Archive for August, 2008

Our Airstream

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

We bought an Airstream.  Thirty-one feet of sweetness.  Yea, it’s got a full kitchen, bathroom & shower, bedroom and lounging area.  No big deal.

Heidi and I were out at the Clear Lake Airstream Park hanging out with the Wolleat gang last weekend.  There happened to be an open house for the park….how convenient!  After seeing [...]

Greendimes.org

Friday, August 15th, 2008

I am sick of junk mail.  Credit card offers, student loan consolidation, clothing catalogs, etc.  We are now getting more junk mail than real mail.  A few months ago I had heard of Greendimes.org.  So I finally checked it out and I’m really excited.   They have 3 levels of service starting with a free version [...]

Qwest DSL vs Charter broadband

Friday, August 15th, 2008

For those of you who hate Charter Communications as much as I do, you might not want to keep reading.
Disclaimer aside, I fell off the broadband wagon, again.  It’s been a couple of years since I cheerfully called Charter to inform them I would not stand paying them money every month for their underachieving bandwidth [...]

Bloedow’s Bakery

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

While in Winona this weekend, I had to stop at the best bakery of all-time, Bloedow’s.
I first stopped here during a school field trip in 8th grade. During the first 2 years of college at Winona State I made frequent trips down Broadway to Bloedow’s. They definitely helped out with the “freshman 15″. [...]