Lost Cat
A little under four years ago, we took in a stray cat. It was November, and this little gray cat had been wandering around the neighborhood for days looking hungry and cold. Nobody seemed to know who she belonged to, but she kept meowing at people’s doors, asking to come inside. One morning I opened […]
The Joys of Homeownership
We’ve owned our house for four years now, and though it was built in 2006, we’ve found lots of things that need to be fixed. Some of them were noted in our home inspection; some we’ve discovered on our own. But the most annoying problems we’ve had to deal with are the previous owners’ half-assed […]
On Fixing Cars
My car broke down again a couple of weeks ago. It’s a 2001, so it’s at that age where things randomly start wearing out. This time, I was just getting off the freeway to go to work on Monday morning when I suddenly felt a loss of power and the Service Engine Soon light came […]