Thursday, June 7, 2012
iPhone 5
no point to this blog post other than to express my eager anticipation of the iPhone 5. I've had the iPhone 4 for about 17 mos and my two year contract will expire precisely when the iPhone 5 is speculated to debut. I am excited the most about a much larger screen and 4G internet speeds. Also, with a new OS likely to debut at the same time, there should be some nice software upgrades that should just be some icing on the cake.
Fun with Zestimates
I love Zillow, but the Zestimate of my house is just plain wrong. Last year at this time my neighbors house sold for $200,000 more than my current Zestimate, and a house down the street in my sub with the same floor plan is currently listed at $325,000 more than my current Zestimate.
Our House Will Burn Down Soon
I don't do much laundry around the house, but when I do....
You know how you are supposed to empty the dryer lint every so often? In our new HE dryer, it says it is critical to empty that little lint catcher thing after EVERY LOAD to avoid serious injury or death. I guess for whatever reason, this is even more important that with the old school dryers.
So, I follow the warning. Every time I do some laundry, I empty out the thingy. What I find interesting, is that it is always overflowing ridiculously. So either the person who does most of the laundry (wifey) is unaware of the hazard, does not take the hazard seriously, or is tired of living in this house after three years and wants to terminate our 15 year contract we set back in 2009 of not moving again (by burning down the house).
You know how you are supposed to empty the dryer lint every so often? In our new HE dryer, it says it is critical to empty that little lint catcher thing after EVERY LOAD to avoid serious injury or death. I guess for whatever reason, this is even more important that with the old school dryers.
So, I follow the warning. Every time I do some laundry, I empty out the thingy. What I find interesting, is that it is always overflowing ridiculously. So either the person who does most of the laundry (wifey) is unaware of the hazard, does not take the hazard seriously, or is tired of living in this house after three years and wants to terminate our 15 year contract we set back in 2009 of not moving again (by burning down the house).
Fun with Drawers
I am not sure if I have posted about this subject in recent years, and I am too lazy to look. But something happened today to motivate me to tell this story.
For years now, if wifey sees stuff of mine on the countertop (junk, important stuff, ALL STUFF), and she wants a clean countertop, she will put all of the stuff in the drawer directly beneath the counter it was on. Note the drawers are already full of junk, so this causes mass chaos for me when I try to find the said stuff.
A couple examples: one time, in a presumable drunken state, she put a bag a kraft shredded cheese in a drawer. I found it the next day and had to throw it out because, like, cheese needs to be refrigerated. She puts important work papers in the drawer which causes me to meltdown when I can't find them. She puts checks from renters in the drawers causing me to send 7 day notices.
After years of my fallout from this activity, I convinced her to leave my stuff alone as long as it is in a neat little pile and I promise to "take it to work tomorrow." So lately there has been little to report in with the drawers. But tonight.....
Tonight we sold our John Deere lawn mower to a buyer on craigslist. As I was outside getting it started in eager anticipation of a nice showing, I asked her to go get the Deere manual out of "the drawer." When she found the manual, she also found a netflix dvd, which was unopened in the red envelope.
A bit of history. When we canceled netflix mail-order over nine months ago in favor of Netflix streaming-only, there was a movie they sent me and I thought I never received it. A while later I noticed on my final bill from them I was charged for said movie ($15-20) for never sending it back. It was actually a movie that I wanted to see, and is not on Netflix-streaming.
Long story short, but you guessed it. Wifey took the missing netflix movie from my stack on the counter and buried it in the drawer it was innocently resting above. Nine months after the fact, the missing dvd is saved. Now at least I get to see that movie, since I bought it from netflix.
For years now, if wifey sees stuff of mine on the countertop (junk, important stuff, ALL STUFF), and she wants a clean countertop, she will put all of the stuff in the drawer directly beneath the counter it was on. Note the drawers are already full of junk, so this causes mass chaos for me when I try to find the said stuff.
