December 2009 – On The Road II

Out of Touch

Hi all, I’ve been a little out of touch. My laptop has developed some issues with connectivity, and for a while I couldn’t stay connected for more than a few minutes at a time. In the end, I had to completely reformat my hard-drive and reinstall Windows. I’m still in the process of loading software,Continue reading “Out of Touch”

All Rolling Pins are not Created Equal

Scott and I have lived in our home for over 10 years now. We’ve done a lot of remodeling in that time. Floors, kitchen, walls. We never had a house-warming, and we’ve really done very little entertaining. Just once about 5 years ago, we invited a few friends over. In the interim, we’ve hosted dinnerContinue reading “All Rolling Pins are not Created Equal”

Austerity Revisited

Well, here’s something to add to the previous post. As most of you know, last Spring, Scott enrolled to take college courses at UNO where he works. He’s seeking to complete his bachelor’s degree, and plans to pursue graduate work in Archeology. As an employee of the University, Scott gets a discount on his tuitionContinue reading “Austerity Revisited”

Austerity

As we enter the 11th month without a job, Scott and I have started to look at how we can reduce expenses. Over the past year we’ve slowly been cutting our expenses, buying less, taking time to evaluate need versus nice to haves, that kind of thing. But now it’s time to roll up ourContinue reading “Austerity”