Articles from February 2010



Get Ready Here It Comes

Posted by CDeering on February 9, 2010

Hopefully, if you live anywhere along the east coast, you are reading this post from the warmth and cozy innards of your happy home. There’s a storm brewing tonite and its about to hit Cape Cod in the morning. I’ve already pulled the cars into the driveway, checked the snowblower for gas and have my [...]

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Heating Oil, Open Windows And the Spirit of My Mother

Posted by CDeering on February 5, 2010

I just got the heating bill for the latest oil delivery. Yikes! From now on I keep the temp at 45 degrees! Let the pipes freeze! I’ll wear mittens. Actually, I promise not to do that. (I rent you see, and the landlord would not be happen if there was a flood in the cellar [...]

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There’s A Nut At The End of My Block – Or I’m Under Surveillance – You Choose

Posted by CDeering on February 3, 2010

The other day I took a quick walk around the block, heading for the post office. A simple trip to send off an old unusable electronic device (a palm pilot gizmo thingy that has long stopped working—more on this below). I decided to take the long way home rather than backtrack my steps. This brought [...]

Category Categories: Day to Day Adventures