We got a Tesla … and it’s all electric

By Chris | May 8, 2014 |

I’ll start by ruining the suspense: we didn’t get one of the expensive-but-awesome electric cars. We did get a lamp, though. Last weekend, Sheri and I were out and about on a little adventure down in Colorado Springs. One of the places we stopped was the aptly-named Antique Gallery, Inc. Very friendly people. As we…

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Don’t forget to grab a copy!

By Chris | July 6, 2013 |

Need some light, quick summer reading? Grab a copy of my mini-book for free today. It’s normally $2.99, but today and tomorrow (July 6 and 7) it’s free. Please share this and tell everyone so they can get theirs as well. http://www.amazon.com/Moving-to-Vegas-ebook/dp/B00DK1VJK6  

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Good parenting at WalMart

By Chris | June 23, 2013 |

I like Walmart but tend to avoid the place because the customers there tend to get on my nerves. And yeah, I know there’s some built-in irony about complaining about a group of people when I’m a member of that group. Fortunately, Sheri and I have found a loophole that allows us to avoid the…

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Salmon, non-sequiturs and meatballs

By Chris | February 24, 2013 |

We were in Ikea late this morning during what’s turning into a blizzard, looking for a new office chair for me. Long story short: the search for a chair was a bust. However, one of our Ikea “to do’s” is to eat at the cafe. We had a good view of I-25 and the cars…

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New Keyboard – gotta do it in person

By Chris | November 23, 2012 |

As someone who sits in front of a computer for roughly ten hours a day, the way I physically interface with that computer is very important. Keyboard are a major part of that, and I have always been pretty pick about mine. For at least the last decade, I have used some version of Microsoft’s…

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