http://www.zelkun.com/words Imported From Chicago Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:59:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Holy crap, two posts in one month! So, for a little while now, the drain in my basement has been backing up.  Nothing major, just a bit of a puddle.  The problem being that it never seemed to happen when I was there, and there were mixed reports from Zai and ... http://www.zelkun.com/words/2010/03/19/waterlogged/ Yeah, I know it's March. I barely had a chance to see February.  It was busy, had a store build, was sick for a solid week, then spent the last week just playing catch-up.  Now, as the new month begins, I'm trying to get more organized. My workload has increased, but in a ... http://www.zelkun.com/words/2010/03/02/time-marches-on/ Yeah... January 20th and finally found the time to post.  I'd like to say it's been constantly crazy, bu that'd be a lie.  I could have found time to post, but I just didn't, it was just the furthest thing from my mind for some reason.  I picked up a ... http://www.zelkun.com/words/2010/01/20/january-already/ Can't believe it's been nearly a month since I updated last.  Life just kinda got away from me.  It's been busy at work and busy at home.  My mailbox broke, of all things, so I spend a few minutes every day handing it back up on the wall properly.  Just ... http://www.zelkun.com/words/2009/12/02/december/ I hate Now and Laters.  They're like sadistic Starbursts.  They look soft and chewy but they're hard as a rock.  Taste delicious though... Anyhow... One of the good things about this difficult financial time is that I know it'll pay off in the long run.  It's not about living paycheck to paycheck, ... http://www.zelkun.com/words/2009/11/11/now-and-later/ Picked up some more overtime Friday night.  There was a project to move a sales counter in Warsaw, Indiana, and it was a great opportunity to pick up some extra hours.  I was honestly a little nervous.  I've supported counter moves and remodels before, but always as a secondary.  This ... http://www.zelkun.com/words/2009/11/09/overtime-in-warsaw/ It finally happened.  The men came today and installed a brand-new high-efficiency furnace.  I have not seen it yet, being at work, but Zai tells me it's nice, warm, and perhaps most importantly to my sanity, quiet.  I look forlornly at my 0nline bank statement, which lets me know I ... http://www.zelkun.com/words/2009/11/05/the-great-furnace-replacement/ So, since word of the 'Great Furnace Replacement' hit us the day after we bought a coffee table and end table set (hindsight, eh?), Zai and I have been severely cutting back as far as our finances are concerned.  As it is, we're scraping every dollar we can together to get ... http://www.zelkun.com/words/2009/11/03/tightening-the-belt/ This October 31st, I find myself on call, which means I need to be lassoed to my laptop in case anything happens with our critical systems.  So far, things haven't been so bad, just a couple minor fires to put out, nothing that couldn't be solved with my laptop and ... http://www.zelkun.com/words/2009/10/31/suburban-halloween/ I've often prided myself on being able to restrain my anger.  As a child, I lashed out and called people names, and even shoved and thrown punches on occasion.  It seemed I was angry at everyone, and even the slightest thing could set me off.  I'm happy to say that ... http://www.zelkun.com/words/2009/10/30/anger-temperence/