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Joys of Selling a House

Monday, June 8th, 2009

For some time now, our house has been on the market.  Despite the doom and gloom, I remain optimistic we are going to sell.  We are getting a lot of traffic and people seem to like the updates we have made.  In fact, we’ve seen a real pickup in showings as of late, so maybe [...]

Good Customer Service: Cary Car Care

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

I recently broke my driver’s side mirror on my Honda and was in need of a fix.  So, I brought the car to Cary Car Care, whom I’ve used a number of times in the past for odds and ends with my ‘99 Accord.  In order to fix the mirror, they had to order a [...]

News Flash: Snow in NC! Shut down the State!

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

I love it!  We’ve gotten at least 2″ of snow here in Raleigh and the whole area is shutdown!  Wimps!  Schools, businesses, practically everyone is shutdown!
Of course, in their defense, the area is ill-equipped to deal with even the smallest amount of snow, since they don’t have the plows to manage the snow.  Not to [...]

Cyclist hit in malicious attack in Chatham County, NC

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Triathlon Training Blog » Blog Archive » Cyclist hit in malicious attack in Chatham County, NC
If you live in this area, please help us find this person and report them to the Chatham County Sheriff.  The mere thought of it sends shivers down my spine and then makes me mad as hell.  I ride in [...]

Finally, a use for all those stupid Yellow Pages I keep getting

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

I finally found a use for some of the many Yellow Pages I keep getting:

Now, my monitor is finally at eye level and I don’t have to strain my neck looking down.  I guess “Progressive Plumbing and Piping”, “Sunrise Dental” and “Smiles of Cary” got their money’s worth when advertising in the Talking Phone Book [...]

Keystone Directories

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Keystone Directories
So, I got yet another phone book/yellow pages today.  Thank goodness, because I think I know have a complete collection.  I figure I can look up someone’s phone number at least 4 or 5 different ways now.
At any rate, I called Keystone Directories asking them if I could opt out and they say they [...]