Romancing The Stone

Romancing The Stone

I’m beginning my Life 3.0 and this weekend was one of mile”stones” for me.  I bought a car, a 2004 Pontiac Aztek.  It’s ugly, I know … it’s so ugly I love it.  More on that later … I also finalized moving to a new house.  More...
Biltmore on a Budget

Biltmore on a Budget

 This past week, I took a vacation to Asheville.  I don’t live there yet but I’ve planned on moving there after the New Year.  So I figured that I should at least vacation there since I’ve never actually been.  So, to ring in the New Year, I took off...
Let Men Do Men Things

Let Men Do Men Things

Caution: Men Working My dad and I just finished a garden retaining wall / walkway project we started a few months ago.  We worked on it diligently every weekend it wasn’t raining and this weekend, finished it in the drizzle.  We built a 5-block high retaining...
The Bathroom Chair

The Bathroom Chair

not actual bathroom or chair I went to a married friend’s party this past weekend.  There were mostly couples there but my buddy promised me there would be some single women too.  So I went. It was awkward at first because I haven’t dated in a while but...
A Regular Seven

A Regular Seven

 I got a chance to see my two nephews this past weekend and as always, their innocent insight into the world proved to be enlightening.  From Monkey Poop to thoughts on what colors of food are edible, they have a knack of pointing out things that us...