I Want A Cargo Van

I don't own a business that demands the use of a cargo van, so it would seem pretty silly of me to want one of these vans. But I do. They're big and you can just do so much with them.

If I got one, I would use it for road trips. The really cool thing I found out is that you can basically do whatever you want in the back of these things. If you want to set it up for camping, you can do that. Of course you can set it up for business too. What you plan to do with it determines what cargo van accessories you get. And I was pretty amazed by what's available.

For me, back seating, insulation, and a storage cabinet are a must. You can make this thing like a mini RV. I wouldn't take it cross country, but it would be great while traveling to my kid's out of town baseball tournaments and other things like that.

Of course I will get a roof rack too, just in case I want to take it on my next ski vacations. Which by the way, would be my first. But it sounds good.

Oh well, I'm probably just dreaming anyway.

Anyone want to join me?

My New Desk

I love my computer. My wife hates it. Actually she just hates seeing it on that big table on the living room.

Well I'm nothing if not good at compromise so I found a way to take up less space. I purchased a small corner computer desk. I've been so impressed by the way it opens up the room that I decided to put up a quick website detailing the advantages of this marvelous little table. You can check it out here...

http://cornercomputertable.net

I got one with a hutch because I have a lot of stuff, but the hutch has cabinet doors so it keeps a lot of things hidden. Thus I'm hearing less complaints about how hideous my stuff looks in the room.

If you're looking for a way to open up space in whatever room your computer is in, you may want to think about getting one of these.

My Backyard Putting Green

I admit the title of this post is a little misleading. I don't actually have one yet, but one of my goals is to have a backyard putting green installed at my home by next spring.

This is quite an undertaking so I've been doing a ton of research. I'm serious when I say I've spent hours surfing the net to find out everything I could find about getting one of these greens in my yard. I was shocked at the number of possibilities... and at the cost.

I figured I might as well save others who might be considering adding a golf green to their yard by documenting all my findings. The result is a new Squidoo lens.

If you're a golfer I hope you'll check it out at Backyard Putting Green.

Winter Is Coming

It's October, and that means winter is right around the corner. We've already had some winter like weather to kind of whet the appetite so to speak. Although today it was in the 70's. In any case, I took some time today to begin getting out my winter wardrobe.

Going through my sweaters immediately told me it was time to get some new ones. This year I decided I'm going to treat myself by getting a couple of mohair sweaters. I check on the prices and boy are they expensive, which is why I'm only getting one or two. But when I felt them at the store I decided I have to try it. They felt warm and so lightweight.

Problem is, I didn't find one today that I really liked. So tomorrow it's time to check out the online stores. Hopefully the prices will be a little better. I'll let you know when I'm stylin'.

Drinking Wine From A Paper Cup

So I went to a friends house the other night and he suggested we crack open a bottle of wine. Naturally I agreed. He gets the bottle and comes into the living room where we're watching the World Series, and pops open the bottle. I can smell it right away and I'm looking forward to my first glass. He then hands me a paper cup. A PAPER CUP?

I couldn't believe it and asked him where his stemware was. His response; What is stemware? OK, so I understand he's primarily a beer drinker, but come on.

After I explained to him how he should be drinking wine, the best he could come up with was a couple of beer glasses. Maybe a notch above paper, but not much. Somehow the wine didn't taste as good.

Am I a wine snob? No way. I actually probably couldn't tell a high priced wine from one that's moderately priced. And I don't drink it that often. But next time I go over I think I'll stick to beer.

Looking For A Strong And Durable Tape?

I understand this sounds like a really crazy thing to write about, but if you've ever taped a box for shipping or used a tape outside only to watch it come apart, then you'll appreciate what I've discovered.

OK, so I didn't really discover it, but it's new to me. I'm talking about acrylic foam tape. I learned about this out of frustration more than anything else. Scotch tape, quite frankly, just wasn't doing the job of securing things like I wanted. And duck tape could really get messy.

I needed something strong that could withstand the elements. And I found it. I was so excited I even made a Squidoo lens about it. Check it out. You'll be amazed at the number of uses I've found for this stuff.

http://www.squidoo.com/acrylic-foam-tape

I'm Making A Change

OK, so this blog has been sitting idle for a few months and quite frankly, I have to idea what to do with it. Or at least I didn't until now.

You see, just writing blog posts here on various topics was quite limiting. I prefer to go into much more depth on most topics.

So here's what I'm going to do. Anytime I make a new webpage (more in depth than what would be posted here), I'll simply announce it here.

So in my next post, you'll see more of what I have planned.