Stain Hunters

I recently learned that A&E, the cable television network, is proposing a new reality television series called “Stain Hunters.”  The show would follow the misadventures of a group of professional maids (think Merry Maids) as they scour Chicago or St. Louis searching for the worst possible stains, miscolorations, smells, etc. in carpeting, furniture, clothes, bathrooms, …

January 15, 2011: Meeting at Our Place

We slept in until around nine this morning.  That was some good sleep.  We often don’t get very much so getting a bit more than eight hours was awesome.  I feel great today.  And we have water and the weather is nice too. We set to work cleaning the house first thing.  That and I …

January 13, 2011: Day Three of the Drought

As expected, no water again today.  We knew that there was no possible way of having water today as it was only twenty four degrees outside last night so rather than potentially getting better, we are getting worse day by day as more and more of our pipes continue to freeze with nothing that we …