Happy Labor Day! by jim on September 01, 2008

Labor Day BBQ Grilling

Happy Labor Day! Did you know that the holiday originated in 1882 by the Central Labor Union of New York City? It didn’t become a federal holiday until 1894. It’s also the symbolic end of summer, which means all the beer taps change their seasonal Sam Adams brews from Summer Ale to Oktoberfest (though we went to Champps yesterday and they jumped the gun by a day). I am a fan of that Summer Ale (and all wheat beers really).

Enjoy the day off everyone!

(Photo: avlxyz)


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Happy Fourth of July! by jim on July 04, 2008

Fireworks Rule!

We’ll be spending this weekend enjoying the wonders of grilled meats!

(Photo by Mr. Magoo ICU)


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Memorial Day: Remember the Fallen by jim on May 26, 2008

Thank you to all the brave men and women of the Armed Services who made the greatest sacrifice so that we may enjoy the freedoms and liberties that come with being a citizen of the greatest country in the world.

Thank you to all the brave men and women of the Armed Services who have and continue to put their lives on the line so that we may enjoy our way of life and live the American dream. We owe you a debt of extreme gratitude as you are the ones who protect our our most unalienable Rights: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Thank You.


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Happy Thanksgiving! by jim on November 22, 2007

I’ll be taking a few days off as family comes into town to enjoy a nice juicy 16 lb. Thanksgiving day turkey, I’ll probably post a roundup or something this weekend and then start the blogging train back up on Monday. If you’re interested in reading some oldies but goodies from the past, I’ve pulled out a few from the archives:

25. A little over two years ago, I turned 25 and immediately prior to and after my birthday I requested quotes from a bunch of different auto insurance companies to see what the difference would be. Here’s the post from before I turned 25, I detailed the price I was paying to Geico before 25. In this post, I requested multiple auto insurance quotes after turning 25 to see the difference between my pre-25 quotes and the results were consistent with what most people say, you do get a discount.

123. That’s how many comments there are on a post I wrote in August of 2005 about the horrible experience we had with U-Haul in moving my fiancee and her roommate from New Jersey to the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. What’s funny is that usually when you write an “I Hate XYZ Company” post, some people come to its defense - no one has done that with U-Haul.

114. That’s how comments are on my Rent Forever, Don’t Buy A Home post, the most popular of the Devil’s Advocate posts. If you aren’t familiar with Devil’s Advocate series, it’s where I try to argue the other side of conventional thinking and people seem to enjoy seeing someone take the unpopular side. I’m all about providing enjoyment here. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!


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