Category: Opinion


How I Saved $840 This Week

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We made our first significant budget cut this year and in the process we are saving $840.

Last year I started to simplify and de-clutter my life.

As part of this process, we rented a local storage building to store our junk.

When I look back at 2011 it’s amazing and stupid at the same time that I even needed a storage building.

Over the course of the year, I made countless trips to [...]

My Experience Ordering Wings Online At Pizza Hut

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I did something tonight that I have never done before.

I ordered Pizza Hut Wings online.

Call me crazy & daring or just call me full. Yep, my belly is tight as a tick right now.

My Queen got home from work tonight and said she was tired and didn’t want to cook.

I told her she shouldn’t have worked so hard and saved some energy to cook my dinner. That didn’t go over [...]

Does Google Know Something I Don’t Know?

Everyone knows how Google is the all knowing God of the internet right?

Everyone knows that Google serves up relevant ads on web pages you visit right?

Google knows the future right?

Google knows your search history and preferences right?

Now I’m a little worried.

While on YouTube today, Google served me up the following ad.

Hey G, how bout next time serve me up a Homelite Chainsaw ad.

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I Did Not Get The “Middle Age Man” Memo

Last week I turned 52. I am officially middle aged by all standards.

I have been middle aged since age 45 by the standards set by who the hell knows.

Stupidly, I have been enjoying my life now more than I ever have.

I realize that I have screwing everything up for all the other middle aged men by not acting my age.

My apologies to all of you middle aged Momma’s [...]

We Sold Our Walt Disney Autograph For $600

If you are one of my 8 readers here on Bloggerlens, you know that I have been on a minimalistic kick as of late. Call it what you want, but I found it necessary to do some life de-cluttering.

I have sold a lot of extra stuff we have accumulated on Craigslist. Last week, we sent a lot of stuff to an auction house.

The folks from the auction house came over and looked [...]