Archive for May, 2009

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I promised I’d tell this story in yesterday’s post.  So here goes… We needed a riding lawn mower.  Our new property is an acre.  Our old property is a third of an acre.  I mowed the old property with a non-self-propelled push mower, which was just fine for a small lawn, and it only took [...]

The New House

I’m really excited about moving on Wednesday, but I’m also shuddering at the sheer volume of work that needs to be done.  I feel like I just got one house into habitable condition where I feel comfortable that nothing needs immediate attention, maintenance-wise.  And now I’m stepping into a new place that has been seriously [...]

Kindle Madness

I got my Kindle 2.0 at the end of February.  It’s now the beginning of May.  I’ve been reading like a madman.  What’s cool is that I’m noticing that my consumption habits with the Kindle are similar to those that took effect when I first got my iPod Touch.  That is, reading on the Kindle [...]

It occurred to me that eBay would get a larger share of my spending if they were able to address one thing – shipping.  It’s better to illustrate what I mean by way of example. I want a cheap landscaping/utility trailer.  There are thousands of them on eBay, and probably hundreds that fit the criteria [...]