January seems to be the time when I embark on all kinds of self-improvement schemes. Despite the timing, they don’t really have anything to do with New Year’s resolutions, per se. Instead, I think these plans come about because I’m trapped in my house for most of the winter and have time to dwell on [...]
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I don’t like to make resolutions because I rarely ever stick to them anyway. Plus, I like to think that if I need improvement in some area, I would address it right away instead of waiting until the start of a New Year. Nevertheless, I have come up with one resolution for 2012. I’d like [...]
I’ve spent most of the day Christmas shopping for my family. Usually I would have everything done by now, but I got a pretty late start this year. Of course, Christmas shopping just means sitting at my computer and ordering stuff online, which is 1000x easier than dealing with traffic and an overcrowded mall. Still, [...]
I was up bright and early this morning and had a real taste for some fast food breakfast, so I went out to get a couple of sandwiches and some hash browns. As I was at the drive-thru window, I noticed that the cashier was using an Aldelo System register – the exact machine I [...]
Since I didn’t have much going on today, I let my son invite a group of friends over to play Wii and other video games. I’m usually always working, so it’s rare for my son to have a chance to play with his friends over here. I’ve got to say, it was fun having so [...]
I’m usually very busy on the weekends because I have to catch up on all the stuff I neglected to do during the week. But it looks like I’ll have a ton of free time this weekend. Heck, the Bears aren’t even playing on Sunday, which gives me three extra hours right there! I’ll probably [...]
I’m thinking of taking up scrapbooking as a hobby. I was at a friend’s house the other day, and she totally wowed me with all her scrapbooks. What a fantastic (and fun) way to preserve photos, wedding invitations, graduation announcements, and all the other mementos that we accumulate over the course of a lifetime. I’m [...]