Dear Tech Support, Last year, I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications (which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0). In … [Read more...] about Dear Tech Support: Husband 1.0 Not Working
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
Now that Stacie and I are both over 30 years old, we're both getting barraged almost daily with "Do you have kids?", "Why not?", "You only have a few years left!", "You're not getting any younger!", and any of a myriad of other rude and even … [Read more...] about Babies will help you ignore your problems
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money • Home
A few weeks ago, when I learned our house and truck have devalued quite a bit, a personal friend of mine who calls himself "Realist" here a guy called "JiggyPete" who commented as "Realist" (NOT my personal friend "realist" who refuses to punctuate … [Read more...] about Riches do not equal Prosperity
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
Last week, I announced we were selling our 1997 Pontiac Grand Am to a relative. Well on Friday evening, we battled traffic for 4.5 hours to get to Pennsylvania (normally takes under 3.5 hours) in 2 vehicles to get to Stacie's parent's house. The … [Read more...] about Getting a car without earning it
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
So we have 3 cars for two people right now. Do you think we're selling the 2005 MINI Cooper? What, are you kidding? My wife would kill me! Do you think we're selling the 2006 Honda Ridgeline? As much sense as it makes to dump this truck (get … [Read more...] about We’re selling a car! Guess which one
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money • Frugality
One of the reasons I recently drove the speed limit for 200 miles was because I was shocked to learn that my perception of reality for the last 30 years was a bit off. Growing up, I always recalled my dad driving pretty fast. While I won't blame … [Read more...] about Getting to the root of your habits
