Monthly Archives: November 2014

Do you think the king has the right idea? November 13, 2014  

Yesterday Andy spent some time cleaning up the sides of the roads in preparation for plowing this winter. Are you doing anything to prepare for winter? November 12, 2014  

Andy didn’t go up to the land yesterday because his usual route up there was closed, and the alternate route would have taken between two and three hours each way. The road was closed because of a one-vehicle accident in … Continue reading →

Lately I’ve been trying to get to bed a lot earlier, and about 1 a.m. yesterday I was brushing my teeth when most, but not all, of the lights in our apartment went out. It was so strange I woke … Continue reading →

The above cartoon is a bit of an exaggeration, of course. And as I’ve said, the customer service department of our health insurance company is easily accessible. The billing department, not so much. But progress has been made. We recently … Continue reading →

As an independent film producer admitted last weekend at the Middleburg Film Festival, when asked what he thought the audience was for one of his films, “I don’t really think about the audience when I’m producing a film. Maybe I … Continue reading →

In the wake of Tuesday’s elections, U.S. President Barack Obama cuts a lonely figure. In fact, he may end his term of office as the most isolated president since Richard Nixon. If that is the case, it will largely be … Continue reading →

So the Republicans won control of the Senate by running against Obama. He says the people sent the message that he and Congress should stop the gridlock and cooperate to get things done. On the other hand, he promises to … Continue reading →

Yesterday was official voting day here in the U.S., but I was one of the many who voted early. Now it’s so much easier here than it used to be. Before you could only vote on the official day, and … Continue reading →

Greg temporarily hooked up the batteries Sunday. (He has shorter cables on order, and he’ll come back when they come in.) And there was enough sun today on the photovoltaic panels to charge the batteries. It wasn’t as sunny as … Continue reading →