Author: Francis

Sometimes I wonder about people. Namely, I wonder if my teenager is out of his damn mind, because he sure doesn’t know how to act appropriately. It’s as if he has no concept of consequences, and just assumes he can go through the world acting like an ass if he so chooses. Well, that’s not […]

The older you get, the less fun holidays seem to become. I guess as a child I had this idea that getting older meant you had more control over the festivities and could really make them your own, but it turns out that the exact opposite is true. The older I get, the less control […]

Lately we have been enduring a lot of problems with our home thermostat and temperature control methods. I should be clear, the biggest problem is our extremely drafty house and accompanying ancient furnace. During the summers our little place stays nice and cool, and we have consistently fresh and high quality indoor air whenever the […]

Everyone I know right now is sick, and the reason is clear. It’s not that there’s some horrible superbug going around, infecting the entire population. Instead, I’m pretty positive that the cause is completely environmental. You see, our outdoor air temperature has been all over the place for a few weeks now, and I’m certain […]

Last week I had quite an annoying string of events thrown my way, as usual. We were just wrapping up “no stress November” as the universe threw us a few curveballs to kickstart December, including my car breaking down without warning. I was on a little road trip to visit my best friend when the […]