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Well, it looks like 2008 is going to be as rife with change as 2007 was. I certainly hope the end of 2008 equates to relative stability and prosperity, but only time will tell. I can’t even comment on most of these changes because I honestly don’t know what most of them are […]

Here I am relaxing by the fireplace and watching the lovely snow fall.

When I was interviewing last September, they told me about the “mild” winters in North Idaho. When I arrived in November, it was only a matter of days before the snow began falling. Since December, there has not been a […]

Well, it wasn’t until 7:00 PM tonight, but it finally started snowing! It has been coming down for the last hour or so and since the temps are below 30 it should stick around for a while. Now if it would just snow hard for the next 24 to 48 hours, then I […]

…if only in my dreams!
Actually, we have four solid days of snow predicted, so I hope at least a few flakes fall. I am ready to see more Winter Wonderland.
Merry Christmas, all!

Are you thinking about making a large scale move? Something like moving the contents of a three bedroom house all the way across the country? If so, you need to be prepared. However, RELAX. No amount of planning and worrying can prepare you for all that could go wrong. To […]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you out there in Internet-land! I’m feeling a bit like Lewis and Clark having traveled 3000 miles from home and settling down for a long, cold winter with unfamiliar locals. Well, my plight isn’t quite so intimidating and my voyage was nowhere near as dramatic — but you […]

The cat is finally out of the bag. I am moving to Idaho today and thus my life in Chapel Hill is coming to a close. It has been a pretty good decade, but it is time for me to move on. New town, new job, new challenges! I hope to […]

Well, the kitchen is finally installed. Ten months after the renovation began and only eight months beyond the scheduled move-in date! Not too shabby!!
If you are interested in learning more about the house and how you can purchase this newly renovated Chapel Hill estate, then visit www.726Bradley.com.

Finally we get to see what the cabinets look like when installed!

Countertops to be installed next week…

I didn’t mean to be so grouchy in my previous post, but that is how I was feeling at the time. The Summer-Long Kitchen Project has really been frustrating, especially considering that I’ve been in renovation mode for almost ten months now. Hopefully the time of living with no kitchen is coming to […]

The new kitchen cabinets arrived exactly a week ago. In that time, they have taken up a lot of space in my living room and done nothing for the storage/organizational potential of my kitchen. Although Lowe’s promised a ‘cradle-to-grave’ sort of project management, I have had to chase them around at each stage […]

The folks at Lowe’s said I had to have all the appliances on-site so that the cabinet installers could make sure things fit properly. For the past few weeks, I’ve had these sad, lonely appliances sitting around going unused. A gas range that can’t cook. A dishwasher that can’t clean. A […]

I am walking on Cloud 9 today because I finally got to order my new kitchen cabinets and countertops!! And it only took two weeks of going to Lowe’s every day for hours at a time to get this done!! When I walked out of the store after having put in my final […]

The new year is here and we’ve got things to do.

June is here and so is the warm weather. Most people I’m bumping into are complaining that it is “too hot.” I don’t know what the hell is wrong with these people, but it is definitely not hot yet. Wait ’til August and then tell me about hot.
Regardless, it has been really […]

Well, May is ending and I’ve yet to post a thing. What can I say? I’ve been busy.
So what has been keeping me occupied? I took advantage of my expiring lease to move out to the country. I am taking a computer nerd class at UNC. My friends the Lampshades […]

I wish I could call Bill Murray on the phone. I wish I could meet Bill Murray at the local pub and share a few laughs and a few beers. I wish Bill Murray and I were tight like that.

Damn, Winter can get busy fast.

December is a time for holiday celebrations… and pointless political in-fighting.

Damn, I could use a vacation.