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Meet Abi: Coupon Ninja
Sunday, January 4th, 2009Abi does all of the grocery shopping at our house, and she does a damn good job at what she does. No, it’s not just because I can always find something in the cupboards for me to eat…and no, it’s not just because she’ll sometimes surprise me with a 12-pack of beer…it’s because Abi is [...]
Just for Fun
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Just for fun I’ve decided to post these photos for you. Last week when my mom was in town for Thanksgiving she gave me a box containing some of my “stuff” that she no longer wanted in her house. Abi and I went through it the other day and found a lot of old high [...]
Fairbanks Packs House; Records Live Album
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008CINCINNATI, Ohio – 23 August 2008 – Roger Fairbanks is at it again, this time in front of a live audience. On August 23, 2008, Fairbanks invited a crowd of 50 friends and family to his home for a private concert. The Cincinnati weather was hot and muggy, but that didn’t stop the enthusiastic fans [...]
Slapping Some Irony Down for a Story
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008For the past couple months there has been a kid down the street practicing the maneuverability portion of the driver’s ed test in his driveway. I’m talking about cones and the whole bit here. From time to time Abi and I would be on a walk and would see the kid…we generally switched from the [...]
No Power Means No Shower
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008This past Sunday Hurricane Ike pummeled Cincinnati and the surrounding areas with wind. We’re not talking about some lame breeze you get in the springtime with bunnies hopping around and flowers blooming; this was the kind of wind that didn’t think about sucker punching you in the gut, knocking you down, and then kicking you [...]
30 Reasons I Don’t Buy Crap
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Back a while ago when we were still in the apartment, our Toshiba DVD player bit the dust. It was on the fritz for at least a few months before that…sometimes the DVD tray would refuse to open/close, sometimes the DVD would skip tracks, all-in-all creating a really poor DVD viewing experience. When we moved [...]
New House, Week 1: What We’ve Learned so Far
Friday, July 25th, 2008The first week of new home ownership sure has been busy. Due to lack of internet you’re going to get a quick list of notes and no new photos. Stay tuned for further updates…
What we’ve learned so far:
ALWAYS remember to put the bonnet nut back in place before turning the water on
There really is enough [...]
28,000 Feet Below Cruise Altitude
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Where does 28,000 feet below cruise altitude put you? For the sake of argument, let’s assume that today your plane will be cruising at 28,000 feet. 28,000 feet below that puts you in Terminal A of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. That is exactly where Abi and I got to spend a great deal of time [...]
The Story of a Coffee Making n00b
Monday, June 16th, 2008I was at work the other morning making a pot of coffee, and for whatever reason it reminded me of a story from a few years back…
I was a coop at Seapine Software in 2004. Gas was cheap(er) and I only drove 50 miles a day (as opposed to the 70 I do now). I [...]
Here’s to the People that got Blowed Up
Friday, April 25th, 2008The year was 2002. It was a September weekend at the University of Cincinnati and Ed, Ben, and I were all moving into our new dorm room located in Sawyer Hall (a quick interruption: Sawyer has since been knocked to the ground, a decision that was a long time coming…that place was a piece). [...]