Friday began at 4AM. By mid-morning, not a single boat had caught a fish and we hadn’t gotten a nibble. The four of us headed back with empty coolers and dampened spirits. But as everyone knows, a bad day fishing is still better than the worst day ____ing. At the docks, the warden shared that [...]
Our migration to Seattle is nearly complete. We left Dallas on Monday afternoon and arrived in Seattle on Thursday evening, as scheduled. Our truck arrived in Kent, WA on Friday morning and was delivered this (Friday) evening. If all goes according to plan, we’ll be moved in with every box emptied and broken down by [...]
Since we enjoy springtime and it is nearly over in Dallas, we packed up our house into a truck today and drove NW to Amarillo, TX. Tomorrow we’ll drive through Albuquerque, NM and Durango, CO. Then we’ll drive the Colorado Skyway ending in Grand Junction, Colorado for the night. We’ll get to Seattle just in [...]
It’s half packed and now our house in Texas is up for sale. We’re hoping for an average listing, which means our house will be sold in about 72 days. I have also taken a few photos and posted them. I also updated our Zillow listing.
The trees and grass have declared that spring is officially here. Don’t take my word for it, here’s what my pear tree has to say.
I recently learned a few things about home security. Some of the highlights are
* most doors can be busted open with one solid kick
* deadbolts offer little additional protection against kick ins
* 99% of deadbolts can be drilled through in under 2 minutes
* most deadbolts can be sawed through in [...]