This past weekend my family said “Goodbye to Summer” and “Hello to Fall” (Not just because we turned on the heat for the first time either). In what is becoming a yearly family tradition we took a hiking trip in a...
I love my library! I know, I know…I already wrote this post a few months ago. But indulge me. The reason for my outburst is that my town is looking at replacing our library. A few days ago they held a...
Long story short, Keen will replace any pair of bungee shoe laces for free. Just follow this link to the Keen Warranty FAQ and click “Start Claim” towards the bottom of the page. First, if you aren’t familiar with Keen sandals(Newport),...
Back in September I wrote about how it took me two days to fix a screendoor. Guess what? It’s broken again. I bring this up to show that I’m no handy man. With all the Bob the Builder that my kids...
As I’m quick to remind you long time readers, I took your advice and switched phone/internet carriers a few months ago. One of my complaints was that we no longer could get a separate voicemail box anymore for my wife’s...
The world of free online music has changed quite a bit from the early days of bulletin boards and Napster. Now, there are so many unique and useful free music services and web sites streaming music that it can spin your...
SPRING BREAK!!! Here in South Dakota the State Universities go on Spring Break in March. It usually doesn’t feel like spring quite yet, in fact we had a winter storm in the middle of it (should’ve used the Pearl Jam...
Have you been to a library lately? For those of you who were scared off by the Dewey Decimal System, it’s time for a visit. You might not recognize the place. The card catalog is long gone, it’s been replaced with banks of computers. The...
Last November I made a post about how I decided to save some money by not replacing my shoes. Well as my luck would have it, I instantly broke the thingie-ma-bobber which holds the shoe laces in. So over the holiday...
After two months of procrastination, I finally called Chase to ask that they fully remove any finance charges related to my first time late payment offense. Did I ever mention that I hate making phone calls even if it is just...