March 2008

There were 63 posts published in March 2008 (this is page 2 of 7).

The show must go on

We’ve got two showings scheduled for today, and a last-minute repeat showing that occurred last evening. At least today’s showings are back-to-back, easing the pressure on Kelly a bit.

Somewhere, somewhere, there’s an offer waiting for us. At least the house will be empty after Saturday, so any showings will be much less of a hassle.

Shuffled away

A few weeks back I began jamming to music provided by my leet Raritan-branded iPod Shuffle I brought back from China. One morning in a fit of extra cautiousness, I decided to tuck my iPod into my pocket when I left my car. Not that anyone would necessarily break into my car to steal a $25 iPod, but I was new to downtown and didn’t know the area.

Well, wouldn’t you know it, somewhere between my car and the office, I lost my iPod. It fell out of my pocket or something, I guess. Serves me right for being paranoid.

I remain my own worst enemy when it comes to losing things.

So long, Capital Boulevard

There are a lot of things I will miss about our current home, but one thing I will not miss is the daily trip down and up Capital Boulevard.

I’m days away from not needing a car anymore. Woot!

Yet another reason not to fly U.S. Airways

If you didn’t already think allowing guns on planes was a dumb idea, this ought to convince you.

Bullets have been known to kill people. If such a person happens to be in the cockpit, the plane could crash. Bullets have also been known to depressurize planes. If said bullet pierces the cabin, the plane may not crash but will certainly need an emergency landing. If the bullet simply got lodged somewhere but the shot occured at a critical phase of flight (um, landing, for instance), the distraction could cause the pilots to crash.

A Kevlar-reinforced flight deck door is plenty. Allowing guns on plane is a dumb idea. Dumb, dumb, dumb. The pilot in this case should be terminated.

Beatification

I was looking into what Raleigh’s Neighborhood Improvement Grant program might do for my new neighborhood, so I wanted to see what kind of programs were being supported by other local governments.

I think I found one that tops them all. Cary’s grant (Cary Grant?) can be used for beatification:

The goals of the Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program are to improve the health of Cary’s neighborhoods by addressing needs through the active involvement of the neighborhood residents themselves. Specific goals include:

  • Improve neighborhood organization and pride by encouraging more resident involvement in addressing neighborhood issues and needs.
  • Leverage both Town and neighborhood resources towards addressing neighborhood issues.
  • Improve community aesthetics by encouraging physical improvements in Cary’s neighborhoods such as beatification programs, environmental enhancements and neighborhood clean-ups.
  • Maintain or improve property values in the neighborhood.

I know it might cross the line between church and state, but I think it would be pretty cool to ascend to Heaven and have people pray to me and stuff.

Nice dinner with the parents

We had my parents over for a casual dinner of pizza and talk. It had been too long since we’d seen them. The kids enjoyed seeing them but their busy day spent at Marbles caught up to them.

It was great seeing them again and hosting them one last time at Hobhouse Circle.

Our last week on Hobhouse Circle

Today marks the beginning of our very last week here at 8321 Hobhouse Circle. We close on our new home on Friday and the moving trucks crank up Saturday morning. While I’m excited about the possibilities our new home will bring, I am also going to miss this house. Its been so good to us.

Kelly and I have discussed this before, how we couldn’t wait to leave our Garner home and didn’t ever regret that move. It was nothing against Garner but more particular to our house, or more specifically our neighborhood, I suppose. We had no sidewalks and no front porch there. We didn’t have the chance to meet our neighbors the way we do here. Even though our new neighborhood has no sidewalks, our home has a porch and our home sits right next to an active pathway into the next neighborhood.
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