If you have lived in other large states such as California, New York, Texas, etc. and had cause to visit their Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices you likely appreciate that a visit to the DMV was more of an "adventure" than an errand. It has been many years since I last visited a DMV [...]
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Careful your epidermis is showing…
When I was a kid my dad told me my epidermis was showing and I looked about myself to see what I was exposing to the world. After a few moments of enjoyment at my puzzlement over what I was showing, my dad clued me in to the meaning of the word - my epidermis [...]
An undeniable affinity for plastic…
I have concluded that after a couple of sump pump failures one becomes unnaturally drawn to the plastics aisle. Plastic bins and containers of all sizes and colors have an almost mystical draw for me these days. It used to be that wide-eyed kid in a candy store look was saved for jewelry or really [...]
Gaby’s Social Experiment
Gaby Rodriguez decided to do a social experiment in her senior year in high school. She decided to pretend she was pregnant for six months to better understand how pregnant teens are treated. I read Gaby's story on In-Forum today and I couldn't help but cheer for her. There aren't many 17 year old high [...]
I like Ike!
Well, sump pump failure has come to be synonymous around here with a parade of folks in and out of the house - mostly men. There are the water remediation folks - the company owner, the remediation crew and the monitoring guy; the pod guy, the insurance adjuster; the general contractor and that whole crew [...]
Prima facie evidence
If you are over 40 you have probably received one of those emails that starts with - "You know you are getting older when..." - and you likely could identify with most of it. I feel your pain. I remember turntables and phones with dials. I watched the Carol Burnett show and I know who [...]
The ruin of Rome…
Cheyenne had an assignment to create a model representing the architecture from Ancient Rome. She decided that this model would be best created with air dry clay so we scurried over to Michaels on Friday so that she could create her masterpiece on Saturday morning and have it dry by Monday morning. She worked diligently [...]
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