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Man Could I Use a Massage

By ⋅ January 22, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The past two weeks have been incredibly busy.  Between getting ready for our move and playing catch-up with with my project at work, I’ve been putting in a lot of hours and dealing with good-byes and it’s taken its toll. Tonight I plan on not even turning the computer on!

Christmas: It’s About Time

By ⋅ December 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Some people like change.  Others want to keep whatever they have for as long as they have it. Most of the time that I was growing up my dad had a gold colored digital watch with one of those metal bands that didn’t clasp, but grew like elastic.  His ring and his watch he wore [...]

Shopping With The Kids

By ⋅ November 7, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Tonight was a chance for my wife to get together with some ladies and scrapbook, and the kids and I hit the local outdoor shopping mall to do some walking around.  We hit some clothing stores, Radio Shack, and the local toy shop.  They loved the toy shop. But while we were in one of [...]

The Problem of a Budget Imbalance

By ⋅ July 1, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

When we finally decided to get out of debt, we knew we needed to cut back on impulsive shopping.  We needed to get to a place where we budgeted what we would spend so that we could make the credit card payments. This was not a problem.  The problem is that it’s hard to go [...]

Boycotting Stores That Promote/Sponser Sin

By ⋅ November 18, 2004 ⋅ One comment

I believe the first boycott that I ever heard of/got involved in happened when I was a kid.  A local gas station / convenience store took the “men’s” magazines from behind the counter and put them in front of the door where all could see when entering.  Our local church called for a boycott of [...]

Christmas Gifts

By ⋅ November 12, 2004 ⋅ One comment

Is it just me, or has it become more difficult over the years to purchase a gift for someone– be it a family member or friend– than it has been in the past.  In times of online wish lists and people needing things that are more expensive, it seems to me that I’m struggling trying [...]

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