We finished putting the floors down over the weekend. We still have to reattach all the baseboards and then paint the walls as we lowered them. Over the last month we laid down over 700 square feet of flooring. Our house is only 2000 square feet total. The only carpet remaining is in the master [...]
I have a portion of my flight school loan on a credit card. Not just any credit card….a Chase credit card. I used a promotional offer more than 3 years ago for a low interest rate for the life of the loan. In this case just 3.99%. I have never missed a payment. I fit [...]
Less than two months till the Byrd’s hit Tokyo. The hotel has been reserved…the flights well…normal standby….and that’s all we have done. I heard a neat idea on a podcast the other day (I listen/watch 3 or more podcast a day…all tech related) concerning Google Earth and travel. Before you visit a new city….use Google [...]
I’m old. I feel it big time. Working on my knees for 12 hours yesterday. Ooof. Knees, back, arms….I’m not 15 anymore. Not that I did anything like this when I was 15. Bleh. Here’s some photos of what I (along with Kelli’s help) have done so far. I have done most of the work because I [...]
The Mazda5 is super versatile. It can carry 6 people and a few groceries. It can carry 4 people, groceries for a week for said people and luggage for said people. It can also carry 1000 pounds of flooring. Yeah that’s right….1000 pounds of flooring plus me. Our flooring came in last week. The store [...]
This blog follows my day to day life at a major United States regional airline. I typically post 10-20 blogs a month. Prior to flying I spent 6 years in the IT world fixing computers and diagnosing/troubleshooting software. At age 29 I decided (along with prodding from my amazing wife) to do what I really wanted to do....fly. The journey has not been easy. This has been one of the most difficult transitions in my life. This has also been the most rewarding time of my life. I hope you enjoy my blogs.