We made it back to Colorado safely!  Woot!!  There was only a little ice and snow in Nebraska this morning, but the wind was AMAZING.  The only reason Chicago is called The Windy City is because it was founded before they found Nebraska.

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Too much turkey.  Wow.  Today we went out shopping for a little bit, I got a few presents picked up but once again refused to be taken in by the 5 AM door busters and other nonsense and will primarily do my shopping online this year. We’re getting ready for Thanksgiving II, followed by some […]

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Since I’m home on Thanksgiving break, I thought it best to pick up a workout or two since I’ve been largely unable to make it to the Denver dojo due to relocation and work thus far.  It was a somewhat small class, Sensei Quinn had me lead warmups and we went right into a very […]

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I did get to sleep in just a bit this morning, before being woken up by a combination of dogs and noise from the front living room.  Tasha and I met with the ol’ bloggin’ gang at One World, taking the opportunity to surprise Scarab and Debra!  It was really fun and good to have […]

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I’m at the rest stop in Iowa, where the only good thing to see is the free public wifi.  It seems my car is revolting against me in some unknown fashion once again, as my Service Engine Soon light came on about 1/4 tank into this trip.  It can’t be anything too serious, or else […]

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Last night, Tasha and I went to the Butterfly Pavillion near our house for an evening of classical music, wine, and to see their new exhibit.  I have to say, it was a lot cooler than I expected.  I want to go back there sometime during the day when I can see the butterflies in […]

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Yesterday, Tasha and I got a check for our equity for our Pekin house!  Since we refinanced two years ago and the market was less than great, it wasn’t huge amount of money but it will offset a good portion of the cost of financing the new place in Colorado. I officially started my Christmas […]

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Yesterday my new big-ass 52″ Samsung arrived!  The delivery guys moved it into the house, unboxed it, and left it sitting right by our new console for easy lifting and configuration.  I had to go pick up my car from the shop ($1225, ouch!) and get things set up for a night of Rock Band […]

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Today was just a giant package of Unfortunate Events.  I did battle with my alarm clock and failed… I wasn’t late to work, but I also wasn’t as early as I would’ve liked.  I get my shower, proceed to my car and it refuses to start. The workday went slowly and was less effective than […]

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I was perusing my normal Sunday night CNN.com, and I saw the headline “Seven days without spending” and was enticed.  You see, I tend toward generally living frugally (except when relocating, which has been very costly)… but this was quite the extreme approach. Honestly, the author sounds a bit like that eternally irritating guy that […]

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