tom | July 29, 2006
I certainly understand that things go wrong with appliances but I never expected all of them to break at the same time. They’re not completely broken but their core features all seem to be disabled. For example, my washer/dryer will still wash and dry clothes but I have to operate them manually. Prior to Thursday [...]
tom | July 24, 2006
No matter the outcome of the ideas below, it is quite likely that I am crazy. And I’m sure I’m not the first person to think of this so it is comforting to know there are other crazies out there who I’ll be able to hang out with, provided we can find each other in [...]
tom | July 19, 2006
It seems that the Marriott Hotel (and its family of hotels: Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Courtyard, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, Fairfield Inn, TownePlace Suites and Marriott ExecuStay) has decided to ban smoking entirely at its 2800+ properties. I’m a smoker so I won’t be staying at one of those locations during my trip to San Diego. I’m [...]
tom | July 14, 2006
I truly love the animals around me, even the scary, poisonous or deadly ones. This year is crazy busy with life and the death that accompanies such a burst. Notable this year are the black widows, gopher snakes and coyotes. I’ve had the unfortunate duty of killing several widows and the extreme pleasure of playing [...]
tom | July 13, 2006
You know this is gonna be a post from an angry customer who feels like he got the shaft. I’m sure you’ll keep that in mind while reading this rant. We recently joined the Sunset Hills Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Ca., going for the simple “Social” membership. This is a private club with golf, [...]
tom | July 7, 2006
Last weekend I had the pleasure of staying with my dear old friends, the Osbrink family. They’ve recently completed a year-long construction of their new home in Bear Valley Springs and all I can think of saying about the result is, “Wow!”. We arrived late (~11pm) but managed to hang out for a few hours [...]
