We got our plumbing leak fixed. It seems the plumber didn’t completely seal a joint; the leak took a year to soak through a 2×4 to where we could see the moisture in the drywall. Now to get the hole in the ceiling patched.
Author: Adam
Pilgrim Hats
Family, PhotographsFor Thanksgiving, G and B made pilgrim hats.
Wakeboarding and Geese
Adventures, Anomalisms, Photographs
A couple of you have asked, so here’s a link to the geese/wakeboarding video (it’s also on the anomalisms page).
Thoughts on Cellular
ObservationsMiss Manners has expressed some of my recent thoughts on the cellular phone (or PCS for those who are ahead of the curve).
A key paragraph:
“Thanks to the cellular telephone, your friends are now able to reach you wherever they happen to be. But thanks to the little button on your telephone, you can turn yours off and let it take their ‘Thinking of you, oops dropped my deposit slip’ messages.”
So if you get my voice mail, don’t be offended. It’s not because I don’t love you. It’s because I do love you and I want to take the time to have a real conversation with you.
Merry Christmas Y’all!
ObservationsSince the Christmas season is coming up quickly, it’s time for our annual reminder.
“Merry Christmas” is the decent, fitting, felicitous greeting for the season. Use it joyfully. Use it often.
Recent Photographs
Family, PhotographsSome recent photographs:
Plumbing Link
AdventuresA week or two ago, we noticed spots on our kitchen ceiling. At last, we called in the plumber. The plumber came in and it seems that the leak is from a drain pipe and not a water line so we’re doing some diagnostics to find out whether it’s a toilet or sink.
But here’s the interesting part. When I got to work I talked to a couple of people about it, and found that this problem is more common than one would think. KA had a finish carpenter drive a nail through a hose in his tub. Others have had drywall screws driven into drain pipes. The screws rust away two years later and now you have a leak. I think this is what happened to us; our house is two years old.
Switchfoot – Revised
ObservationsRegarding Switchfoot, I have to retract my earlier statement about Jon’s focus on narcissism in Nothing is Sound. The record contains ample excoriation of narcissism — as did The Beautiful Letdown — however there are other and new themes with a strong presence. Most notably, the world-weariness of The Blues, The Setting Sun, and Politicians. These songs remind us that we all get tired more or less often, and they provide reassurance that justice will prevail in the end.
Smells Good
ObservationsAP — who’s spent a lot of time overseas lately — comments: “America smells good”
Happy People Again
ObservationsHere’s a happy people you don’t want to see without being warned first. I promise no more; I just had to share this one.
