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Train Travel

This week, I had to do some travel for work, and rather than drive, we took the train.  It was an amazing way to travel, much less expensive than flying, and it makes me wish that flying was more like train travel.  Not just the ability to keep my shoes on during the entire process, [...]

Frugal Air Conditioning

The weather here has been ridiculous.  Hot and humid.  Depending on where you live, you might be dealing with the same things.  I live in an apartment building where the electric bill is included in my rent, so I don’t worry about the financial implications of running my air conditioner, but I do worry a [...]

Getting a dog? Know what you’re getting into.

I am becoming a terrible blogger.  Can I blame work?  I blame work.  With my shifted position at work, I’m incredibly happy, but also incredibly busy.  Putting in a lot of extra hours, and once I get home, the last thing I want to do is get back on the computer.  I’m trying to figure [...]

Catching Up

I was out of town this weekend and came back completely swamped with stuff to do.  My apartment is magically a disaster again, my inboxes at work and at home are completely full, and I have to do laundry or else.  But it was nice to get away and relax a little bit, even if [...]

Asking for a discount

I  may have discussed this before.  I belong to a local gym here in the D.C. area.  It’s a gym with multiple locations, and multiple membership levels.  I had a membership that let me use my “home” gym (which is near my office) at any time, and any of the other locations at “off-peak” times [...]