she — along with Susan, myself, and several of our family members — attended her Senior Farewell Band Banquet. Sunday, we had Morgan’s (pre)graduation gathering here at the house. The band banquet would not have been possible without Susan, who stepped in when asked to assist with planning the… read entire post

After four months of waiting, I finally have a new CPAP machine. Sometime last year, my previous machine (a ResMed S9) began displaying an error stating the machine was past its life expectancy and that it was time for a new one. I called my old sleep doctor and discovered he had died, so I had to reenter the system… read entire post

Over the weekend I learned a dear old friend of mine, Josh Erichsen, passed away earlier this year. Josh and I met back in high school. We both had Commodore computers, we both liked rock and heavy metal music, we both liked Star Wars and Monty Python, and we both were into electronics and car stereos. It’s getting harder to… read entire post

It is not only the season for garage sales, but neighborhood garage sales as well. Many times on this blog I have written about the neighborhood sales I used to attend in Sun Valley, the neighborhood I grew up in, and in most of those posts I have opined how the sales they hold today pale in comparison. When I… read entire post