A couple examples: one time, in a presumable drunken state, she put a bag a kraft shredded cheese in a drawer. I found it the next day and had to throw it out because, like, cheese needs to be refrigerated. She puts important work papers in the drawer which causes me to meltdown when I can't find them. She puts checks from renters in the drawers causing me to send 7 day notices.
After years of my fallout from this activity, I convinced her to leave my stuff alone as long as it is in a neat little pile and I promise to "take it to work tomorrow." So lately there has been little to report in with the drawers. But tonight.....
Tonight we sold our John Deere lawn mower to a buyer on craigslist. As I was outside getting it started in eager anticipation of a nice showing, I asked her to go get the Deere manual out of "the drawer." When she found the manual, she also found a netflix dvd, which was unopened in the red envelope.
A bit of history. When we canceled netflix mail-order over nine months ago in favor of Netflix streaming-only, there was a movie they sent me and I thought I never received it. A while later I noticed on my final bill from them I was charged for said movie ($15-20) for never sending it back. It was actually a movie that I wanted to see, and is not on Netflix-streaming.
Long story short, but you guessed it. Wifey took the missing netflix movie from my stack on the counter and buried it in the drawer it was innocently resting above. Nine months after the fact, the missing dvd is saved. Now at least I get to see that movie, since I bought it from netflix.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
E-Readers
In the years between 2001 (post college) and 2009, I read exactly one book, "The Case for Christ." Since I received a Kindle as a gift from my mo-in-law, I have read 17 books, all non-fiction.
Snowball - Warren Buffet
On the Brink - Inside the Race to Stop the Financial Crisis - Henry Paulson
Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis
The Big Short - Michael Lewis
Toddler 411
George Bush autobiography
Lone Survivor- Marcus Luttrel - excellent!
Steve Jobs biography
Three and Out - John U Bacon
The Help
Parenting with Love and Logic
Rich Dad Poor Dad
The Millionaire Mind
Unbroken
Kill Bin Laden
Seal Target Geronimo
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (currently reading)
Hitlerland - (plan to read next)
Needless to say, the E-reader is the way to go for me. I can't put my finger on it, but I think the ease of accessibility accounts for the majority of the change for me. You can search, download, and begin reading in minutes, and my ipad is always with me, ALWAYS.
Snowball - Warren Buffet
On the Brink - Inside the Race to Stop the Financial Crisis - Henry Paulson
Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis
The Big Short - Michael Lewis
Toddler 411
George Bush autobiography
Lone Survivor- Marcus Luttrel - excellent!
Steve Jobs biography
Three and Out - John U Bacon
The Help
Parenting with Love and Logic
Rich Dad Poor Dad
The Millionaire Mind
Unbroken
Kill Bin Laden
Seal Target Geronimo
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (currently reading)
Hitlerland - (plan to read next)
Needless to say, the E-reader is the way to go for me. I can't put my finger on it, but I think the ease of accessibility accounts for the majority of the change for me. You can search, download, and begin reading in minutes, and my ipad is always with me, ALWAYS.
Hitler Obsession
After reading UNBROKEN, I have been watching all kinds of documentaries on WWII. Starting with a documentary on Hiroshima then Aushwitz, then onto all Netflix had to offer on the Third Reich. Now I am reading two books on Hitler.
I have always been fascinated with how an educated and technologically advanced society like Germany could be brainwashed into allowing Hitler to rise to power and imprint his views on the entire population. It is well documented what happened, and I think most people are aware, but I think most people are unaware of HOW this was allowed to happen. Finally, I am motivated to learn.
I have always been fascinated with how an educated and technologically advanced society like Germany could be brainwashed into allowing Hitler to rise to power and imprint his views on the entire population. It is well documented what happened, and I think most people are aware, but I think most people are unaware of HOW this was allowed to happen. Finally, I am motivated to learn.
2005 BMW Z-4 w/ 97,000 miles
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