Well, we moved this past weekend. We're very excited, but it's been a lot of hard work and will continue to be as we continue to unpack and get electricians and plumbers and the like in here to do some work. We sure miss Toby and wonder how he would like the new house. Henry …
Month: February 2014
Toby is Gone
Yesterday, we had to have out beloved cat, Toby, put to sleep. We're devastated. He was only six! It was kidney failure. He had been showing symptoms for a few months and we'd taken him to the vet before and changed his diet as a result, but a couple of weeks ago, he became really …
Snow!
We don't often get snow here in Chattanooga, but when we do, it shuts the whole city down for days. I think I read that we have eight snow trucks for the whole city. It's ridiculous! There are all sorts of false reports by the meteorologists, but then we got hit pretty hard two weeks …
A Review of The Divine Invasion
The Divine Invasion by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Divine Invasion was my favorite of the VALIS trilogy, a trilogy I really haven't enjoyed as much as I do Dick's earlier works. This book is DENSE, folks! It's overtly religious in its themes, and it helps if one is familiar …
Busy!
Boy, I've been busy since I last wrote! Lessee.... We had the house closing. That went pretty well. The sellers were nice. It didn't take too long. I immediately went to the house and had the locks changed, though, which is something I always do. I've made arrangements to have a handyman start working on …
Hardwood Flooring
Can anyone recommend a good hardwood for home flooring? In the past, I've had very expensive bamboo, which I wasn't really satisfied with, and I don't know what our current wood floor is. We're thinking about getting part of the new house redone with hardwood floors, and I don't know the difference between hickory or …