Last week I said we had our fingers crossed the air conditioner would make it through the heat wave. That jinxed us and it broke before that post went live! After many hot nights and calls to multiple companies we got two callbacks with one that actually followed up and came … [Read more...] about Weekly Tales: Jinxed Edition
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Weekly Tales: Heat Wave Edition
The temperature has been over 100 the past two days and will be very close today. This is unusual in our area of San Diego and our poor air conditioner is struggling to keep up. We've put off replacing it but hoping our 25+ year old cooling system hangs out until winter when … [Read more...] about Weekly Tales: Heat Wave Edition
2018 Goals: 2nd Quarter Update
At the midpoint of 2018, would you say the year is half over or still has half to go? Whichever it's time to monitor progress of my 2018 goals. At the beginning of the year I set goals in three categories of life: health, wealth and travel (not coincidentally the name of this … [Read more...] about 2018 Goals: 2nd Quarter Update
Weekly Tales: Fourth of July Edition
By the time this post goes live I'll be winging my way to Memphis to visit my grandson for his 9th birthday. It's a quick trip and I'll be home by the fourth of July evening. We don't do much for the 4th anymore now that we're empty nesters but I enjoy seeing the local … [Read more...] about Weekly Tales: Fourth of July Edition
Weekly Tales: Summer Edition
Summer officially arrived this week although it's felt like it for a while. My two sisters have birthdays this week so there's celebrating in the family. Highlights Father's Day was as good as it could be given the circumstances. Although "Solo: A Star Wars Story" isn't doing … [Read more...] about Weekly Tales: Summer Edition