Duct Tape

Yes... I am an engineer.

WD40 (from my last post) is second in value to duct tape.

Two years ago, I was looking for a Christmas present for my uncle. I decided that he needed a duct tape wallet and a book to go with it: Ductigami. I found a great deal on a duct tape wallet - only $6 including shipping. Wow! When the box arrived... it was a case of 20 duct tape wallets!! And they only charged me $6.

What does one do with 20 duct tape wallets?!

Over the course of the past 2 years, I've given all but one for me away to friends and coworkers. Including a friend over in Iraq for 18 months. He still uses it today. I expect mine to last a while longer, yet, too.

Testing again. Hope...

Testing again. Hope it works this time. Who knows. listen

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Silent Victories

I'm a bit of an introvert... or at least I claim to be.

One of my pet peeves is squeaky swing sets. Having two young children who LOVE to swing means that I keep a can of WD40 in the minivan at all times... just in case. Every time I get to the park, I take the WD40, just in case, and oil every squeaky swing I can find.

Sometimes the other parents (including my wife) don't like that I spray WD40 over the kids heads while they're swinging. As they say on the website: "we can't tell you what it contains, but we can tell you that it contains no known cancer-causing agents" !

New PC(USA) Blog

After some discussion and waiting for discernment to guide the way, some friends and I have started a new Presbyterian Church (USA) community blog: PC(USA) Bloggers. Share. Contribute. Think. Enjoy!

Memories

I like making memories with my family...











And it's a lot of fun to look back and think about them from time to time, too.

I Heart Huckabees

We just finished watching our latest NetFlix movie, I Heart Huckabees.

Great cast.

Weird movie.

Felt sorry for Jude Law at the end.

Sort of reminiscent of Being John Malkovich, except with some twists.

My Next Career...

...will not be as an accountant! Sarahlynn and I just spent the last 2+ hours going through our Quicken register to double-check the classification of expenses and income. We had to start with June 1, 2007 -- yes, not a typo: 2007. We haven't really been paying detailed attention to our finances for about a year.

Needless to say, there are some things we could be doing better on this front.

New resolution:
No Starbucks without a gift card.
No more than once / week eating out lunch.

Here goes! Wish me luck.