Author: Rich

I didn’t do much cooking before our 30s. I was single for much of this time, which meant that I didn’t spend a lot of money on anyone however myself. This gives you the option to fall into the unhealthy habit of eating out all of the time, often more than once a afternoon. Even […]

My Mom’s old a/c has been the topic of discussion lately because it was giving our Mom a lot of trouble until he finally budgeted the money for a current one I went numerous years without seeing our father, however it wasn’t by choice. He was living 1,200 miles on the opposite side of the […]

My mom got me in the habit of cooking official meals before I even graduated high college plus left for college. By the time I moved into the freshman residence halls in undergraduate college, I had a small hot plate plus an electric griddle plus was making a surprising number of home cooked meals even […]

I was used to buying outdated cars as well as driving them until the cost of repair far exceeded the value of the car altogether. This worked fine for me when I had a nextdoor friend who was willing to do my mechanical work for a bargain compared to auto mechanic shops. But when he […]

Now that I’m working from lake house as well as getting all of my grocery orders delivered, I am getting too comfortable with being homebound. I make excuses to avoid going out, even if it’s to run a check to the bank or to hit a store that doesn’t offer lake house delivery services. I’ll […]

When I was younger, I enjoyed the changing seasons much more than I do now. I embraced the freezing Autumn breezes when they’d cap the final Summer afternoons in mid September every year. I relished the first snowfall, even when it left me shivering at my bus stop in the early afternoon hours. And just […]

I l gained a lot of fantastic lessons over the years from the elders in my family. My Grandfather taught me everything I believe about cars, starting from an extremely young age. He let me help him with his oil changes when I was only eight-years-old. I’m blissful that my dad encouraged it because he […]

I was used to buying old cars and driving them until the cost of service far exceeded the value of the car altogether. This worked nice for me when I had a nextdoor buddy who was willing to do our mechanical work for a bargain compared to auto mechanic shops. But when he moved to […]

Now that I’m working from lake house and getting all of our grocery orders delivered, I am getting too comfortable with being homebound. I make excuses to avoid going out, even if it’s to run a check to the bank or to hit a store that doesn’t offer lake house delivery services. I’ll admit, it’s […]